Dr Ajanta Paul is a poet, short story writer and literary critic. She is currently Principal at Women's Christian College, Kolkata, India. A Pushcart nominee, Ajanta has been published in literary journals including Spadina Literary Review, The Pangolin Review, Offcourse, Atticus, The Statesman, The Bombay Review, The Wild Word, Verse-Virtual, Setu, Kitaab, The Punch Magazine, The Critical Flame, Kavya Bharati and Lothlorien Poetry Journal.