Kanishka Gupta is a 29-year-old novelist, literary agent and freelance researcher. In 2008, he was in the news for starting Writer’s Side- India’s first manuscript assessment and editing service for both first-time and established writers. He has worked with over 160 authors and is renowned for launching the careers of first-time writers. In 2009, Writer’s Side started a literary agency and has clinched major book deals for almost all its authors.Writer's Side Literary Agency is widely regarded as one of the fastest growing and best literary agencies for first-time authors in India. Before that, he headed a men’s lifestyle portal, read and reviewed manuscripts for a leading literary agency, and edited the critically acclaimed creative lifestyle magazine Platform. He has been written about in The Business Standard, The Indian Express

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, Midday, The Asian Age, Outlook Mumbai, The Daily Star ( Bangladesh), The Daily Times ( Pakistan) and many other leading papers and journals. He used to review fiction for the Hindu Literary Supplement. In 2009, he was the youngest author on the longlist of the Man Asian Literary Prize

Man Asian Literary Prize

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for his novel History Of Hate.He is a workaholic and loves to work with new, inspired writers. History Of Hate will be published by Rupa and Co. in late 2010.
Some of his leading clients:
1) Anees Salim: Tales From A Vending Machine ( HarperCollins, 2012), Vicks Mango Tree ( HarperCollins 2012), The Blind Lady's Descendants ( Amaryllis Press, 2012/2013)

2) 15-year old Shreya Mathur: But Ira Said... ( HarperCollins, 2012)

3) IITians Rahul Kumar, Yuvnesh Modi and Alo Kothari: Dream Big Start Small ( Random House India, Jan 2012)

4) Former Nehru Aide Somnath Dhar: India Since Partition: A Personal History of Modern India ( HarperCollins, 2012)

5) Sharath Komarraju: Within The Family ( Westland/Tranquebar Press, 2012)

6) Navneet Jagannathan: Tamasha in Bandargaon ( Westland/Tranquebar Press, 2011)

7) Scharada Dubey: Portraits From Ayodhya: Living India's Contradictions ( Westland/Tranquebar, 2012), Bol Bam: Approaches to Shiva ( Westland/Tranquebar Press, 2013), An Anna in Every Home: Movement For The Janlokpal Bill ( HarperCollins 2012)

8) Well-known Theatre personality Sangeeta Nambiar: A Case For Mr. Mehta ( Westland/Tranquebar Press, 2012)

9) Rohit Gore: Focus Sam ( Rupa and Co, 2010), A Darker Dawn ( Niyogi Books, 2011)

10. Sahitya Akademi Award winner Homen Borgohain and his son Pradipta Borgohain: Scrolls of Strife: An Endless History of the Nagas ( Rupa and Co, 2011), Matsyagandha and Saodar Puteke Nao Meri Jal Mein ( Amaryllis Press 2013), Anthology of short fiction ( Amaryllis Press, 2013)

11. Macrobiotic Expert Tarika Ahuja: Healing Through Food: A Macrobiotic and Ayurvedic Approach to Common Childhood Problems ( HarperCollins, 2014), Beautiful Child: What Every Mother Should Know About Her Child ( HarperCollins 2013)

12. Payal Goyal: Midsummer Madness ( HarperCollins, 2012)

13. Rommel Rodrigues: Kasab: The Face of 26/11 ( Penguin India 2010), Business and Economics for Laypeople ( Niyogi Books 2013)

14. Afghanistan expert Sujeet Sarkar: In Search of a New Afghanistan ( Niyogi Books, 2012)

15. Badrinath Nugehalli: The Clear Line of Fire ( Rupa and Co, 2012)

16. Tulika Mehrotra: Delhi Stopover ( Penguin India 2012), Crashing B-Town ( Penguin India 2013)

17.Radiologist Dr. Nirav Panchmatia: Life is Sweet ( Times of India, 2012)

18. Ashali Verma: Victoria Cross: A love Story ( Pearson, 2012)

19. Chanchaldeep Singh Sandhu: I Never Thought I Could Fall In Love ( Penguin India, 2011) Over 15,000 copies sold in less than two months

20. Asbah Shams: Mast Bunkers Bindass Scholars ( Penguin India, 2012)

21. Taufeeq Ahmed: Idiots, Placements and InterVyou ( Times of India, 2012)

22. Kiran Shankar Reddy: My Yatra: The Diary of an Irreverent Pilgrim ( Times of India, 2012)

23. Jessica Faleiro: Ghost Stories from Goa ( Rupa and Co, 2012)

24. Divya Radhakrishnan: The Undercurrents ( Rupa and Co, 2012)

25. Kanishka Gupta: History of Hate ( Rupa and Co, 2010)

26. Mumbai Mirror journalist Chandrima Pal: A Song For I ( Amaryllis Press, 2012)

27. Sharath Komarraju: Amaravati ( Amaryllis Press, 2012)

28. Dr. Bina Nangia: A Manual For Parents With Dyslexic Children ( Hay House India, 2012)

29. Shriram Iyer: Wings of Silence ( Westland in association with GreyOak, 2012)

30. Mini Menon: Lesser Lives ( Westland in association with Grey Oak, 2013)

31. Oswald Pereira: The Newsroom Mafia ( Westland in association with GreyOak, 2011)

32. Shatrujeet Nath: The Karachi Deception ( Westland in association with GreyOak, 2013)

33. Shilpa Gupta: A Second Chance ( Westland in association with GreyOak, 2013)

34. Two time National Award winning film critic Shoma Chatterji: Special Effects in Indian Cinema ( Amaryllis Press, 2013), Women In Satyajit Ray's Films ( Amaryllis Press, 2013)

35. Star Award Winning entrepreneur Vishwas Mudagal: Losing My Religion ( Fingerprint Press, 2013)

36. Ritu Lalit: Hilawi ( Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd., 2012)
and many more
Clients who have availed Kanishka's editorial service have had a lot of success: Some of them include:
1) Sukant Ratnakar: Open The Windows ( Hay House , 2011), Rum , Beer and Cocktail ( Amaryllis Press, 2012)

2) Bhavna Chauhan: Where Girls Dare ( Penguin India, 2010)

3. Ismita Tandon Dhanker: Love on The Rocks ( Penguin India, 2011)

4. Taj Hassan: Untitled novel on the Maoists (Hachette India, 2012)

5. Vipul Mittra: Pyramid of Virgin Dreams ( Rupa and Co, 2010)

6. Suravi Sharma: Novel on Assam ( Rupa and Co, 2012)

7. Ravinder Pal Singh: I Too Had A love Story ( Over 2,50,000 copies sold), Can Love Happen Twice ( Penguin India, 2011)

and many more.

External links

• http://www.writersside.com/team.html
• http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indians-dominate-2009-man-asian-literary-prize-longlist/98246-40.html
• http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=321195
• http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html
• http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2008/10/02/interview.htm
• http://www.go-nxg.com/?p=628