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Siddhartha Gigoo
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
NationalityIndian
EducationEnglish LiteratureatJawaharlal Nehru University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker and Novelist
Notable credit(s)Author of The Garden of Solitude & A Fistful of Earth and Other Stories

Siddhartha Gigoo, is an Indian author and film-maker He studied English literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is the author of two books of fiction, The Garden of Solitude (2011),[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and A Fistful of Earth and Other Stories (2015), which was longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2015. His short story "The Umbrella Man" won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 for Asia.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Two books of his poems, Fall and Other Poems and Reflections were published by Writer’s Workshop, Kolkata. His writings have appeared in several literary magazines.

Gigoo has also written and directed two short films. "The Last Day", set against the backdrop of the exodus and exile of Kashmiri Pandits from their homeland in 1990, Kashmir, India, was selected for the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, the 7th Annual FilmAid Film Festival (Kenya), the International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts–Short and Micro Cinema (Los Angeles), the 11th International Exile Film Festival (Sweden), the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (Mumbai) and the Lucerne International Film Festival (Switzerland).[14][15][16][17][18] "Goodbye, Mayfly" was selected for the Competition section of the 8th International Documentary and Short film festival of Kerala (2015).

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  • ^ "Painful recollection". Deccan Herald. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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  • ^ Mazumdar, Arunima. "Meet the four books from India in the €25,000-Frank O'Connor Short Story Award longlist". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  • ^ "Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo Wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  • ^ "When I write, I become a slave of my characters: Siddhartha Gigoo". hindustantimes.com. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  • ^ "Review: A Fistful of Earth by Siddhartha Gigoo". kitaab.org. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  • ^ Editorial, Reuters. "BOOK TALK: Kashmiri author writes exile odyssey". reuters.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • ^ "Films on Kashmir | Films Division". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  • ^ "Catch a glimpse of Kashmiri Pandits' life - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  • ^ Sharma, Varad (17 October 2013). "Reel life exile". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  • ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  • ^ Pandolin (27 September 2013). "Siddhartha Gigoo's The Last Day to be screened at IFFCA - Pandolin". pandolin.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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