Bhaswar Mukherjee: Award-Winning Writer and Former Banker

Bhaswar Mukherjee is a banker-turned-writer whose fiction and narrative nonfiction explore human relationships, crime, history and the choices people make at critical moments.
on Aug 25, 2026

Bhaswar Mukherjee is an award-winning writer, mechanical engineer and alumnus of IIM Bangalore. Before turning seriously to writing, he spent nearly 18 years working with multinational banks. In 2005, he co-founded Bridgepoint Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a consultancy and learning-solutions company serving the banking sector.

Describing himself as an “accidental writer,” Bhaswar has developed a literary career spanning fiction, short stories, true crime and narrative nonfiction. He has contributed to several anthologies, including India’s first composite novel, and his stories have repeatedly been shortlisted in The Times of India’s Write India contests. His work has also appeared in anthologies curated by writers including Sudha Murty and Ravinder Singh.

His first solo collection, It Happens: Stories of Human Relationships, examines the complexities of love, family and human connection. The book earned him recognition as Best Storyteller in 2021.

His nonfiction work, The Counterfeiter: Abdul Karim Telgi and the Stamp Scam, reconstructs one of India’s most notorious financial crimes. The book became an Amazon bestseller and established his presence in narrative true crime. He continued exploring crime and financial history in The Founding Fathers of Fraud, which examines major scandals from the early years of independent India.

Bhaswar’s fiction includes Scarred Earth, an award-winning novel that reflects his interest in morally complex characters and difficult social realities. His latest collection, Brink: Stories from the Edge, brings together 13 stories about people confronting mortality, grief, unfinished relationships and moments that permanently alter the course of their lives.

Moving confidently between imaginative storytelling and carefully researched nonfiction, Bhaswar writes with an interest in the emotional and ethical dimensions of human behaviour. He currently lives in Chennai.

His books are available on Amazon.