Anu Garg (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 195 countries.
His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several books about language-related issues and written for magazines and newspapers. He was a columnist for
MSN Encarta
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and Kahani magazine.
Life and education
In 1988, Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) is a Premier State Technical University in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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.
He lives in the
Seattle
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area. In 1995, Garg received a Master's degree in
Computer Science
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from
Case Western Reserve University, where he studied on a scholarship.
Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.
He is a
vegan
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.
Career
He has worked as a
computer scientist at
AT&T
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and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org.
In 2010, the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org's "A Word A Day" email list reached one million.
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List of Indian writers
This is a list of notable writers who come from India
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1967 births
Living people
American computer scientists
American information and reference writers
Case Western Reserve University alumni
Indian computer scientists
Indian emigrants to the United States
People from Woodinville, Washington
People with acquired American citizenship
People from Meerut
Scientists from Uttar Pradesh
Indian popular science writers
American male writers of Indian descent
American male non-fiction writers