How does a village student, living with uncertainty about his next meal or home, who failed his boards, go on to a career in the civil services? With integrity, inventiveness, and a never-say-die spirit. In IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma''s case, there was also the promise of love. Twelfth Fail is his extraordinary story, the gripping narrative of a man who put his heart and soul into making the impossible possible. "
Anurag Pathak is an IAS officer based out of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. His first book Whatsapp Par Kranti was an anthology of short stories based on the impact of social media in today's modern world.
Gautam Choubey teaches English at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. His English translation of Pandey Kapil's celebrated historical-fiction Phoolsunghi (Penguin, 2020) is the first ever translation of a Bhojpuri novel. He has also translated Andre Beitelle's Democracy and Its Institutions (OUP) in Hindi. He tweets @GautamChoubey9 and can be reached at gautamchoubey922@gmail.com
Lalit Kumar teaches English at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. His English translation of Harimohan Jha's classic Maithili novel Kanyadan will be published soon by Harper Perennial. He can be reached at manavlit85@gmail.com