Sunandan Misra began his adult life by doing what was expected of him. After studying electrical engineering, a short stint with a steel manufacturer taught him that he didn't care for that line of work. He then studied automotive engineering at the postgraduate level and taught undergraduates at the university before eventually leaving engineering behind altogether to walk his own path.
He began his illustrious writing career with a smattering of automotive features on various blogs. After a year, he became an op-ed columnist for the Odisha edition of the "Political and Business Daily", a