Bulbul Sharma is a painter and writer. Her works are in the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Akademi and Chandigarh Museum as well as in private collections in India, UK, USA, Japan, Canada and France. She has held solo exhibitions of her paintings in Mumbai, London and Delhi, and participated in group shows both in and outside India. She has written several books—these include My Sainted Aunts The Perfect Woman, Anger of Aubergines, Shaya Tales and Tailor of Giripul. Her books have been translated into Italian, French, German, Chinese, Spanish and Finnish.