Minakshi Chaudhry Kanwar

Minakshi Chaudhry Kanwar is a writer, socially active citizen and a motivational speaker. She set up SEWA Trust with a few friends nearly a decade back that works with cancer patients; organizes public discussions on issues of importance; career counselling for students and works in the areas of public heath, education, environment and awareness. The Trust is running KHUSHI a Day Care Centre for Elderly Women at Solan which completed successful two years recently. The Trust had also organized Public Discussion series on Fundamental Duties of Citizens in collaboration with the State Legal Services Authority, Department of LAC and PRSI, Shimla Chapter. The speakers in the series included Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam former President of India, Mr Justice Kurian Joseph Judge Supreme Court of India, Mr Vinod Rai, former CAG, Sunita Narain environmentalist, Prof Yash Pal and others.

Minakshi did her schooling from Nigeria, West Africa. After completing her post graduation from HPU she worked as a reporter with the Indian Express. After her marriage she left full time job and became an author.

She has written 18 books including the bestsellers Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills, More Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills and Love Stories of Shimla Hills. Minakshi has written several books like Coffee Table Books on Kullu valley and Solan Hills. Her critically acclaimed books include Sunshine-my encounter with cancer and A World Within, story of daughter coping with her father’s dementia/Alzheimer’s problem.
Her books– Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills and More Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills are soon to be converted into a TV Serial and she is writing the script for the TV series.

S.H.I.M.L.A Investigators, her series of cozy mystery novellas for young adults is to be launched soon.