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Ruchir Joshi

Ruchir Joshi

Writer and filmmaker

Ruchir Joshi is a writer, a filmmaker, a photographer and a columnist for major publications in India as well international publications. Known for his acclaimed debut novel, The Last Jet-Engine Laugh (2001), he is also the editor of India's first anthology of contemporary erotica, Electric Feather: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Stories. Joshi’s films Egaro Mile (Eleven Miles) and Tales from Planet Kolkata have won international awards. Restored versions of both films were screened at the Berlinale 2019.

Contributions by Ruchir Joshi