Prachand Praveer was born and raised in Munger, Bihar. His first Hindi novella, Alpāhārī Gṛhatyāgī: IIT se pahle, published in the year 2010, influenced many young aspiring writers. His first non-fiction Hindi book, Abhinava Cinemā, an introduction to world cinema published in the year 2016, has been lauded as innovative and progressive for cinema studies by leading critics. Its English translation – Cinema Through Rasa- was published in the year 2021. His first short story collection, Jānā Nahīṃ Dila Se Dūra, published in the year 2016, has been accredited as a new chapter in short story narrative. His first English short story collection, Bhootnath Meets Bhairavi, was published in the year 2017. Uttarāyaṇa and Dakṣiṇāyana — the two Hindi short story collections based on the twelve zodiac signs were published in November 2019. Kal Ki Baat, short story collections, were published in three volumes – Shadj, Rishabh and Gandhar in the year 2021.