The septuagenarian Anil Maheshwari segued through the rough and tumble of journalism for five decades before superannuating from Hindustan Times as a special correspondent. He has twice been a short-term fellow at Aligarh Muslim University. He has written about a dozen books and is proficient in English and Hindi with a smattering of Urdu. He has contributed to various magazines and newspapers, including the Economic and Political Weekly and Frontier. He lives in Noida with his wife, two sons, two daughters-in-law, a granddaughter, Anya, and a grandson, Ayan.
Compulsive Nose-Picking and Other True Tales is a collection of short stories that touches upon subjects ranging from love to loss to survival and unbelievable coincidences, including some wild ones. The anecdotes, written in an accessible style and laced with dollops of humour, are sure to inform, entertain and inspire readers.
