Aryakin2022 at 13:57, 26 December 2025

2025-12-26T13:57:32Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian author and management professional}}'''Aashisha Chakraborty''' is an Indian author and management professional. She received the PM-YUVA from the Ministry of Education and Write India awards, and is the author of a bestseller, ''Misadventures of a Salesgirl''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-22 |title=Micro review: 'Mis(s) Adventures of a Salesgirl' by Aashisha Chakraborty |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-miss-adventures-of-a-salesgirl-by-aashisha-chakraborty/articleshow/98864127.cms |access-date=2023-12-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Vineet |date=2023-01-21 |title=A breezy story of a salesgirl at her workplace |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/culture/breezy-story-salesgirl-workplace |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Indrani |date=2022-11-21 |title=Mis(s) Adventures Of A Salesgirl: The Perfect Metro Read To Unwind With! |url=https://www.womensweb.in/2022/11/missadventures-of-a-salesgirl-aashisha-chakraborty-book-review-nov22wk4sr/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Women's Web |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Aashisha Chakraborty.jpg|alt=Aashisha Chakraborty|thumb|Aashisha Chakraborty]]

== Early life and education ==
{{Blp unreferenced section|date=October 2025}}
Aashisha Chakraborty was born to Shila and Utpal Chakraborty in New Delhi, India. She attended Summer Fields School, [[Kailash Colony]], New Delhi. Aashisha obtained her bachelor's degree in [[computer engineering]] from [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], and her [[Master of Business Administration|master's degree in business administration]] from the [[Indian Institute of Foreign Trade]], New Delhi.

== Author ==
Chakraborty debuted as an author with her bestselling novel called ''Mis(s)adventures of a Salesgirl'', published by [[Rupa Publications]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-22 |title=Micro review: 'Mis(s) Adventures of a Salesgirl' by Aashisha Chakraborty |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-miss-adventures-of-a-salesgirl-by-aashisha-chakraborty/articleshow/98864127.cms |access-date=2023-12-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Vineet |date=2023-01-21 |title=A breezy story of a salesgirl at her workplace |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/culture/breezy-story-salesgirl-workplace |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An advent of adventures |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2023/sep/07/an-advent-of-adventures-2612317.html |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=The New Indian Express|date=7 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dua |first=Purtika |date=2023-04-13 |title=1000 Words Art Gallery's Authors in Conversation: Art and Literature making the change beautiful |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thread/arts-culture-society/1000-words-art-gallerys-authors-in-conversation-art-and-literature-making-the-change-beautiful/article66728331.ece |access-date=2023-12-12 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The book was loosely based on her experiences as a sales manager. Her second book is a work of historical fiction with the National Book Trust, titled ''The 13-year-old Queen and Her Inherited Destiny.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-06-06 |title=Micro review: 'The 13-Year-Old Queen And Her Inherited Destiny' by Aashisha Chakraborty |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-the-13-year-old-queen-and-her-inherited-destiny-by-aashisha-chakraborty/articleshow/100796151.cms |access-date=2023-12-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=Launch of books under PM YUVA scheme at World Book Fair a huge success |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/culture/launch-of-books-under-pm-yuva-scheme-at-world-book-fair-a-huge-success |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Writing ==

=== Books ===

* Mis(s)adventures of a Salesgirl ([[Rupa Publications]], 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIS(S)ADVENTURES OF A SALESGIRL {{!}} Rupa Publications |url=https://rupapublications.co.in/books/missadventures-of-a-salesgirl/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The 13-year-old Queen and her inherited destiny ([[National Book Trust]], 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to National Book Trust India |url=https://www.nbtindia.gov.in/books_detail__60__pm-yuva-series__4411__the-13-year-old-queen-and-her-inherited-destiny.nbt |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.nbtindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Chakraborty was one of 75 recipients of the PM-YUVA Fellowship from the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]], [[Government of India]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbtindia.gov.in/news__pressreleases__10594__results-of-all-india-contest-of-pm-yuva-mentorship-shceme.nbt |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801171158/https://www.nbtindia.gov.in/news__pressreleases__10594__results-of-all-india-contest-of-pm-yuva-mentorship-shceme.nbt|archivedate=2023-08-01|title=RESULTS OF ALL-INDIA CONTEST OF PM-YUVA MENTORSHIP SHCEME [sic] |website=www.nbtindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winner Announcement of 75 Selected Authors under the PM-YUVA Mentorship Scheme |url=https://blog.mygov.in/winner-announcement-of-75-selected-authors-under-the-pm-yuva-mentorship-scheme/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=blog.mygov.in}}</ref> She was the winner of [[The Times of India|''The'' ''Times of India'']] ''Write India Season 2,'' having been ranked first by [[Shobhaa De]]'','' and 6 each by [[Manu Joseph]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]]'','' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-06-19 |title=Aashisha Chakraborty |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/write-india/season-2/winners/manu-joseph/regular/aashisha-chakraborty/articleshow/64632423.cms |access-date=2023-12-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakraborty, Aashisha}}
[[Category:Indian novelists]]
[[Category:Indian women novelists]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Aashisha Chakraborty - Revision history

Aryakin2022 at 13:57, 26 December 2025