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'''Himani Dalmia''' is an [[India]]n writer and [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W62754918305&site=ehost-live|title = Myriad Hues of Sufism|last = Himadree|date = 25 November 2009|work = Hindustan Times|access-date = 5 February 2016|via = EBSCO|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Her [[debut novel|first novel]] ''Life is Perfect'' was published by [[Rupa & Co.]] in January 2009. The book made bestseller lists in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1631187641.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160220221449/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1631187641.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 February 2016|title = Indus Valley History, 'White Tiger' Top Bestseller Charts|last = Khan|first = Nabeel A.|date = 22 January 2009|work = Hindustan Times|access-date = 5 February 2016|via = HighBeam Research|url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Dalmia lives in [[Delhi]] with her large joint family, who were former migrants.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/kishore-singh-who-39-s-the-real-dilliwallah-109011701019_1.html|title = Kishore Singh: Who's the real Dilliwallah?|last = Singh|first = Kishore|date = 17 January 2009|work = Business Standard|access-date = 5 February 2016}}</ref> Dalmia is considered a [[Lineal descendant|scion]] of her "well-known" family.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-30564040.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160220213026/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-30564040.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 February 2016|title = Band, Baaja, Business|last = Chaturvedi|first = Anumeha|date = 5 February 2012|work = Business Today|access-date = 5 February 2016|via = HighBeam Research|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Dalmia's father is VN Dalmia and her mother Nilanjana Dalmia.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Delhi-was-booked/articleshow/4042736.cms|title = Delhi Was Booked!|last = Arora|first = Chandna|date = 29 January 2009|work = The Times of India|access-date = 4 February 2016}}</ref> She is the grand daughter of pioneering industrialist [[Ramkrishna Dalmia]].<br />
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== Work ==<br />
Dalmia worked as an editor for some time before writing her first novel.<ref name=":0" /> ''Life is Perfect'' was launched in Delhi, with Dalmia giving a panel discussion about the book.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/reading-between-the-lines/article651783.ece|title = Reading Between the Lines|date = 24 March 2009|work = The Hindu|access-date = 4 February 2016}}</ref> The story is about how complex relationships are, touching on ideas about [[monogamy]] and [[polyamory]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/imperfect-love/article644111.ece|title = Imperfect Love|date = 19 October 2009|work = The Hindu|access-date = 5 February 2016}}</ref> The story also focuses on modern life in Delhi, with a young woman as the protagonist.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-20038825.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181023035429/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-20038825.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 23 October 2018|title = Malabar on the Mind; A Poet's First Novel Brings Alive the Voyage of Vasco de Gama|last = Daruwalla|first = Keki N.|date = 30 March 2009|work = India Today|access-date = 5 February 2016|via = HighBeam Research|url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
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Dalmia has stated that she often likes to work on several manuscripts at a time.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/A-reunion-bash-in-Delhi/articleshow/10018620.cms|title = A Reunion Bash in Delhi|last = Budhraja|first = Sakshi|date = 18 September 2011|work = Times of India|access-date = 5 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://hdalmia.wordpress.com/ Dalmia's blog]<br />
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