Ritu Lalit (born 1964) is an Indian novelist, short story writer, and blogger based in Faridabad, India, noted for writing fiction and mostly of the fantasy and thriller genre. She is author of five novels, A Bowlful of Butterflies, a coming of age story about three fast friends in school, Hilawi, a fantasy thriller, and Chakra, Chronicles of the Witch Way, a fantasy adventure, Wrong for the Right Reasons, a story about a young divorcee bringing up her children and a murder mystery, and His Father’s Mistress.