Kavita Kane

Born in Mumbai, Kavita Kané grew up in other cities like Patna, Delhi and Pune. She is an alumnus of Fergusson College, Pune and completed her post graduation both in English Literature and Mass Communication from the University of Pune. Although initially she wanted to be in the administrative services, she chose a career in journalism because she wanted to write and was the only pragmatic career option for writing. She worked for 20 years in various media houses - Magna Publications, Daily News and Analysis and The Times of India. After the success of her debut novel, Karna's Wife, she opted to become a full time author.

A childhood spent entirely in Patna, Delhi and Pune, with her parents and two sisters, she admits the best companions for all of them were not just each other - but books. 'My father has a personal collection of over 10,000 books and if you did not read, you were considered a freak!'A die hard aficionado of cinema and theatre, her hobbies are limited to reading - and her family. Married to a mariner Prakash Kane, she lives in Pune with two daughters Kimaya and Amiya and her other family of two dogs - Chic, the cocker spaniel and Cotton, the white, curious cat.