Abhishek Udaykumar is a writer, filmmaker and painter. He graduated from Royal Holloway University of London with English and Creative Writing. His narratives reflect the human condition of rural and urban worlds, and explore eternal landscapes through film, prose and art. He is passionate about old-school illustrations, Persian Miniatures, carnivalesque tales and marine life. He has been published by different literary journals and has made thirteen independent films and a diverse collection of paintings.