Written by
Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan

Dr Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan is an engineer-turned development researcher with an M Tech from IIT, Delhi and PhD from IGIDR, Mumbai. Currently, as a Post Doctoral Associate at National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bnagalore, he does research and activism on the frontiers of disarmament, energy, and human development. He writes short fiction in both Odia and English. He has scripted and staged plays on issues of casteism, dowry and child labor. His short story Beyond the Rainbow is published in an Anthology titled “Only Men Please” – by Unisun. Nathan’s flash fiction The Thief has received an honorary mention in the ‘100 Words or Fewer Writing Contest-Five’. Moreover, his short story A Door without a Handle is a winner in ‘Piper Short Story Writing Competition Chapter 2’. He is currently working on his first collection of Oriya short stories, which is expected to be out by the end of this year.