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| name = Kavita Kané<br />
| image = Kavita Kané.jpg<br />
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| caption = Kavita Kané, Times Lit Fest, 2019<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|8|5}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| occupation = Author, journalist, columnist, scriptwriter<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| genre=[[Mythology]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Fergusson College]], [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]] <br />
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'''Kavita Kané''' (born 5 August 1966) is an Indian writer. She is known for writing [[Mythology]]-[[fiction]].<ref>{{cite web | title=A relook at women in Indian mythology|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/537993/a-relook-women-indian-mythology.html|first=Ranjita|last=Biswas | date=2 April 2016 | accessdate=2 April 2016 | work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> All of her books are based on Indian mythology. Her bestselling novel is ''Karna's wife: the Outcast Queen'. <ref>{{cite web | title="Mythology is not just our culture; it is a part of our daily existence"|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/interviews/Mythology-is-not-just-our-culture-it-is-a-part-of-our-daily-existence/articleshow/55955969.cms|first=Surabhi|last=Rawat | date=13 December 2016 | accessdate=13 December 2016 | work=Times of India}}</ref> She is an author of the new era of retelling<br />
<ref>{{cite web | title=Lanka’s Princess: A book that attempts to humanise the demonic Surpanakha|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/lanka-s-princess-a-book-that-attempts-to-humanise-the-demonic-surpanakha/story-dZTll4MOtz1WZtPV57PR3O.html|first=Lakshana|last=Palat | date=5 January 2017 | accessdate=5 January 2017 | work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Born in Mumbai, Kavita Kané grew up in other cities like Patna, Delhi and Pune. She is an alumna of [[Fergusson College]], Pune and has completed her post graduation, both in English Literature and Mass Communication, from the University of Pune. Although, initially, she wanted to be in the administrative services, she chose a career in journalism because she wanted to write and it was the only pragmatic career option for writing. She worked for 20 years in various media houses - Magna Publications, [[Daily News and Analysis]] and [[The Times of India]]. After the success of her debut novel, Karna's Wife, she opted to become a full time author.<ref>{{cite web | title=A Day in the Life of... Author Kavita Kané|url=http://www.idiva.com/news-work-life/a-day-in-the-life-of-author-kavita-kane/28414|first=Rituparna Roy|last=Deshpande | date=10 March 2014 | accessdate=10 March 2014 | work=iDiva}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Her childhood was spent entirely in Patna, Delhi and Pune, with her parents and two sisters. She admits the best companions for all of them were not just each other - but books. 'My father has a personal collection of over 10,000 books and if you did not read, you were considered a freak!' A die-hard aficionado of cinema and theatre, her hobbies are limited to reading - and her family.<ref>{{cite web | title=‘Each character in the epics is worth a book’|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2015/01/each-character-in-the-epics-is-worth-a-book/|first=Tehelka|last=Bureau | date=24 January 2015 | work=Tehelka}}</ref> Married to a mariner, Prakash Kane, she lives in Pune with two daughters, Kimaya and Amiya, and her other family of two dogs - Chic, the cocker spaniel and Cotton, the white, curious cat.<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''The Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen'' (2013)<br />
* ''Sita's Sister'' (2014) <br />
* ''Menaka's Choice'' (2015) <br />
* ''Lanka's Princess'' (2016) <br />
* ''The Fisher Queen’s Dynasty'' (2017) <br />
* ''Ahalya's Awakening'' (2019) <br />
Her seventh novel titled ''Saraswati's Gift'' is soon to be published by Penguin Publishers. It is based on Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bestselling author Kavita Kane to pen the untold story of goddess Saraswati|url=https://penguin.co.in/newsroom/bestselling-author-kavita-kane-to-pen-the-untold-story-of-goddess-saraswati/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
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