Anuja Chandramouli

Anuja Chandramouli (born 1986) is an Indian author of fantasy and historical fiction.

Anuja Chandramouli
Anuja Chandramouli, Times Lit Fest, 2019
Born1984 (age 36–37)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materWomen’s Christian College Chennai
GenresFantasy
Historical fiction
Notable worksArjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince (2012)
Children2

Education and career

Chandramouli was encouraged to write and enter creative writing competitions by her English teacher at school. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Women's Christian College Chennai[1] and a master's degree in English.[2]

She is the author of seven novels. Her works often feature protagonists from Indian mythology.[3] She has also written novels in the High Fantasy genre; Yama’s Lieutenant and its sequel Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone witch.[4]

Her debut novel Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince was published in 2012. In 2013, it was named as one of the top 5 books in the Indian Writing category by Amazon India. Three of her novels, Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince, Kamadeva: The God of Desire and Shakti: The Divine Feminine are set to be translated into Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali from the English.[4]

Her 2017 novel, The Burning Queen tells the story of Rani Padmavati, a 13th–14th century Indian queen originally described in the epic poem by Malik Muhammad Jayasi.[5] It was published in the wake of controversy around the production of a film on the same subject, of Rani Padmavati, Padmaavat, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.[4] Her book Ganga: The Constant Goddess is published in 2018.[6] MOHINI: THE ENCHANTRESS is the latest book released in AUGUST 2020. This makes it ANUJA'S 11th book.

Chandramouli has also contributed articles, short stories, and book reviews in publications such as The New Indian Express, the English-language newspaper The Hindu, and Femina magazine. She has her youtube storytelling channel with the complete story of Mahabaratha.[7]

In 2017, she appeared at the Women Writers’ Fest in Bengaluru, speaking on whether gender influences narratives in mythology.[8]

She cites Veda Vyasa as her inspiration to originally start writing books, and the Mahabharata as her favourite story.[9][10]

Personal life

Chandramouli married in 2005, and has two daughters.[1]

References
  1. Basu, Soma (11 August 2016). "Born to write". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. "Anuja Chandramouli | Authors | Rupa Publications". rupapublications.co.in. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. Chanda-Vaz, Urmi. "This novel about the Hindu god Kartikeya tries bravely to twist old myths into untold new stories". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. Basu, Soma (26 January 2018). "'Book readers do not threaten people'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. "Book Review | The riddle of Padmavati: A rivetting reconstruction". The New Indian Express. IANS. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. "Ganga: The Constant Goddess | Rupa Publications". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. "Anuja Chandramouli | Asia Pacific Writers & Translators || APWT". apwriters.org. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. Datta, Sravasti (28 August 2017). "When a woman writes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. "Rendezvous with Anuja Chandramouli, Author - Kartikeya, Padmavati and Prithviraj Chauhan - STORIZEN". www.storizen.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. "As a Country, We have an Issue Stepping Out of our Past Shadow". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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