Anisha Ralhan

Age: 34 Ethnicity: Indian Occupation and/or Company: Freelance Copywriter Years of experience: 12 Personal & professional philosophy: Success is not final, and failure is never fatal. Also, to find humour in day-to-day life. Upcoming performances/ project: Working on a short stories collection What is the highlight of your work? Writing layered characters with visible flaws and exploring what it means to be human through them. Future goals: To not be afraid of stepping out of my writing comfort zone. Project brief / teaser: The story attempts to capture the individual yet collective loneliness experienced during the lockdown followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It asks the questions such as: what does it mean to be a single expatriate in a foreign country in the midst of a pandemic? Does communication technology make us feel less or more isolated?