Arshia Sattar’s acclaimed English translations of Valmiki’s Ramayana and the Kathasaritsagara are Penguin Classics. She has a PhD from the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago and her areas of interest are Indian epics, mythology and the story traditions of the subcontinent. She teaches classical Indian literatures at various institutions all over India and writes on books for a number of journals and magazines.