About Me

Saritha Rao Rayachoti is a writer who lives and works in India. Since 2004 her articles and short fiction have been extensively published in Indian and international publications, anthologies and literary magazines.

Saritha has been a freelance journalist since 2004, and has contributed articles for Indian and International publications such as Atlas Obscura, Architectural Digest India, Arts Illustrated, The Hindu, National Geographic Traveller India, Mint, and Scroll.

Her short fiction has been published in literary magazines such as The Indian Quarterly, Out of Print, Joao-Roque Literary Journal and Papercuts, and part of anthologies such as The Best Asian Short Stories (2017). Her story, Marking Time, was shortlisted for the H.G. Wells Short Story Competition 2019 and published in their anthology, Time.

Writing is a process of discovery for Saritha, and every time she writes, she discovers a little more about the world, its people and herself.

Saritha’s strength comes from the diversity of her writing experience, and in her constant search for the quirky, the paradoxical and the heartfelt. Her curiosity has served her well, and she attributes it to a somewhat-nomadic childhood, moving cities every three years, not belonging to any one place, yet, belonging everywhere.

Saritha enjoys writing the conventional short story form – with a twist in the end, and at the very least, the hint of a resolution. Her stories are rooted in India, and evoke its rich cultural and literary traditions, with all the inherent bustle, kitsch and peculiarities.

Saritha is based in Chennai, India