Sudeep Chakravarti attended Mayo College, Ajmer and St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He began his career in journalism at the Asian Wall Street Journal, and subsequently worked at Sunday, India Today and the Hindustan Times. Sudeep is also a professional futurist affiliated to the World Future Society. His debut book, Tin Fish (Penguin), was published in 2005 to both popular and critical acclaim. His second novel, Once Upon a Time in Aparanta (also by Penguin), was published in 2008.