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SmitaDasJain is a writer by passion and writes every day. Samples of her writing are visible in her home office, her sunny terrace garden, her husband?s car, and the kitchen napkins H er debut short story collectionA Slice of Lifewas named among India?s top three fiction works by W ritefluence, and her debut novelA Price to Lovefound a mention in the Top 50 books of 20 22 by D elhi W ire She is also the first-prize winner of the prestigious Bharat A ward for Literature, 20 23 for her short story ?Purchased Love.?Smita was the only A sian to be named in the Top 20 flash fiction winners list in the Spring 20 22 contest of the prestigious U S-based W omen O n W riting (W O W !) magazine for women writers, and her award-winning short stories have beenfeatured in prominent national and international anthologies around the globeShe was also shortlisted for the W omen?s W eb O range Flower A wards 20 22 and 20 23 for her writing

O utside the world of writing, Smita is an Executive Coach and Personal Empowerment Life Coach enabling people to get better at what they do, a TED x speaker, a keynote speaker at prestigious corporate conferences and a guest columnist on personal development matters for leading magazines and platforms. Smita lives with her rockstar husband and adorable thirteen-year-old daughter in Gurugram, India.