Neil D'Silva
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| Born | October 31, 1975 Mumbai, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | Post-graduation in Organic Chemistry |
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| Genre | Horror |
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Neil D’Silva is an Indian author,[1] and a screenwriter, a writing coach.[2] He is known for his novels Maya’s New Husband (2015), Yakshini (2019), and the co-authored story collection, Haunted: Real-life Encounters with Ghosts and Spirits (2019).[3][4] He writes mainly in the horror genre.
Early Life
Neil D’Silva was born in Mumbai on 31 October 1975, and hails from Kallianpur, a town near Mangalore in Karnataka. He was schooled in Mumbai’s Children’s Academy school, and pursued college education in M.V.L.U. College and D.G. Ruparel College. In 1998, he completed his post-graduation in Organic Chemistry from the Mumbai University.
In 2015, D’Silva published his first novel, Maya’s New Husband, a horror-thriller with the theme of aghori practices, after which he quit his teaching career of 18 years and pursued full-time writing.[5]
He currently resides in Mumbai with his family.
List of Publications
- Maya’s New Husband (2015) - ISBN 9789385699078 [6][7]
- The Evil Eye and the Charm (2015) - ISBN 9781520951942 [8]
- Pishacha (2017) - ISBN 9789385699092[9]
- Yakshini (2019) - ISBN 9789353336745[10]
- Haunted: Real-life Encounters with Ghosts and Spirits (2019) - ISBN 9780143444695 [11]
- Right Behind You (2018) - ISBN 9789387269231
- Bound in Love (2015).
- Ringa Ringa Roses (2020).
Notable Publications
Neil D’Silva’s debut novel Maya’s New Husband told the story of a Mumbai-based school teacher married to a serial killer who secretly indulges in aghori practices, which was also mentioned in a research journal on the topic of Indian Horror fiction.[12] It was followed in the same year (2015) by two short story collections, The Evil Eye and the Charm and Bound in Love.
In 2017, D’Silva published his next full-length novel, Pishacha.
D’Silva’s next release was Yakshini. Initially a self-published novel, Yakshini was published later by Rupa Publications in 2019. Yakshini was a story set in rural Maharashtra of a girl named Meenakshi who has the soul of a demigoddess (a Yakshini) within her.[13]
Haunted: Real-life Encounters with Ghosts and Spirits was released by Penguin Random House India in 2019. This book was a collaboration between D’Silva and paranormal investigator, Jay Alani. Both Yakshini and Haunted were represented by the literary agency, The Book Bakers. D’Silva recently published a short-story collection titled Ringa Ringa Roses.[14] It was also picked up for a screen adaptation by Juggernaut India.[15]
Other Literary Activities
In 2015, D’Silva started an annual literary festival in collaboration with the Children’s Academy Group of Schools, Mumbai, named as Litventure.[16] Litventure is a one-day annual festival that has taken place four times so far.
D’Silva has judged on several writing competitions such as Wattpad India Awards 2019, horror story-writing competition organized by publishers Half Baked Beans, The Story Awards 2020 organized by SheThePeople.[17]
References
- ↑ "Neil D'Silva: On championing Indian horror". October 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Top 7 Indian Horror Authors to be Read". DESIblitz. July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "8 Spooky Horror Books By Indian Authors". December 12, 2019.
- ↑ "New book on 10 paranormal stories by authors Jay Alani, Neil D'Silva". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Don't Miss today". mid-day. March 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Maya's New Husband: An Indian Horror Thriller by Neil D'Silva - Book Review". July 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Maya's New Husband by Neil D'Silva - Book Review". December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Rao, Vivek. "The Evil Eye and The Charm by Neil D'Silva | Readify".
- ↑ "Pishacha by Neil D'Silva - Book review". May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Neil D'Silva | Authors | Rupa Publications".
- ↑ "Penguin Set To Release Neil D'Silva And Jay Alani's HAUNTED".
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332834022_5_Indian_Horror
- ↑ "Rupa to Publish Yakshini by Neil D'Silva". October 4, 2019.
- ↑ Kumar, K. c Vijaya (November 23, 2019). "Of spirits and grisly tales: K. Hari Kumar's 'India's Most Haunted' & 'Haunted: Real-life Encounters with Ghosts and Spirits' by Jay Alani with Neil D'Silva" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Juggernaut Productions acquires screen adaptation rights of 'Haunted'". February 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Litventure | Mumbai's Own Literature Festival By FWBA!". Litventure.
- ↑ "Vibhor | Neil D'Silva".
External Links
- Neil D'Silva Official website
- Neil D'Silva on facebook
- Neil D'Silva on Twitter
- Neil D'Silva on youtube
- Neil D'Silva’s books on Amazon
- Neil D'Silva on Goodreads
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