Paritosh Uttam is a Pune-based software engineer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from IIT Madras and a Master’s from IISc Bangalore. Apart from writing and reading modern literary fiction, he is enthused by internet routing protocols, web search-engine optimization techniques, Nifty and mutual funds, crosswords and anagrams, cricket and table tennis. Several of his short stories have been published in various magazines, newspapers and e-zines. More at www.paritoshuttam.com