{{Short description|Indian writer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox writer | embed = | honorific_prefix = | name = Anuja Chandramouli | honorific_suffix = | image = Anuja Chandramouli.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Anuja Chandramouli, Times Lit Fest, 2019 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1984}}<!-- {{Birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | residence = | nationality = Indian | citizenship = India | education = | alma_mater = Women’s Christian College Chennai | period = | genres = Fantasy<br/>Historical fiction<!-- or: | genres = --> | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notableworks = ''Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince'' (2012)<!-- or: | notablework = --> | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = 2 | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.org}} --> | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc; or omit --> }} '''Anuja Chandramouli''' (born 1984) is an Indian author of fantasy and historical fiction.
== Education and career == Chandramouli has a bachelor's degree in psychology from 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> alt=Author Profile|thumb|Author Anuja Chandrmouli Profile She is the author of seven novels.<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><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> Her debut ''Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior Prince'' was published in 2012.<ref name=":0" /> Her 2017 novel, ''The Burning Queen,'' is about Rani Padmavati, a 13th–14th century Indian queen.<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><ref name=":0" /> ''Ganga: The Constant Goddess'' was 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'' was published in August 2020, followed b''y Abhimanyu: Son of Arjuna'' in 2022.<ref>[https://agblfprize.in/vote2022.php Bengaluru Literature Festival]</ref><ref>[https://issuu.com/storizen/docs/storizen_magazine_march_2023_-_anuja_chandramouli Storizen cover]</ref>
== Personal life == Chandramouli is married and has two daughters.<ref name=":1" />
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkGG2F4SCh0 Anuja Chandramouli on scandals from mythology at the Bangalore Literature Festival]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandramouli, Anuja}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian women writers Category:Indian fantasy writers Category:Women science fiction and fantasy writers Category:Women's Christian College, Chennai alumni