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A Friend
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Sakhi, Manavi, Sneha. Survivor Stories
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Ahalya N.
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I am 22 yrs old and an Engg Graduate, currently working as a software developer.
I have been writing since the age of 10. I started writing as a hobby but now its a passion. My thoughts, reflections and reactions have all been bound into poems, scribbles and stories.
My other interests are reading ,dancing and travelling.
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Amit Shankar Saha
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Amit Shankar Saha was born in Calcutta. He received his B.Sc. from Maulana Azad College; and from Calcutta University he received a Special BA and an MA in English. He is currently working under Dr. Santanu Majumdar (Calcutta University) for his Ph.D. thesis on the works of Anita Desai and Jhumpa Lahiri.
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Amita Naganand
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I live in Los Angeles with my husband and son. I am trained in Hindustani Classical Music, and a music fan. Observing the world from different peoples' eyes interests me.
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Amruta Mudambi
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I live outside of Boston with my husband, 12 year old son and 18 month old golden retriever. I like to walk with my puppy, do homework with my son and
meditate. Writing for Desijournal is helping me get to know Indians with similar interests.
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Anant Kumar
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Anant Kumar, a writer in the German language, was born in the North Eastern
Indian State of Bihar. He learnt German as a Foreign Language in New Delhi,
before he came to Germany in 1991. Between 1991 and 1998, he studied German
Literature and Linguistics. He wrote his Masters Thesis on the epic MANAS of
Alfred Döblin at the University of Kassel, Germany.
Besides regular contributions to literary magazines and periodicals, he is
the author of the following books of poetry and prose:
- FREMDE FRAU -- FREMDER MANN (Schweinfurt 1997/ 2000)
- KASSELER TEXTE (Schweinfurt 1998/ 2000)
- DIE INDERIN (Schweinfurt 1999/ 2000)
- UND EIN STÜCK FÜR DICH (Ahlhorn 2000)
- DIE GALOPPIERENDE KUHHERDE (Schweinfurt 2001/2002)
- DIE UFERLOSEN GESCHICHTEN (Schweinfurt 2003/2004)
- DREI KILO HÜHNER (Leipzig 2005)
- ZERU - Eine siebentägige Geschichte (Schweinfurt 2005).
He has received several awards in contemporary German literature and is a
member of German Writers Association.
On going poetry readings and lectures by Anant Kumar are being organized in
various cities in the European Union, in North America (Dept. of Germanic
Studies) and in India.
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Aneeta Chakrabarty
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Aneeta is part-time teacher at a community college in Houston. About five
years ago, she quit her job and moved with her family from Atlanta to Chennai. She is now back in the States so that her daughters can have better opportunities in education and employment.
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Anil
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I just completed 8th grade. I like to make Flash movies, ride my bike and cook (among other things).
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Anita J.
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Anonymous Reader
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Mostly a reader, occasionally a writer.
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Anu Chopra
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I love reading, writing and surfing the Internet. I live in India and am middle-aged.
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Anuradha Gupta
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Anuradha Gupta is from BITS, Pilani and IIFT, Delhi, has worked with Hindustan Lever Ltd, Mumbai for 7 years, taught briefly at SP Jain, Mumbai, worked for a firm in Greenwich, CT and now works for an NGO in New York while pursuing her hobby, writing. She has written three books, Quest for Life, Memoirs of Army Days and the Green Dragon. She also writes regularly for various websites and her alumni magazine.
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Anuradha Warrier
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I read, therefore I write.
I write when I am happy, I write when I am sad.
I write when I am lonely.
I love to write, and if only I could get past a case of chronic laziness,
I would write more.
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Aparna Sharma
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I live in Boston with my husband and cat. In the course of my studies and work, I enjoy tracing the socio-cultural, economic and historical contexts that shape national/international events, as well as the lives of ordinary people.
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Arun Athmanathan
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I am an engineering student from IIT Guwahati, Hyderabad
and Madras, in that order. I am pursuing a B.Tech in
Biotechnology.
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Arun Chebium
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Arun Chebium writes from his hometown of Chennai, to which he recently returned after completing a Master's degree program in Engineering in the United States. To read his column, click here.
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Ashini Desai
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I need a tall rack to hold all my hats: wife, mother, software professional, creative writer, literature and film enthusiast. My online publications include articles on parenting, book reviews, poetry and personal blog site. (http://www.ashinid.blogspot.com).
