Nandini Sen Gupta is an award-winning writer of historical fiction and narrative history. Her book credits include The Blue Horse And Other Amazing Animals from Indian History (publisher Hachette), winner of the Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar 2024. Earlier the book had been shortlisted for Auther Awards 2021 in children’s fiction category and selected for the prestigious Parag Honour List. Her other works include The King Within, The Poisoned Heart & The Ocean’s Own, Book I, II & III of the Gupta Empire Trilogy published by HarperCollins India and The Story of Kalidas: The Gem Among Poets published by Eicher Goodearth Publications. Her first narrative non-fiction biography, Rani Durgawati: The Forgotten Life of a Warrior Queen published by Penguin India, debuted to widespread acclaim in November 2022.