Bharati SenBharati Sen was born in Yangon, Myanmar and spent much of her childhood growing up in South Asia in West Bengal. She completed a Master's degree in International Relations and discovered a passion for writing about social disparities and cultural diferences. Her debut award-winning book, On the Banks of River Sarayu, is a compilation of nineteen stories reflecting the lives of ordinary South Asian women within bittersweet tales. The book was awarded finalist in the Women's Issues category of the 2020 International Book Awards as well as the 2020 finalist for the MiPA Midwest Book Award in the category of Short Stories. Bharati currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband and two sons. Read More Read Less