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Ashley
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I am an American-born Desi-Bred teenager. (Notice the "confused" is conspicuously absent.) I like to act, write, and spend time with my friends.
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Author Montage
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Anuradha Warrier (list of articles)
I read, therefore I write.
I write when I am happy, I write when I am sad.
I write when I am lonely.
I love to write, and if only I could get past a case of chronic laziness,
I would write more.
Sameer Pandya (list of articles)
I like watching old Hindi movies and the History channel. However, I don't consider myself old-fashioned at all!
Amita Naganand
(list of articles)
I live in Los Angeles with my husband and son. I am trained in Hindustani Classical Music, and a music fan. Observing the world from different peoples' eyes interests me.
Nandini Pandya(list
of articles)
I am a mother of two and a resident of the US for almost twenty years. Originally from Mumbai, I now live in Connecticut.
Poornima Apte (list
of articles)
I live in the greater Boston area with my husband and two daughters. My passions include reading, gardening and often, writing. I am a dormant technical writer. I moved to the U.S. nearly fourteen years ago and I love to capture some of my everyday experiences with the written word.
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Bhavna
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I am a Mumbai-based Chartered Accountant. My son is 12 and is dyslexic. I like reading and watching Hindi movies.
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Bonnie Zare
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I am an Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Wyoming and am currently writing a book about how marriages are represented in contemporary South Asian women’s short fiction. I also teach a course on the life and literature of women of India. For more information on me or my courses, please go to my homepage.
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Brij V Lal
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Brij V Lal is Professor of Pacific and Asian History at The Australian National University and General Editor of the Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora.
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Burmese-American Mom
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I am from Burma and have two young children. I came to the United States about twenty years ago. My most recent visit to Burma was in 2006.
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Chanchal Singh Bal
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The author is a retired professor of mathematics. He lives in Canton, New York.
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Chandna Sethi
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Chandna lives in the south of France with her husband and daughter.
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Debasree Bhattacharjee
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I am a freelance editor and content writer. I previously worked as a journalist for the Press Trust of India and BridgeNews (India) Pvt. Ltd. (an American financial news agency). Some of my stories have been published in children's magazines.
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Deepika Chimmanamada
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Lives in Massachusetts.
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Devant
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Devika Rajan
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I did my M.A. in Economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi and worked with State Bank of India for twenty-five years. I left my job in 2004 in response to an urge to do something different. I now do quite a bit of freelance writing. My most memorable experience in the past one year is my completion of the Chennai half- marathon (21kms.) in Feb. 2005. I am married with two children in their early twenties.
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Dhwani Mehta
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I am an Indian-born, US-raised twenty-something woman. I am a nutritionist. I am also a semi-professional singer and pursue it as a serious hobby.
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DJ Editor
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Desijournal Editor
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Dr. M. I. H. Farooqi
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Urdu Scientific Society was formed by us (Scientists, Engineers, Doctors,
Journalists) ten years back. The main objective of the Society is to create
scientific temper in the Indian Society in general and Muslim masses in
particular. We also try to convince Muslim clerics to introduce modern
subjects in their curriculum. We can claim partial success in our endeavours.
I am the author of two books on Islamic Studies - Plants of the Quran
(now in its seventh edition) and Medicinal Plants in the Traditions of
Prophet Muhammad. Plants of the Quran has been translated
into Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Arabic, Malayalam and Kannada
I have published more than one hundred articles in Urdu, Hindi and English in
newspapers and magazines on the scientific aspects of Islamic studies.
I retired as Deputy Director, and Head, Plant Chemistry Division, of National
Botanical Research Institute , Lucknow some six years back. I have more than
one hundred and fifty research publications to my credit in the scientific
Journals of India and abroad.
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Dr. Reena Bhatia
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Fariha Kamal
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I was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and Dhaka. I completed my undergraduate studies at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA and started working for Fidelity Investments as an Actuarial Benefit Consultant after graduation in 2001. I started the part-time MBA program at Clark University in Worcester, MA in 2003 and graduated this May. Starting July, I will begin the Economics doctoral program at Syracuse University.
