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'''Anuja Chandramouli''' (born 1986) is an Indian author of [[fantasy]] and [[historical fiction]].<br />
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== Education and career ==<br />
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|Women's Christian College Chennai]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Born-to-write/article14564162.ece|title=Born to write|last=Basu|first=Soma|date=2016-08-11|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and a master's degree in English.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rupapublications.co.in/authors/anuja-chandramouli/|title=Anuja Chandramouli {{!}} Authors {{!}} Rupa Publications|website=rupapublications.co.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><br />
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She is the author of seven novels. Her works often feature protagonists from Indian mythology.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/878802/this-novel-about-the-hindu-god-kartikeya-tries-bravely-to-turn-myth-into-fiction|title=This novel about the Hindu god Kartikeya tries bravely to twist old myths into untold new stories|last=Chanda-Vaz|first=Urmi|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref> She has also written novels in the [[High fantasy|High Fantasy]] genre; ''Yama’s Lieutenant'' and its sequel ''Yama’s Lieutenant and the Stone witch.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-past-year-was-extraordinary-for-anuja-chandramouli-she-achieved-what-many-authors-dream-of-three-books-in-a-row-released-by-different-publishers-one-of-them-is-on-rani-padmavati/article22529083.ece|title='Book readers do not threaten people'|last=Basu|first=Soma|date=2018-01-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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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 (company)|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 language|Marathi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] from the English.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Her 2017 novel, ''The Burning Queen'' tells the story of [[Rani Padmini|Rani Padmavati]], a 13th–14th century Indian queen originally described in the epic poem by [[Malik Muhammad Jayasi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2017/dec/19/book-review--the-riddle-of-padmavati-a-rivetting-reconstruction-1731111.html|title=Book Review {{!}} The riddle of Padmavati: A rivetting reconstruction|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=19 December 2017|agency=IANS|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":0" /> Her book ''Ganga: The Constant Goddess'' is published in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rupapublications.co.in/books/ganga-the-constant-goddess/|title=Ganga: The Constant Goddess {{!}} Rupa Publications|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> MOHINI: THE ENCHANTRESS is the latest book released in AUGUST 2020. This makes it ANUJA'S 11th book. <br />
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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 (India)|Femina]] magazine. She has her youtube storytelling channel with the complete story of Mahabaratha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apwriters.org/author/anuja/|title=Anuja Chandramouli {{!}} Asia Pacific Writers & Translators {{!}}{{!}} APWT|website=apwriters.org|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><br />
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In 2017, she appeared at the Women Writers’ Fest in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], speaking on whether gender influences narratives in mythology.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/when-a-woman-writes/article19575989.ece|title=When a woman writes|last=Datta|first=Sravasti|date=2017-08-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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She cites [[Veda-vyasa|Veda Vyasa]] as her inspiration to originally start writing books, and the [[Mahabharata]] as her favourite story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.storizen.com/author-interviews/rendezvous-with-anuja-chandramouli-author-kartikeya-padmavati-and-prithviraj-chauhan/|title=Rendezvous with Anuja Chandramouli, Author - Kartikeya, Padmavati and Prithviraj Chauhan - STORIZEN|website=www.storizen.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/anuja-chandramouli-managed-release-three-books|title=As a Country, We have an Issue Stepping Out of our Past Shadow|website=www.shethepeople.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Chandramouli married in 2005, and has two daughters.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkGG2F4SCh0 Anuja Chandramouli on scandals from mythology at the Bangalore Literature Festival]<br />
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