Dhumketu was the pen name of Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi (1892-1965), one of the foremost writers in Gujarati and a pioneer of the short story form. He published twenty-four short story collections and thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, as well as plays, biographies, memoirs, translations, travelogues, and literary criticism. Contemporary with Rabindranath Tagore, Munshi Premchand, and Saadat Hasan Manto, Dhumketu's contributions to Indian literature are just as wide-ranging and groundbreaking.

Jenny Bhatt is a writer, translator, and book reviewer. Her short story collection, Each of Us Killers, won a 2020 Foreword INDIES award in the short stories category and was a finalist in the multicultural adult fiction category. Her writing has appeared in venues like the Atlantic, NPR, BBC Culture, the Washington Post, Literary Hub, Longreads, the Millions, and Electric Literature. Born in Gujarat, India, and raised in Bombay, India, she now lives in Dallas, Texas. Find her at https: //jennybhattwriter.com.