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Sharmila Chauhan is a playwright and prose writer. The Husbands - a tale of polyandry and feminism, was commissioned by Kali and Pentabus Theatre for national tour in 2014; venues included The Drum, Plymouth, MAC Birmingham and Soho Theatre.

Her play Born Again/Purnajanam was performed in January 2012 at Southwark Playhouse (Dir Janet Steel, Kali). A reading of When Spring Comes - an exploration of the Ugandan exodus - was performed in autumn 2012 (dir: Domonic Hingorani, Tamasha) in association with the South Asian Lit Fest. Her play White Turns to Grey is being developed with Angelic Tales (Rikki Beadle Blair and John Gordon).

Sharmila currently traverses two parallel writing lives: as a medical writer; and as a playwright, prose writer and poet. She lives in London with her husband, son and cat Tashi. www.sharmilathewriter.com @sci_literati