Sukriti Y.J.

Books

Author of Gold Digger: Treasure of Son Bhandar (Lara Croft meets Bihar mythology).

Author of Beta Builder: Mumbai in the Metaverse (Ready Player One meets Gully Boy).

Author of The Lehenga Games (bridal treasure hunt).

Webcomics

Writer and producer of Love on a Visa, a YA campus rom-com on Webtoons and Tapas.

Screen

Collaborated with Prajakta Koli, Shonali Bose, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Kunal Kohli on film and web-series projects.

Sci-fi feature film Beta Builder awarded at the Writers’ INK Lab 2023 by NYU and UCLA film faculty. Sitcom DIL MIL was shortlisted at Netflix’s 2023 TakeTen contest

Currently developing film and web projects. Represented by Tulsea.

Newsletter

Author of newsletter The SPICE Trades, about non-corporate, creative careers. Posted every Saturday.

Articles and Essays

• “My Year of Reading 15 Women Authors.” Bustle, 2019.

• “Will Dubai find a common cultural identity?” New Statesman, 2018.

• “Monstercity Kid.” Megacity Fictions, 2017.

• “Donald Trump Could Save My Love Life.” Vox, 2016. One of Vox’s “Top Ten” most shared stories.

• “Confessions of an Internet-Search Fiend.” Quartz, 2016.

• “No Land for Pests.” The Hindu, 2016.

• “In Pursuit of Penance: Kedarnath 2013.” Atavist, 2016.

• The Times of India, N.R.I. Contributor.

• “Titillation.” Vitamin W, 2014.

• “Home Damn Home.” Apogee Journal, 2013.

Research and Ghostwriting

• Researcher for John Tierney, science columnist at the New York Times, for the book Power of Bad (Penguin, 2019).

• Researcher and presenter of the Virtual Reality series for Film Companion. Researcher for Film Companion’s “Behind the Surface” celebrity series.

• Co-author of Untapped (Nonfiction, 2018). 13 case studies of companies who tapped into the game-changing ideas of women leaders.

• Speech-writer for Mrs. Nita Ambani (2017 - 2021).