Jyoti Guptara

Jyoti Guptara (born November 22, 1988) is a young novelist of British and Indian heritage, best known as being the co-author of the Insanity Saga (writing together with twin brother Suresh Guptara).

Biography

Jyoti Guptara was born in Frimley, Hants, UK, to an English mother (Philippa Guptara) and Indian father (Prabhu Guptara), and raised in Farnham, Surrey, until the age of seven, when he moved to eastern Switzerland, where he is currently based as probably the youngest full-time writer in the world..

He and his twin brother finished the first draft of their critically acclaimed fantasy epic, Conspiracy of Calaspia, at the age of eleven. At the age of fifteen, Jyoti became the youngest known journalist to publish a piece in The Wall Street Journal. Soon after this he left school to study on his own (homeschooling, but teaching himself), successfully completing his O-levels before becoming a professional full-time writer.

At the age of seventeen, Conspiracy of Calaspia made him one of the world's youngest bestselling authors.

Hair

Jyoti has been growing one strand of hair for over two years, that now hangs to his shoulder from behind the right ear. He vowed not to cut it until their book was published (before they had received any acceptances from publishers). Originally he grew all of his hair, but this was annoying during schoolwork and exams, when he says he leaned over his papers in typical student fashion. Despite that the book is now published, the hair remains. It is uncertain when or if it will come off.

Records

• Youngest person to write (with twin brother Suresh) a full-length novel (as opposed to novella), with over 60,000 words: Conspiracy of Calaspia, at the age of 11
• Youngest full-time writer in the world: at the age of 15
• Youngest bestselling author in Switzerland (and at least one of, if not the, youngest in the world - investigation required): at the age of 17

At this point it must be mentioned that Jyoti makes the records as the younger of the Guptara Twins, however, it is possible that some of these achievements go to both of them, as they collaborated on the magnum opus that garnered them the record.

Works

• ISBN 81-8386-026-5 (hardcover, November 2006)

References

1. http://www.twins.guptara.net/bio.htm

2. http://tehelka.com/story_main21.asp?filename=hub102806vanity_fair.asp

See also

• Suresh Guptara, twin brother of Jyoti Guptara
• Prabhu Guptara, father of Jyoti Guptara

External links

• Official homepage www.twins.guptara.net
• official Guptara Twins biography
• Indias News Article and Interview
• Recorded audio of interview with Guptara Twins from BBC World Service
• Jyoti Guptara talks about their lives Recorded audio of interview, Jyoti Guptara talks to Hans Fischer of SwissEduc
• Business Standard Q&A, 24 December 2006, New Delhi