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Siddhartha Chowdhury
Siddharth Chowdhury is an Indian novelist. He lives in Delhi where, until recently, he worked with a publishing company. He began writing at 19, "Rather late", he says, "most writers seem to start at 10 or earlier" but was soon publishing short stories in Indian and foreign publications. Biography Writing career Chowdhury grew up in Patna and studied English Literature at Delhi University from 1993 to 1998. His first collection of stories, ''Diksha at St. Martins'', was published in 2002 to immense praise. In 2007, he was granted the Charles Wallace Writer-in-Residence Fellowship at the University of Stirling in Scotland. He is the author of ''Patna Roughcut'' and ''Day Scholar'', the latter of which was partially written at the university and shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2009. He currently lives in Delhi and holds the position of Editorial Consultant at Manohar Books. Notable works *Diksha at St. Martin's (2002), Sristhi Publication *Patna Roughc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patna
Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, 19th largest city in India. Covering and over 2.5 million people, its urban agglomeration is the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, 18th largest in India. Patna also serves as the seat of Patna High Court. The Buddhist, Hindu and Jain pilgrimage centres of Vaishali district, Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodh Gaya and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna City is a sacred city for Sikhs as the tenth 10th Sikh Guru, Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh was born here. The modern city of Patna is mainly on the southern bank of the river Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Son River, Son, Gandak and Punpun River, Punpun. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
