Anand Neelakantan is a talented narrator from India. Asura: The Tale of the Vanquished is Neelakantan’s debut novel. He is currently working on another mythological tale that details the Kaurava's version of the Mahabharata. He has a few satirical short stories to his credit. Born in Kerala, Anand has been fascinated with mythology since his childhood. He is married to Aparna and has two children, Abhinav and Ananya. Besides writing, Anand enjoys oil painting, reading drawing cartoons.