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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

	Nikhil spent his childhood in Kanpur and studied in ~~[[Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma Vidyalaya\|~~Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay School]]. Post his schooling he studied in the [[Indian Institute Of Technology, Banaras Hindu University\|Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.]] After completing his graduation he worked for two years in [[Gurgaon district\|Gurgaon]], from 2011 to 2013 he studied Management at [[Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode\|Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.]] As a post-graduate, he once again joined corporate life and worked in Gurgaon. In 2016 he began working with an investment management firm in [[Mumbai]].		Nikhil spent his childhood in Kanpur and studied in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay School. Post his schooling he studied in the [[Indian Institute Of Technology, Banaras Hindu University\|Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.]] After completing his graduation he worked for two years in [[Gurgaon district\|Gurgaon]], from 2011 to 2013 he studied Management at [[Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode\|Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.]] As a post-graduate, he once again joined corporate life and worked in Gurgaon. In 2016 he began working with an investment management firm in [[Mumbai]].

	== Writing career ==		== Writing career ==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Nikhil Sachan
| image = Nikhil Sachan.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|08|04}}
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Writer
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi]]
}}

'''Nikhil Sachan''' (born 4 August 1986 in [[Fatehpur district|Fatehpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]) is an Indian author and columnist. He has published two collections of [[Short story|short stories]] called ''Namak Swadanusar''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Namaka svādānusāra : kahānī saṅgraha|last=Nikhila|first=Sacāna|last2=निखिल.|first2=सचान|isbn=9789381394502|oclc=905537239}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18322623-namak-swadanusar|title=Namak Swadanusar|website=Goodreads|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref> and ''Zindagi Aais Pais'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=Zindagī āisa pāisa|last=Nikhila|first=Sacāna|isbn=9789384419202|oclc=918935123|date = 18 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/700300/five-hindi-books-you-must-read-this-year|title=Five Hindi books you must read this year|last=Poonam|first=Snigdha|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-06-25|language=en-US|archive-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120230933/http://scroll.in/article/700300/Five-Hindi-books-you-must-read-this-year|url-status=dead}}</ref> along with a novel ''UP 65 (Yupi 65)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/57362327-up-65|title=UP 65|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/109425/book-review-up-65-author-nikhil-sachan|title=यूपी 65 : उत्तर प्रदेश नहीं, ये निखालिस बनारस है महाराज और यहां बड़ी मौज है!|last=आर्य|first=गायत्री|website=Satyagrah|language=hi-IN|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902092701/https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/109425/book-review-up-65-author-nikhil-sachan|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also contributed to e-magazines ''[[The Lallantop]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thelallantop.com/bherant/kamlapasand-kanpur-ki-manohar-kahaniyan-by-namak-swadanusar-and-zindagi-aais-pais-fame-writer-nikhil-sachan/|title=बाप से पिटा, मां से लात खाई, तुमाई चुम्मी के लिए गुटखा छोड़ दें?|work=LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi|access-date=2017-06-25|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Firstpost]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindi.firstpost.com/author/nikhil-sachan/|title=Nikhil Sachan: Exclusive News Stories by Nikhil Sachan at Firstpost Hindi|website=Firstpost Hindi|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-25|archive-date=15 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115174525/https://hindi.firstpost.com/author/nikhil-sachan/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Nikhil spent his childhood in Kanpur and studied in [[Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma Vidyalaya|Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay School]]. Post his schooling he studied in the [[Indian Institute Of Technology, Banaras Hindu University|Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.]] After completing his graduation he worked for two years in [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]], from 2011 to 2013 he studied Management at [[Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode|Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.]] As a post-graduate, he once again joined corporate life and worked in Gurgaon. In 2016 he began working with an investment management firm in [[Mumbai]].

== Writing career ==

Nikhil's first book was a short story collection called ''Namak Swadanusar'' published in 2013. It garnered attention in many national dailies including ''[[The Times of India|Times of India]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Hindi-fiction-writes-a-new-story/articleshow/29033359.cms?|title=Hindi fiction writes a new story - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> ''[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open Magazine]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/the-new-heroes-of-mba-lit|title=The New Heroes of MBA Lit {{!}} OPEN Magazine|website=OPEN Magazine|language=en|access-date=2017-05-03|date=15 October 2014}}</ref> and was listed in ''BBC Hindi'''s "Top 10 Books of The Year".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/hindi/indepth/2013/12/131230_editors_booklist_2013_rns.shtml|title=साल 2013 की हिन्दी किताबें, संपादकों की पसंद|last=लिए|first=रंगनाथ सिंह बीबीसी हिंदी डॉटकॉम के|website=BBC हिंदी|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> His second book, ''Zindagi Aais Paais'', was another collection of short stories published in 2015, and was also met with critical acclaim. Scroll.in listed the book in "5 Books To Read in 2015"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://scroll.in/article/700300/Five-Hindi-books-you-must-read-this-year|title=Five Hindi books you must read this year|last=Poonam|first=Snigdha|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en-US|archive-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120230933/http://scroll.in/article/700300/Five-Hindi-books-you-must-read-this-year|url-status=dead}}</ref> With this book, Nikhil was also featured in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/art-and-culture/diary/engineering-students-in-hindi-literature-3908|title=हिंदी साहित्य के इंजीनियर|work=outlookhindi.com/|access-date=2017-05-03|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804020103/https://www.outlookhindi.com/art-and-culture/diary/engineering-students-in-hindi-literature-3908|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[The Quint]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/2015/10/02/hindi-books-are-going-readers-first-again|title=Hindi Literature is Going 'Readers-First' Again|work=The Quint|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804013815/https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/2015/10/02/hindi-books-are-going-readers-first-again|url-status=dead}}</ref> This book was also part of [[Aaj Tak|Aaj Tak's]] "List of Best Books of 2015."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/best-books-in-2015-1-847626.html|title=साहित्य 2015: झटपट किताबों के फेर में उलझी रही हिंदी|work=aajtak.intoday.in|access-date=2017-05-03|language=hi}}</ref>

Nikhil has spoken at the Odisha Literary Festival <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/2015/oct/11/Fourth-Edition-of-Odisha-Literary-Festival-Hosted-by-The-New-Indian-Express-3095.html|title=Fourth Edition of Odisha Literary Festival Hosted by The New Indian Express|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> and at the ''[[India Today]]'' Conclave on Sahitya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/video/writer-divya-prakash-dubey-nikhil-sachan-and-satya-vyas-share-their-thought-in-sahitya-aajtak-lallan-top-hindi-session-1-896786.html|title=हिंदी लेखन पर सुनिए लल्लन टॉप आइडिया: AAJ TAK: sahitya aaj tak|website=aajtak.intoday.in|language=hi|access-date=2017-05-03}}</ref> He has also written for ''Firstpost''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindi.firstpost.com/author/nikhil-sachan/|title=Nikhil Sachan: Exclusive News Stories by Nikhil Sachan at Firstpost Hindi|website=Firstpost Hindi|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-03|archive-date=15 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115174525/https://hindi.firstpost.com/author/nikhil-sachan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nikhil's third book was a full-length novel called ''UP 65'', which was released in 2017. He is also in the process{{When|date=March 2018}} of writing scripts for [[Hindi films]].

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