Palash Krishna Mehrotra’s debut collection of stories, Eunuch Park, was a finalist for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize and the Hindu Prize for Fiction. His second book, The Butterfly Generation, was a finalist for the Crossword Book Award. He’s also the editor of two anthologies, Recess: The Penguin Book of Schooldays, and House Spirit: Drinking in India, and writes regular columns for BLink, Mail Today and DailyO. He lives in New Delhi and Dehradun.