Anuja Chandramouli (born 1986) is an

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Education and career

Chandramouli has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Women's Christian College Chennai and a master's degree in English. Anuja Chandrmouli Profile photo for Wikipedia

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She is the author of seven novels. Her works often feature protagonists from Indian mythology. She has also written novels in the

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genre: ''Yama’s Lieutenant'' and its sequel ''Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone Witch.'' 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

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. 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. Her 2017 novel, ''The Burning Queen,'' is about Rani Padmavati, a 13th–14th century Indian queen originally described in the epic poem by

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. It was published in the wake of controversy around the ''

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. Her book ''Ganga: The Constant Goddess'' was published in 2018. 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. In March 2023 Chandramouli, was featured on the cover of the E-magazine ''Storizen''.Storizen cover
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Personal life

Chandramouli married in 2005, and has two daughters.

References

External links

Anuja Chandramouli on scandals from mythology at the Bangalore Literature Festival
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandramouli, Anuja 1986 births Living people 21st-century Indian women writers Indian fantasy writers Women science fiction and fantasy writers Women's Christian College, Chennai alumni