On most days, Vaishali finds it hard to make a conversation. She gives her stories a home in her head and when there’s no space for more stories, her head explodes! Her stories burst out and flow in ink over paper. An award-winning author and scriptwriter based in Mumbai, Vaishali loves writing about unexplored places, untold histories, unsung people, and unheard nonhumans. She loves talking to children over adults and wants to be an amaltas tree in her next life.

An award-winning author and scriptwriter based in Mumbai, Vaishali Shroff loves writing about unexplored places, untold histories, unsung people, and unheard nonhumans. Her popular works include Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India’s Diverse Languages (Penguin, 2023), Meera Mukherjee: Breaking Moulds (Art1st, 2023), Batata, Pao and All Things Portuguese (PPP, 2022), Sita’s Chitwan (Penguin, 2021), The Adventures of Padma and a Blue Dinosaur (Harper, 2018), Raindrops and Ari (Tulika, 2013, 2014) among many others.
Winner of the AutHer Award 2023, The White Raven 2023, Scholarships from SCBWI, USA (2020, 2023), Toka Box South Asian Honor Award, Best in Indian Children’s Writing Award (2018, 2019), Honourable Mention at the BK Awards 2023, among other recognitions, Shroff has been invited as a speaker to literature festivals across the country, including The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS). She loves speaking to children over adults and wants to be an amaltas tree in her next life.