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Fatema Karim
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Fatema, who prefers to go by her nickname Shampa, was born in Jamalpur, Bangladesh in 1979. She moved to America with her parents and one older brother to eastern WA, near Hanford (whose claim to fame is that they provided nuclear material for one of the bombs which would kill 70
thousand Japanese people almost instantaneously and another 70 from illnesses related to radiation), when she was seven. She attended first The Evergreen State College, then the University of Washington where she
studied creative writing and literature, and finally Temple University. She participated in Temple's graduate program in creative writing for one semester
before dropping out. She currently lived in Seattle, a city that she loves, and is trying to get her first journalism related job.
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Gauri Sirur
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'I am a mother of two. I live in Houston, Texas with my family. I love reading and writing.
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Gurooji
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A random ranter.
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Heartcrossings
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If I could have three wishes they would be - time to read everything I want to read , live each year of my life in a new country and be my daughter's very best friend.
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Indian Observer
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Jacqueline Fa'anunu
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Ms Fa'anunu is an American who has lived many years in the South Pacific, is a linguist and has three children and three grandchildren.
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Jay Jayakumar
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I am 57 years old and work as a fusion plasma physicist in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Grew up in different parts of India, came to United
States from India as a Postdoctoral fellow in 1978. Lived and worked in 5 different states. I now live in San Diego, CA. Just started publishing the tit bits Iwrite. (Published one in Dallas Morning News and another in MSNBC.com, both short political comments).I am married and have two daughters, one a Ph.D.
student and another a medical student. Wife is a volunteer teacher in a school for homeless children.
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Jaya Kaushish
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Jaya Kaushish was born and raised in New Delhi, India. She completed her Bachelor's degree at Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, and went on to obtain her Master of Science degree at the College of Communication in Boston, MA. Jaya began her career as a researcher at New Dominion Pictures in Norfolk, VA; and she worked on a Discovery channel docu-drama series called "The New Detectives". She then returned to India and worked briefly with the renowned wildlife documentary filmmaker, Mike Pandey. Currently, Jaya has her own business, which primarily entails outsourcing web content.
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Kavita
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A Marketing Communications Professional by education and work experience, I moved to the Bay Area to be a home-maker after my marriage. Writing has been more a "way of life" for me than a hobby or a passion.
While I am not writing or keeping house for my wonderful husband, my little business enterprise Annadaata's (a Food Delivery service I started about a
year ago) keeps me occupied. Writing helps me express myself and I draw inspiration from life and people around me.
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Kollengode S. Venkataraman
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Lalita Noronha
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Born and raised in India, I am a research scientist, poet, writer and editor. My literary prose and poetry has been widely published —The Baltimore Sun, Catholic Review, Catholic Digest, The Christian Science Monitor, Crab Orchard Review, Passager, The Asian Pacific American Journal, Reed, Potomac Review, Urbanite, among others, and included in several anthologies: “A Thousand Worlds, An anthology of Indian Women Writers,”(Aurat Press,) “Great Writers, Great Stories ,from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.” (I.M. Press,) “Thy Mother’s Glass” (BWA,) “Get Well Wishes” (Harper Collins, San Francisco,) Aunties: Thirty-five Writers celebrate their other mother (Random House, Inc. NY) and “2001: A Science Poetry Anthology” (Anamnesis Press.) I received the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award (Fiction, 2002,) and the Literary Short Story (1997, 2001.) My debut collection of short stories, “Where Monsoons Cry,” was published in 2004. I am a fiction editor for The Baltimore Review, a science teacher at St. Paul’s School for Girls, and was a finalist for the Fall 2006 White Eagle Coffee Store Chapbook Contest.
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46.
Left Arm Over
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Mr Over bowls his Maiden over in the Boston suburbs,
while their daughter sports an amused look.
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Madhumathi Mohan
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I grew up in Chennai, lived for a few years in Boston and am currently parked in Toronto. I used to be an advertising copywriter and now work in marketing. I love to write about the suprises life always seems to have in store for me.
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Madhumita Gupta
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Presently based in Alwar ( Rajasthan), I'm an English teacher-writer and have been contributing to magazines like Femina, New Woman, web-sites and various children's magazines. Some stories and an English translation of Bangla stories for children-'Tuntuni and the Cat' are to be published this year by Children's Book Trust and Rupa&Co. respectively.
