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Parul Sharma

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Humor and Comedy, Fiction, Contemporary

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Parul Sharma grew up in the small towns of Uttar Pradesh. This was fortunate because it ensured that she ran into some rather quirky characters pretty early on in life. Once done with schooling, she made the rather dubious choice of studying Economics, a sentiment with which Economics agreed, no doubt. This made way for a degree from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad where many inspiring cups of tea were consumed, among other things.
She has worked with the corporate sector for several years, mostly in qualitative market research, but has been writing alongside.
The bestselling Bringing Up Vasu: That First Year (Westland, 2009) was her first book and described the travails of Mira, a young, first-time mother. Her second novel was ...more

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	Bringing Up Vasu:That First Year: 1 3.21 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By The Water Cooler 3.18 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tuki's Grand Salon Chase 3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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