Neil D'Silva
Neil D’Silva is an Indian author, screenwriter, and writing coach. 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)[1][2]. He writes mainly in the horror genre.[3]
Early life[edit]
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 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.[4]
He currently resides in Mumbai with his family.
Notable publications[edit]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]. It was also picked up for a screen adaptation by Juggernaut India. [8]
Other literary activities[edit]
In 2015, D’Silva started an annual literary festival in collaboration with the Children’s Academy Group of Schools, Mumbai, named as Litventure.[9] Litventure is a one-day annual festival that has been taken place four times chapters 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.[10]
List of Publications[edit]
- Maya’s New Husband (2015) - ISBN 9789385699078 Search this book on
. - The Evil Eye and the Charm (2015) - ISBN 9781520951942 Search this book on .[11]
- Pishacha (2017) - ISBN 9789385699092 Search this book on .[12]
- Yakshini (2019) - ISBN 9789353336745 Search this book on .[13]
- Haunted: Real-life Encounters with Ghosts and Spirits (2019) - ISBN 9780143444695 Search this book on .[14]
- Right Behind You (2018) - ISBN 9789387269231 Search this book on .
- Bound in Love (2015). - [ISBN unspecified]
- Ringa Ringa Roses (2020). - [ISBN unspecified]
- What the Eyes Don't See (2020) [15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/neil-dsilva-releases-new-book-today/articleshow/77390269.cms
- ↑ "Don't Miss today". mid-day. March 15, 2020.
- ↑ Faiyaz, Afreen (May 2019). "Exploring the Unknown of Indian English Horror Novels". Research Journal of English Language and Literature. 6 (4). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "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". The Hindu – 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".
- ↑ 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://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/neil-dsilva-releases-new-book-today/articleshow/77390269.cms
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