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Malathi Nidadavolu
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Malathi Nidadavolu is a reputable writer from Andhra Pradesh, India. Her publishing credits include an anthology of her Telugu stories, Nijaanikee Feminijaanikee Madhya, 1953-2003. amd A Spectrum of My People: A Collection of Telugu Stories in English. Two books in press: Quiet and Quaint: Telugu women's writing,1950- 1975 (A Critical Study) and From my Front Porch: An Anthology of Telugu Stories in English (Sahitya Akademy Publications).
Malathi runs a website, which is a unique portal for Telugu stories in English: www.thulika.net.
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Malathi Raghavan
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Malathi Raghavan, a veterinary epidemiologist, currently lives in Indiana
with her husband Melvin Durai and their daughters, Lekha and Divya.
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Mary Whipple
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Mary Whipple worked for many years as a college advisor for international students, helping them and their American counterparts to achieve greater
cultural appreciation and understanding. She is a Top 50 Reviewer on Amazon.com, reviewing books from around the world.
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Mayuri Sharma
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Mayuri Sharrma is a Tarot Card Reader by profession and a freelance Writer by design. Since she is already aware of what the future holds, she enjoys unwrapping the present.
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Meenakshi Agarwal
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Girl en Route
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Meghana Joshi
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I am an architect and live in Fremont, CA. I am married to a software engineer who believes that this is his second marriage - the first being his work. I am also the mother of a toddler who learns everything from me and along the way gives me a lesson or two in anger management and stress reduction.
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Murali Kamma
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I am a freelance writer for Khabar, a monthly magazine for Indian-Americans. My wife and I live in Atlanta.
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Namit Arora
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Namit's web site is at http://www.shunya.net. (Editor's note: it is a "must-see".)
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Nandini Bajpai
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Nandini Pandya
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I am a mother of two and a resident of the US for over twenty years. Originally from Mumbai, I now live in Connecticut. (I am the founder and publisher of Desijournal.)
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Naresh Sharma
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Nayan Mijar
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I live in Omaha, Nebraska with my husband and daughter. I like to read, write occasional poems and articles and browse the Internet.
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Neelesh Varde
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Neelu K. Gulri
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As a single woman in New York City, Neelu contemplates the purpose of mankind. As an ex-consultant, now full-time masters student at Columbia University, she enjoys people watching, sharing her
experiences, interactions, thoughts and opinions about group dynamics, politics, news/media, men, girlfriends and whatever else strikes her fancy.
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Neha
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I am a software engineer and am currently a stay-at-home mom. I love to use my spare time to write, read and work out.
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Niranjana Iyer
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I am a writer based in Canada, and my work has appeared in
publications such as The Missouri Review, The Smithsonian Magazine,
DesiLit, World Literature Today and more. Check out my blog at
niranjana.wordpress.com.
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Nishchint Hora
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I live In Mumbai with my husband, son, daughter and parents–in-law. I work for Vacha, a women’s resource and cultural centre based in Mumbai.
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P. Gayatri
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I am Second Year Science student in Mumbai.
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P. Tadepalli
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I am both Indian and American, a mother of two, making my home in the midwestern United States.
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Pankaj Jain
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Pankaj comes from a small town in Rajasthan. After graduating from BITS Pilani, he became a computer engineer. Pankaj recently completed his MA in Religion and Sanskrit from Columbia University. He works for a major IT company in New Jersey and writes on cultural issues. In Sept 2004, he will start his PhD in Religion as a full time student.
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Pankaj Jain
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Pankaj was born in a small town in Rajasthan and did his schooling from Pilani and later became a computer engineer. After working for couple of years in India, he came to USA with the wave of H1B visa-holders. Recently, he completed his MA in Religion and Sanskrit from Columbia University. Currently he is working for a major IT company in New Jersey and writes on the cultural issues. From Sept 2004, he will be starting his PhD in Religion as a full time student.
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Phoenix Lady
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A Chicagoan, living life with zest, surrounded by love, family and friends. Enjoying the snow and the sun alike in this beautiful city. I am no contradiction or enigma; I just live by my own rules and believe that others do their own thing. I believe ...The only way to reach for the stars is to go ahead with courage and honesty in your hearts and a smile on your face. It's easy to be smart with some one else's heart; but when the going gets tough with you, the real test lies in how you do. Reading my way to glory, lazing comes a close second (especially with a book), and music to go with the book and pakodas, coffee or maybe some chocolate and my favorite poison, hanging around my love and bothering him, taking pictures, especially his. Laughing at others and at myself, talking nineteen to the dozen, to whoever cares to listen! That’s what makes my life golden day in and day out.
