Background
Kaajal was born on 29 September 1966 in Mumbai, India.
Kaajal was born on 29 September 1966 in Mumbai, India.
She graduated with a degree in English and Sanskrit from Gujarat University in 1986. She completed her post-graduate certificate in advertising management at Saint Xevier"s College in Mumbai.
Educated in languages, she initially worked as a journalist and actress. She has written more than 56 books including novels, short stories and essays. She has written stories, dialogues and scripts of several television soaps and films.
She writes columns in several publications and hosts radio show.
She debuted in writing with a short story collection, Sambandh. To Akash in 2005 followed by a collection of poetry, Sheshyatra.
Her popularity grew rapidly when her first novel Yog Viyog was serialized in Chitralekha weekly. She worked in a couple of plays during her earlier career.
She teaches creative writing as a Visiting Faculty in the Master of Developmental Communication Department of Gujarat University.
She worked as a journalist with several publications: Sandesh, Gujarat Daily, Loksatta-Jansatta, The Indian Express, Abhiyan magazine, Samkalin, Sambhaav. She writes columns in Divya Bhaskar, Gujarat Mitra, Kutchmitra, Janmabhhomi Pravasi and Culcutta Halchal. She regularly gives speeches on different subjects across Gujarat and beyond.
She hosts the radio show Kaajal9 on 94.3 My FM Ahmedabad.
She was felicitated on International Women"s Day in 2015.