PARVATI SHARMAS DEBUT, THE DEAD CAMEL AND OTHER STORIES OF LOVE, EARNED HER A CULT FOLLOWING FOR ITS DEPICTIONS OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY IN URBAN INDIA. HER NOVELLA, CLOSE TO HOME, WAS ACCLAIMED AS TENDER, ACUTE AND PULSING WITH REAL INDIAN LIFE. SHE HAS ALSO WRITTEN A BOOK FOR CHILDREN, THE STORY OF BABUR. SHARMA HAS WORKED AS A TRAVEL WRITER, EDITOR AND JOURNALIST.