Nikesh Shukla was born on July 8, 1980, to Indian immigrant parents in London. Primarily known as a novelist and a screenwriter, his works revolve around the issues of race, racism, childhood, adolescence, immigration, and cross-cultural identity. A renowned diversity proponent, Shukla is the author of five novels, one novella, a memoir, three edited anthologies, and other pieces of social commentary in ebook and textbook formats.