Librarian Note: Also writes under the pen name Arti Chugpai. After an academic and professional career, Richa Gupta has devoted herself to creative writing since 2017 and has published three novels. She has been a senior teacher of English in reputed schools for 19 years and an Instructional Designer for training and e-learning in the corporate sector for nine years. Through the years, she has also executed a large volume of technical editing and curriculum development assignments and conducted training workshops in technical writing. In September, 2017, Richa Gupta published her first novel titled ‘Phoenix’, inspired by the plight of women in India who face discrimination after a failed marriage. In September, 2018, she published her second novel titled ‘Skeins,’ a light-hearted novel in a travel environment that explores serious issues. Recently, in June 2020, she published her third book, 'Sliced of Life' that is a compendium of fascinating short stories of various genres.. Richa Gupta also writes as Arti Chugpai.