Nikita Singh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nikita Singh

• Nikita Singh is an Indian author who resides in Brooklyn, New York. Her genre is modern romance.

• Nikita’s father is a businessman, which allowed her to experience living in various Indian cities including Patna, Ranchi and Indore.

• Nikita initially studied for a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, but her love of writing led her to pursue a master’s degree in creative writing. Following her passion she became a bestselling author.

• Nikita had a younger sister who died at the age of 17 in 2010. This was just a few months before Nikita’s first novella, Love @ Facebook, was published.

• Nikita started writing while she was in college and published her first novel, Love @ Facebook, in 2011 when she was just 19 years old.

• Pustak Mahal Publication published her first novel.

• She co-authored two novels, Someone Like You, and If It’s not forever It’s Not Love with Durjoy Datta.

  

• She got into the limelight after ‘If It’s not forever It’s Not Love.’ This novel was based upon the real incident of the Delhi High Court Blast which occurred on 7 September 2011.

• Nikita has written many novels including Someone Like You, Like A Love Song, Every Time It Rains, Letters To My Ex etc.

• In 2016, Nikita’s novel ‘Like a Love Song’ made its debut at No. 2 on the Hindustan Times Bestseller list. The following year, her novel ‘Every Time It Rains’ also made an impressive debut, landing at No. 9 on the same list.

• The Audiobook and Storytel Original app has converted her novels into audiobooks. ^[2]Nikita Singh

  

• Nikita has also worked in the publishing and marketing industry. Since 2017, she has been working as a Marketing Director at Venture Solar, a company based in Brooklyn, New York. In this role, she uses her skills and expertise to help promote the company and its products.

• Other than Venture Solar, Nikita has worked at Wisdom Tree as Publishing Manager and as an Editor at Grapevine India. Grapevine India is a publishing firm owned by Durjoy Datta.

• In addition to her work in the publishing and marketing industries, Nikita has also held a variety of other positions. She has worked as a Gallery Assistant at These Fine Walls in New York, as well as a Social Media Expert at B3.0. She has also been an Editorial Intern at BOMB Magazine, a Stylist at J.Crew, and an LSO Supervisor at The New School. ^[3]Linkedin

• Nikita has shared her insights and experiences through numerous speaking engagements. She has delivered talks at several TEDx events, as well as lectures at some of the top universities in India, including IIMs and IITs. She has also spoken at Model United Nations conferences. ^[4]TEDx Talks

• For their 20th anniversary issue in October 2016, Cosmopolitan magazine featured Nikita in their 20 remarkable women in their 20s list.

• In 2018, she acted as a mentor in the second season of Times of India’s “Write India” contest. ^[5]The Times of India

• In 2020, she won a ’30 under 30′ nomination by Hindustan Times. ^[6]Hindustan Times

• She has also participated in panel discussions in literary festivals held by The Times of India and Penguin’s Annual Spring Fest

• She is a cricket enthusiast and enjoys a good cardio workout.