Neelesh Kulkarni

Neelesh Kulkarni is a management graduate, entrepreneur, and passionate reader and traveler. He is also a poet, theatre actor, voiceover artist, and former cricket commentator. Neelesh frequently conducts corporate workshops on public speaking, storytelling, and creative writing. He is an author with HarperCollins and Westland Books, currently under a three-book contract with Westland. His debut book, In the Footsteps of Rama: Travels with the Ramayana (HarperCollins), is available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats, and has been adapted into a six-part web series. The Hindi translation, Ram ke Path Par: Ramayan ke Sang, was named the best non-fiction book of 1923-24 by FICCI and is being translated into Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali. Neelesh also contributed to the best-selling anthology Where the Gods Dwell: Thirteen Temples and Their (hi) Stories (Westland), where his essay "Vithoba of Pandharpur" received acclaim. His book Open Sesame: My Little Book of Magic Tricks for Kids was published by Westland in June 2024. His seminal work on the successful people-led armed struggle in the Indian freedom movement, Uprising: The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was released by Westland in August 2024. Akashavani: A Century of Stories, about All India Radio, will be published by HarperCollins in February 2025. Neelesh is currently working on a children's book, an anecdotal history of Delhi University, and a book on the Varkaree tradition. He resides in Delhi with his artist wife.