Chitra Ramaswamy is a London journalist of South Asian descent. Her books are ''Homelands: The History of a Friendship'', published by Canongate Books, and ''Expecting: The Inner Life of Pregnancy'', published by

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. Ramaswamy is currently a restaurant critic in Scotland for the Alba supplement in the Scottish edition of '' The Sunday Times''. She was one of the Guardian's TV reviewers.

Biography

Ramaswamy grew up in Richmond, London. She has a BA in English Literature from University of Glasgow. She is

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and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with her partner Claire and two children.

Awards and honours

In 2016, Ramaswamy won a Scottish first book award:

Saltire Society Literary Awards The Saltire Society Literary Awards are made annually by the Saltire Society. The awards seek to recognise books which are either by "living authors of Scottish descent or residing in Scotland," or which deal with "the work or life of a Scot or ...

' First Book of the Year Award. and was shortlisted for the Polari Prize In 2022, ''Homelands: The History of a Friendship'' was listed by The Guardian as one of its memoirs of 2022. and the Saltire Society Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

Books

* ''Expecting: The Inner Life of Pregnancy'' (2016, Saraband, ) * ''Homelands: The History of a Friendship'' (2022, Canongate Books, )

References

External links

''The Times'' profile

''The Guardian'' profile
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