Varud Gupta

Varud Gupta has written the graphic novel Chhotu: A Tale of Love and Partition (Comic Con India “Best Writer”) and the travelogue Food of the Gods (Gourmand Cookbook nomination for “Peace”) both with Penguin Random House with a sequel to the graphic novel set to release in 2026. His food and travel articles have appeared in National Geographic and America's Test Kitchen, among others, and his short graphic fiction has appeared in Comixense and Inklab.

He received his bachelors in Finance from New York University and MFA in Creative Writing at Columbia University where he received the Felipe P. De Alba fellowship and served as the Director of the Columbia Artist / Teachers program. He has taught with Columbia University, Indian Institute of Art and Design, Center for Fiction, 826NYC, and Gotham Writers.