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Poornima Apte
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I live in the greater Boston area with my husband and two daughters. My passions include reading, gardening and often, writing. Besides Desijournal, I review books for curledup.com and mostlyfiction.com.
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Prasanna Lal Das
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Prasanna is an occasional writer who started out as a journalist before other pursuits took over. He is currently based at Chennai, India. You can visit Prasanna at www.prasanna.org to sample some of his published work, and a few papers from his working life.
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R Anbu
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After completing Postgraduate Diploma in Management from I I M, worked in North India for the past 15 years. Presently working in Finance Dept. in a Company based in Chennai. Interested in reading philosophical books.
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Radha Aravamudhan
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I work as a software engineer in the Silicon valley. I love reading and travelling.
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Radhika Shivaraman
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I am a software professional, currently staying home in Detroit, raising three wee children, a boy and twin girls.
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Raju Chebium
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Raju Chebium is a journalist in Washington, D.C. A native of Chennai, he moved to the United States in 1988.
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Ranjani Nellore
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Ranjani Nellore, formerly a US resident now lives and writes from Hyderabad, India.
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Rekha I. Nambiar
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I am an interior decorator and feng shui consultant. Writing is a passion. My other interests include travel,reading,languages,astrology,science fiction and ancient history.
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Rekha Radhakrishnan
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Apart from writing, my hobbies include reading, music, photography and painting. I live in the Bay area with my husband and son who constantly encourage me to do my best. I also enjoy watching and reviewing movies.
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Revti-Raman Chauhan
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I am a retired Indian army officer, now living in Brisbane Australia. I have spent time in the mountains and trekking continues to be a pastime of choice.
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Rohini B. Ramanathan
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Roshan Sethi
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Roshan Sethi is an undergraduate at Yale University. He is studying biology and
intends to pursue a career in medicine. Please forward any comments to
roshan.sethi@gmail.com
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Ruchira Paul
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Name: Ruchira Paul
Born: New Delhi
Currently in : Houston, Texas
Ex teacher of chemistry. currently a person of leisure, volunteer tutor of adult literacy (GED, ESL) and blogger.
Blog: www.accidentalblogger.typepad.com
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Sadia Khan
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I reside in Connecticut, U.S.A. I'm currently doing my masters in education at St.Joseph college and plan to teach English to High school students. I love
to read, watch desi movies and listen to all kinds of music.
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Sahamat
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I am a PhD candidate at one of the universities in MA and live with my husband and daughter in greater Boston.
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Sameer Pandya
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I like watching old Hindi movies and the History channel. However, I don't consider myself old-fashioned at all!
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Sandhya Nankani
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Sandhya Nankani is editor of "Breaking the Silence: Domestic Violence in the South Asian American Community" and author of "Moments with a Master: Meetings with Dada J.P. Vaswani", (both available on amazon.com) She has also written for Ms. Magazine, Little India, and A. Magazine. She is currently working on a collection of essays, Out of India: Portraits of a Family in Transit which explores what it means to be of Indian origin but to have been Ghana-born, India-raised, and America-educated, amongst other things.
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Sandhya Srinivasan
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Sangeetha
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I believe that the greatest human quality is Empathy. I feel therefore I am.
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Sangeetha Parthasarathy
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Sangeetha Parthasarathy is a 23 year old aspiring writer living in
Cincinnati,OH.She has an undergraduate degree from BITS,Pilani and a
Masters degree from the University of Cincinnati. Working as a
business analyst, she is also a part time freelance writer, having
published articles in print and in online magazines in India and the
US.She also consults for Aperian Global, where she works as a
cross-cultural trainer, focussing on the modern day IT industry
workplace dynamics.She is also involved in Diversity council
activities, and is a panelist for the "Women in Technology"
conference.A trained carnatic vocal singer, Sangeetha performs
regularly in the music circuits in the USA.She also heads SABHA, a
non-profit organization for promoting Indian arts and
music.Sangeetha's writing draws her diverse interests and experiences,
and hopes to publish a short story collection very soon.
