Judy Balan (born 2 September 1981), is a comedy writer and author"On the anti-romance drive"
''Indian Express'', By Janane Venkatraman , ENS - CHENNAI 4 May 2013 who debuted with the bestselling novel '' Two Fates: The Story of My Divorce'', a parody of

Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist and YouTuber. He was included in Time (magazine), Time magazine's list of Time 100, World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Five of his novels have been adapted into films ...

's ''Two States: The Story of My Marriage''. She is also the author of the blog '' Woman and a Quarter''.

Early life and education

Balan was born in

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. Balan completed her schooling at the

Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai The Good Shepherd Convent is an English-medium high school in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the top ranking schools in Chennai . History The school was established in 1925 in India, the roots of the convent grew as early as in 1835 i ...

and Sacred Heart, Church Park, in Chennai. She pursued a bachelor's degree in English Literature at Stella Maris, Chennai, India and worked at advertising agencies before becoming a full-time writer.

Career

Judy Balan is the author of Two Fates: The Story of My Divorce (published by Westland in Dec 2011) ''Sophie Says: Memoirs of a Breakup Coach'' (published by Westland in May 2013), ''How to Stop Your Grownup From Making Bad Decisions'' (Book #1 in the Nina the Philosopher series published by HarperCollins, India and HarperCollins, USA in Feb 2016 and HarperCollins UK in June 2016), Tweenache in the Time of Hashtags (Book #2 in the Nina the Philosopher series) and Half Boyfriend - a parody of Chetan Bhagat's Half Girlfriend. She writes comedy across mediums and used to blog at Woman and a Quarter.

Family

Balan lives in Chennai.

References

External links

"Two Fates: The Story Of My Divorce "
Malvika Sah, ''Verve Magazine'', Volume 20, Issue 1, January, 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Balan, Judy 1981 births Living people Indian comedy writers Women writers from Tamil Nadu Writers from Chennai