Nandini Balial is an American writer.

Early life

Balial was raised in India until the age of 9 when her family emigrated to the United States, where she was educated and works as a writer.

Career

During the

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, she followed in her mother's footsteps as a full-time teacher in the

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and was among educators participating in conversations about the possible need for virtual learning for students. Balial writes as a television and film critic (for ''Awards Daily TV'', and for ''rogerebert.com''). As a freelance writer (for ''The New Republic'', ''Vice'', ''Slate'', ''Wired'', ''The Texas Observer'', ''Lit Hub'', ''The Week', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''The Daily Beast'', ''The AV Club'', ''The Los Angeles Review of Books'', ''Men's Journal'', ''Pacific Standard'', and ''Slate'') she writes social commentary. Bilial's review of "the famous journalism film ''All the President's Men''" is noted by Roy Peter Clark in his writer's how-to book, ''Murder Your Darlings''. In autobiography, highlighting her experiences as an Asian American student, educator, and US citizen, Balial has written help for educators and commentary on education (in middle school and in

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), life outside of India, and American citizenship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balial, Nandini American writers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian emigrants to the United States