Between Two Worlds, On Purpose
A note from the in-between: stories, silence, and why I write the way I do
If you’re new here —
Hi. I’m Anu.
I write stories that wander, wonder, and resist easy endings.
But since I rarely introduce myself properly, I thought I’d share a few facts. Not the polished kind. Just the small truths that shape what and how I write.
👣 I live between two cultures — Indian and German.
This isn’t a metaphor. My days unfold across languages, landscapes, and expectations. Sometimes I belong to both. Sometimes to neither. That friction has found its way into everything I write.
📚 I write thrillers shaped by mythology, memory, and what history forgets.
I’ve always been drawn to the stories that live in the shadows — what doesn’t make it into textbooks or temple walls. The Asura’s Curse and Like the Radiant Sun both came from that space of wanting to unearth, not retell.
🧘♀️ I breathe better after yoga.
Sometimes, the page only settles when I do.
🏔️ I hike like it’s part of plotting.
My best scenes don’t come from staring at a screen. They come from walking, one step at a time, until the knot loosens and the character starts to speak again.
💻 I used to code. Now I chase plot twists.
In both, structure matters. But writing lets me ask different kinds of questions. Messier ones. More human ones.
I write the books I wish existed when I was younger.
Books that blur lines — between past and present, mythology and memory, the known and the almost-forgotten.
Books that make space for those of us who live between things.
If you’ve just found me — welcome.
If you’ve been here a while — thank you.
Either way, I’m glad you’re reading.
📖 My books:
The Asura’s Curse – mythology, memory, and the stories we weren’t meant to remember
Like the Radiant Sun – a race to decode an ancient manuscript, and what it’s hiding
Tell me — what are you reading lately that feels like it sees you?
Or what have you never seen reflected in fiction, but wish you could?
I’d love to know.