Nikesh Shukla's writing focuses on race, racism, identity, and immigration.
10 Facts About Nikesh Shukla
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Nikesh Shukla is the editor of the 2016 collection of essays The Good Immigrant, which features contributions from Riz Ahmed, Musa Okwonga, Bim Adewunmi, and Reni Eddo-Lodge, among others.
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Nikesh Shukla attended Merchant Taylors' school in Northwood, leaving in 1996, then Dr Challoner's Grammar School.
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Nikesh Shukla is the author of three novels: Coconut Unlimited, Meatspace and The One Who Wrote Destiny and the council of good friends.
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Nikesh Shukla is the author of two books for Young Adults: Run, Riot and The Boxer.
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Nikesh Shukla co-wrote the short film Two Dosas with Sarmad Masud.
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Nikesh Shukla has been a columnist for The Observers magazine supplement and The Pool.
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In January 2019, Nikesh Shukla appeared in series 47 of the BBC Radio 4 show Great Lives, nominating Pakistani wrestler The Great Gama.
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Nikesh Shukla hosted a podcast called The Subaltern podcast, in which he has conversations with writers about writing.
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Nikesh Shukla co-hosted a podcast called Meat Up, Hulk Out with sci-fi writer James Smythe.