Chandra Shekhar Varma is a motivational speaker and author who writes in Hindi, English, and Urdu. He has inherited literature from his illustrious grandfather, Padma Bhushan Shri Bhagwati Charan Varma, and his father, Shri Dhirendra Varma. His novel in English Corners of a Straight Line (2015) was a bestseller, his collection of stories in Hindi, Chaudah Left Chaudah Right (2022), was included in Sahitya Aaj Tak’s top ten books of 2023, and his collection of Urdu ghazals Ghat Rahi hai Roz meri Chehargi’ has been published in 2025. He writes a regular column, ‘Gen Zen’ for The Times of India.