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Anuja Chandramouli
Anuja Chandramouli, Times Lit Fest, 2019
Anuja Chandramouli, Times Lit Fest, 2019
Born1984 (age 39–40)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materWomen’s Christian College Chennai
GenresFantasy
Historical fiction
Notable worksArjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince (2012)
Children2

Anuja Chandramouli (born 1984) is an Indian author of fantasy and historical fiction.

Education and career[edit]

Chandramouli has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Women's Christian College Chennai[1] and a master's degree in English.[2]

Author Profile
Author Anuja Chandrmouli Profile

She is the author of seven novels. Her works often feature protagonists from Indian mythology.[3] She has also written novels in the high fantasy genre: Yama’s Lieutenant and its sequel Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone Witch.[4]

Her debut novel Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince was published in 2012. In 2013, it was named as one of the top 5 books in the Indian Writing category by Amazon India.[citation needed] Three of her novels, Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince, Kamadeva: The God of Desire and Shakti: The Divine Feminine are set to be translated.[4] Her 2017 novel, The Burning Queen, is about Rani Padmavati, a 13th–14th century Indian queen originally described in the epic poem by Malik Muhammad Jayasi.[5] It was published in the wake of controversy around the Padmaavat, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[4] Her book Ganga: The Constant Goddess was published in 2018.[6] MOHINI: THE ENCHANTRESS is the latest book released in AUGUST 2020.

Abhimanyu: Son of Arjuna was released in 2022. It is the sequel to her novel Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince. It was nominated in the popular choice category, at the Atta Galatta and Bangalore Lit Fest Book Awards.[7]

In March 2023 Chandramouli, was featured on the cover of the E-magazine Storizen.[8]

Personal life[edit]

Chandramouli married in 2005, and has two daughters.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Basu, Soma (11 August 2016). "Born to write". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  • ^ "Anuja Chandramouli | Authors | Rupa Publications". rupapublications.co.in. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  • ^ Chanda-Vaz, Urmi. "This novel about the Hindu god Kartikeya tries bravely to twist old myths into untold new stories". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  • ^ a b c Basu, Soma (26 January 2018). "'Book readers do not threaten people'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  • ^ "Book Review | The riddle of Padmavati: A rivetting reconstruction". The New Indian Express. IANS. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  • ^ "Ganga: The Constant Goddess | Rupa Publications". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  • ^ Bengaluru Literature Festival
  • ^ Storizen cover
  • External links[edit]


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