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Saraswathi Chidambaram
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Shanthala Damle
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Shanthala often dreams about changing the world! When she is awake, she is either solving a technology, people or business problem at work (in her IT management role) or involved in one of her favorite pastimes: reading, occasional writing, conversations, and observing and analyzing human interactions around her.
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Shantu Shah
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Sharada
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I am a Hyderabadi married to a Madrasi, and we live in Adelaide, in
South Australia, with our two little girls. My profession is research
in Physics. I write in Telugu and English. Apart from reading and
writing, I am deeply involved in music.
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Shashi Gupta
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I currently reside in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with my husband. Earlier I worked for television in the areas of research and writing. I love to write and do a lot of creative writing these days.
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Shobhan Bantwal
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I live and work in New Jersey. I write for the pure joy of it. I occasionally
write for India Abroad, India Currents and Kanara Saraswat magazines. I also write and direct Konkani skits.
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Shuchita Rao
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Shuchita Rao lives in a Boston suburb and is a mother of two active kids. She
is an IT worker without work (presently) and devotes her time to learning and
refining her skills in Hindustani Classical Music.
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Shyam Amladi
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Shyam Amladi was born and educated in India. He came to the United States in the '70s. A CPA, he has lived in Chicago area since 1975. He is also a teacher, a writer and a musician.
He has written articles on social issues, finance, music and humor. His recent book titled: "WHY ME? And Further Observations of the Confused American Male", a book on American humor is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
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Siddhartha
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At different stages of life, I hoped to become an orange-seller, an astronaut, a cricket player, a writer. Finally got settled down in a steady job which will see me through. Married and have two lovely daughters. I love simple things in life - love simple people - they are my heroes
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Sindya Narayanaswamy
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Sindya Narayanaswamy was born in Philadelphia, PA and has lived in various cities in the United States. She has a B.S. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. Currently, she lives and works in the Metro D.C. area.
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Smrithi Mohan
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Smrithi Mohan was born in upstate New York, and raised entirely in New York and New Jersey. Growing up with a strict South Indian upbringing combined with living in America, allowed her to experience several situations which she today incorporates into her writing. She is hoping to publish some of her work in the future, and is simultaneously working on a novel in addition to her short story collection. The 20-year old is currently working on her undergraduate degree on the east coast, and aspires to later become a successful author. Her website is located at http://www.smrithi.vze.com.
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Sridhar Sunderam
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I live in Lawrence, Kansas, with my wife and our two year old daughter. I'm waiting for a life-altering experience so I can write about it. To pass the time I make elaborate plans for the future.
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Sudheer Apte
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Sudheer lives in the Boston area with his wife and two daughters.
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Sudhir Halbhavi
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Suguna Saravanan
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I read, write, paint, cook and surf. All these when I am not tackling my four year old daughter's brain storming questions. I am a native of Ooty. For the last three and a half years I've been in Gujarat with my husband and my li'l quiz master.
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Sujatha Sundar
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Sujatha Sundar is an engineer turned stay-at-home mom residing in Pennsylvania. Her spare time interests (when she's not chauffeuring her 10
year old around or chasing her pre-schooler) are reading, writing, music,painting and textile arts.
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Suman Mudamula
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After a brief stint as a journalist in India, Suman Mudamula moved to the US with her husband. Now based in Sunnyvale, California she is raising her two kids besides making occasional flings at writing articles. Two of her personal essays have been published in the San Jose Mercury News. She also works as an Editorial Associate for Stylecareer.com and as Reviewing Editor for BookReviewClub.com.
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Sumi Deval
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I am a native of Bombay and moved to the U.S. a couple of years ago. I am
an amateur writer and have published articles in magazines and e-zines. I have also written a play. I love reading fiction as well as non-fiction. I live in Houston with my family.
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Sungat Nustekar
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Sungat Nustekar mucks around in the Boston area of the US doing this and that.
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Sunil Jigyasu
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Sunil Jigyasu lives in Pune and is fond of short stories.
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Supriya D. G.
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I currently live in Germany, love to question and like to write!
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112.
Suseela Ravi
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I am a retired psychiatrist, mother of three grown children and live in the Bay area with my husband. I enjoy reading and writing and going to the movies.
