Chirag Thakkar

Chirag Thakkar is a writer, performance artist, and Associate Publisher at Bloomsbury India, where he curates powerful fiction and nonfiction with a deep love for Indian storytelling. With past roles at Penguin Random House, Roli Books, and Oxford University Press, he’s helped shape the country’s literary voice. His own writing has appeared in Scroll, Hindustan Times, The Voice of Fashion, and The Quint. A thoughtful presence at festivals like Jaipur BookMark and IFP, Chirag champions diverse voices—queer, Dalit, Adivasi, and women’s stories—with quiet conviction. Both online and off, he stands out for his taste, insight, and belief in the power of a good story.