Monalisa is the pen name of Dr. Mona Agnihotri. She has a PhD in Sociolinguistics (Russian) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. She has more than 20-years experience in translation and interpretation on national and international levels. She now is a part of a prestigious organization in India. Her late father Niharendu Sikdar was an established Chess book writer and she acquired the flare for writing especially in English from him. She has dedicated this semi-autobiographical English novel to her father. She is currently working on her next novel which is actually the continuation of this one.