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Sweta Srivastava Vikram
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Sweta Vikram was born in India and raised in India and abroad. She now lives in New York City with her husband. She has worked in the field of communications for over nine years and has a Masters degree in Strategic Communications from Columbia University in New York. Her newly published book of poems, Pabulum, is a journey through her emotions and reveals her opinions based on her experience.
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Tara Menon
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Tara Menon's fiction has been published in the following journals: Catamaran,
The APA Journal, Elf: Eclectic Literary Forum, Many Mountains
Moving, India Currents, and The South Carolina Review. She has also been published in the anthologies:
Living in America, A Thousand Worlds, and Mother of the
Groom. In 2003 she won the first prize in Katha: the Indian-American fiction contest.
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Twilight
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Ulrica Pinto
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Earlier I wrote, because I could. Today, I write because I must. I write to satisfy the urge within me to express the anarchy of thought that resides within the boundaries of my mind. Sometimes it makes sense! Other times it i's mere catharsis.
Presently pursuing higher studies in the UK, and preparing for a new career working with children.
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Usha Pandrangi
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I live in Dubai with my husband and 2 children. My hobbies include music, reading and writing.
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118.
V. M. Kenkre
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V. M. Kenkre is a University Professor with physics as his field of research. Originally from Goa, and trained in Bombay, he has been in the USA for more than 30 years.
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Vaasanti Jayaswal
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Vaasanti Gopinath Jayaswal moved to the United States in the 60s. Her career involved being a zoologist, Indian classical dance and music teacher and choreographer, and director of several education programs for Indian and American children. She is also an author and speaker on Hindu scriptures. Originally from Kerala, married to an Uttar Pradeshi, she has two sons and a non Desi "daughter-in-love".
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Vandana Singh
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Vandana Singh was born and raised in New Delhi, India, where she hopes to go back to live some day. She currently lives in the U.S. with her family, teaching college physics and spinning wild tales of fantasy and science fiction. Her short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines in the U.S. and U.K. and have made it to a couple of Year’s Best collections. She is also the author of two children’s books, Younguncle Comes to Town and Younguncle in the Himalayas, both published by Zubaan books and Penguin India in New Delhi, and the first forthcoming from Viking Children’s Books/ Penguin USA in the Spring of 2006. For more about her writing, please see http://users.rcn.com/singhvan/publications.html.
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Vandana Vasudevan
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I live in NOIDA (Delhi) and work in the IT industry after spending close to a decade in banking. Around ten years ago I started contributing the ocassional article to Indian newspapers and am always surprised when they are accepted. On a good day I am a harried mom, stressed out manager, inefficient homemaker, worried daughter...My interests are movies, food and having the last word in petty domestic quarrels. My goal is to find the job which will pay me higher, allow me to work from home and somehow get me on the cover of a business mag. My concerns are rapid globalisation and the lack of a multiplex in the neighbourhood mall. I attempt to write more than nasty emails to colleagues and hence can be found on some literary forums in cyberspace.
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Vasanta Athilat
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I try to write something everyday, on topics of interest, about people,
places, events, experiences, about anything that touches me or makes an
imprint on my mind. I also enjoy nature, travel, literature, reading,
fine arts... I live in the U.S. with my family.
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Vasanthi Victor
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Vikram Pendharkar
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I am based at Raleigh, North Carolina. Interests include table-tennis, long drives & during indescribable bouts of creativity -- writing. And yeah, I happen to be laundromatically challenged.
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125.
Vinita Menon
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I'm neither American born nor confused, but I'm excited about writing for Desi Journal. I immigrated to Chicago at the age of three and haven't budged since. My professional background is adolescent psychology and acculturation issues. My personal life revolves around my two daughters, husband, parents, and sister (all in Chicago!). Balancing the best of all worlds for myself and my daughters is what drives me.
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126.
Visi Tilak
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Visi Tilak is an award-winning writer who lives in Ashland, MA.
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Yasir Shah
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Yasir Shah is 22 years old and is a senior undergraduate student from Pakistan. He published his first novel titled "Shrine" in Pakistan this past summer which he completed right before he turned 21. He is motivated by iced Mountain Dew, techno music, urban cafes and creative-writing. sometimes a combination of all produces his best stories. He aspires to write more novels and publish an anthology of his short-stories in the future.
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