Sangeeta Mahapatra is one of the new age authors for whom writing is more of a passion and hobby than a business. A journalist, a researcher and an academic, Sangeeta finally brings her creativity to book with her collection of Horror short stories ‘Wreath and Other Short Stories’. We got in touch with her to know her experience writing horror fiction in India. How did this book happen? I grew up reading horror. My brother and I used to spend a lot of time in British bungalows, as my father was a public servant. We used to travel a lot – so it was many years spent in such bungalows. The best part of these amazing years was that these bungalows had well stocked libraries. The stories have been written over a period of years. The decision to collate and publish these stories was both, the encouragement by my family and friends and I thought it was high time because horror fiction is finally becoming big in India. So, I thought it was a good idea to publish these stories and let people also see how these stories are.  I am a story teller at heart. I like writing mysteries and [...]