Namita Gokhale is an award-winning writer, publisher, and festival director. She has written eighteen books, including nine works of fiction. Her new novel, Jaipur Journals, will be released in January 2020.
Gokhale is a founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival and of Mountain Echoes, the Bhutan Literature Festival. She is also one of the founder directors of Yatra Books, a publishing house specializing in translation.