Rajesh Talwar
Flat 1392
Sector 37
Arun Vihar
Noida - 201303
Tel. 0120-2432236
Email.rajeshtalwarr@yahoo.com

Rajesh Talwar is mainly a writer but also a lawyer by profession. While practising law he has also taught law to L.L.B students at Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia over a period of six year. In 1996 he went to U.K. on British Chevening scholsarship, from where he did his L.L.M in Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham, following which he has worked for the United Nations in various capacities in Kosovo, Somalia and Liberia. He has written extensively on legal and non-legal subjects for various newspapers and magazines, and has authored several books, both non-fiction as well as fiction.

In non-fiction 'Making Your Own Will' (Vision Books, 1992) was followed by 'The Judiciary on Trial' (Cosmos, 1995), 'How to Choose Your Lawyer' (Vision Books, 1998), 'The Divorce Handbook' (Vision Books, 1999), 'The Third Sex and Human Rights' (Gyan Books, 1999), and 'The Laws of E-Business in India' (Vision Books, 2001). Jackets and brief description of four of these books can be viewed at www.visionbooksindia.com/default.asp

In fiction he has written a collection of childrens stories published under the title 'The Three Greens' (Orient Longman Ltd; 2004) which can be viewed at www.orientlongman.com. He has also written plays. 'Inside Gayland' (Gyan Books, 2000) was followed by 'Two Plays: Conquest at Noon and A Most Unsuitable Girl' (Kalpaz Publications; 2003), jackets and brief description of which can be viewed at www.gyanbooks.com and www.barnesandnoble.com and www.amazon.com In 2005 he was attached as a playwright to the Blue Elephant Theatre in London preparatory to the staging of 'A Most Unsuitable Girl' at the theatre.

He has a Certificate in Film Making from the London Film Academy, and has worked in various capacities in short films such as 'Sexpresso' (Director: Katherine Simkins), 'My Little Loneliness' (Director: Joe Hirsch), 'DHARMA' (Director:Stuart Wilkinson). In 2005 he directed, scripted and edited a short film 'Boy-Girl meets Girl-Boy' starring Umar Abbas and Victoria Johnston.