Salma Sanam (Real name: Salma Bano). She was born to Syed Akbar and Haleema Bi at Pambua in Mangalore district of Karnataka on August 4, 1966. She is a lecturer of Zoology in Bangalore University. Started publishing short stories since 1990. Collection of her short stories "Toor par gaya hua shakhs" was published in 2007. Address: Salma Sanam, C/o Muslim Library, adj to Yejman Md Ali Hall, 8, Upstairs, Veerapalli Street, Shivajinagar, Bangalore-560001,