Deepa Agarwal is a prolific Indian author, particularly recognized for her contributions to children's literature, including short stories, retellings of myths, and non-fiction. She explores classical Indian tales in The Wish-fulfilling Cow and other Classical Indian Tales, compiles non-fiction for young readers in Words To Live By, and delves into diverse narratives in works such as You Cannot Have All The Answer and Other Stories, Journey to the Forbidden City, The Toy Horse, The Walking Tree, Folk Tales of Uttarakhand, and Scholastic Book of Hindu Gods and Goddesses.