Amandeep Sandhu was born in Rourkela, Odisha. He completed his Master’s in English Literature from the University of Hyderabad. He worked as a journalist and later as a technical writer. His first two books were autobiographical fiction: Sepia Leaves (2008) and Roll of Honour (2012).
For the past few years, he has written for the media and contributed to anthologies. Panjab: Journeys through Fault Lines is his first non-fiction book. He is currently a Homi Bhabha Fellow, working on a book on Sikhs outside Panjab but within India.