Ashok Kumar Banker (born 1964) is a novelist and short story writer born and living in Mumbai, India. He has written professionally since his early teens, and has worked as a print journalist, columnist, scriptwriter for television series and documentaries, and in advertising.

Banker has published in several genres, ranging from contemporary fiction about urban life in India to multi-volume mythological epics, as well as science fiction, fantasy, and cross-genre works. His first three novels to be published were crime thrillers, claimed to be the first written by an Indian novelist in English. They gained him widespread attention and a reputation for being a crime novelist that has clung to him despite his not having written crime novels since though he has written short crime fiction, some of which involves characters from the novels [http://www.epicindia.com/indianenglish/2005/04/flesh-songs-sheila-ray-story.html. The stories of his "Devi" series are short works featuring avatars of the Hindu goddess Devi, and have appeared in various science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazines.

Three of his novels contain autobiographical elements and are closely related to one another. His first novel (though the fourth published) Vertigo is about a man struggling to make a successful career and home life in Bombay (the former name of Mumbai). Byculla Boy takes its name from the Byculla suburb of Bombay where he and his mother grew up. Beautiful Ugly and the complementary documentary of the same title are a tribute to his mother, portraying the tragic events of her life ^*.

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@randomswede Did find Ashok Banker's Ramayana series in UK, may be interesting. Amazon listed novels under "Religious History > Hinduism"!
Urocyon (Rachel McCraw) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:07:28 -0000
@randomswede Did find Ashok Banker's Ramayana series in UK, may be interesting. Amazon listed novels under "Religious History > Hinduism"!
Currently revering Ashok Banker, David Letterman, John Nash Jr and Shashi Tharoor. And Sachin obv.
bhargavrajan (Bhargav Rajan) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:22:16 -0000
Currently revering Ashok Banker, David Letterman, John Nash Jr and Shashi Tharoor. And Sachin obv.
@twitanium @tinagarg Lol. It's www ashok banker dot com - run on a WP theme tweaked by me. :~)
ashokbanker (Ashok Banker) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:06:22 -0000
@twitanium @tinagarg Lol. It's www ashok banker dot com - run on a WP theme tweaked by me. :~)
@vinay_s Sure. Join me in my autobiographical narrative Judgement Day, ghost-written by Ashok K. Banker.
ashokbanker (Ashok Banker) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:43:36 -0000
@vinay_s Sure. Join me in my autobiographical narrative Judgement Day, ghost-written by Ashok K. Banker.
Ashok " Mr. Skin" Banker. :P One of his multi faceted personalities. RT @ashokbanker: @shiladitya Only one in which she's full-frontal.
darshanp82 (Darshan) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:33:52 -0000
Ashok " Mr. Skin" Banker. :P One of his multi faceted personalities. RT @ashokbanker: @shiladitya Only one in which she's full-frontal.
RT @bannur reading Ashok Banker's "Demons of Chitrakoot"....what a brilliant way to read the Ramayana....I am totally digging this series
ashokbanker (Ashok Banker) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:57:22 -0000
RT @bannur reading Ashok Banker's "Demons of Chitrakoot"....what a brilliant way to read the Ramayana....I am totally digging this series

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