Aroon Raman is an Indian entrepreneur and author.

Aroon Raman
LanguageEnglish
NationalityIndian
GenreThriller, adventure
Notable worksThe Treasure of Kafur, The Shadow Throne, SkyFire
Website
www.aroonraman.com

Education and early life

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Raman was born in India to parents of South Indian descent. He attained his Masters in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, and then pursued his MBA from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Business life

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In 1991, he set up "Raman Boards", a company involved in electrical materials, which was later bought by the ABB Group in 2007. He then started his Research and Development company named "Raman FibreScience" in 2008.[1] The company specializes in wet-laid composites.[1][2] His company is also well known for developing talent at the grassroots level.[3]

In 2010, he was elected Chairman of the CII Karnataka State Council for a period of one year.[4]

Writing career

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In 2012, Pan Macmillan India published Raman's first book, The Shadow Throne, which became a national bestseller.[3] The story revolved about a secret society that threatened to launch nuclear weapons on Indian cities and the subsequent attempts to stop them. It was considered among the best Indian fiction releases of the year by The Telegraph[5] and a racy political thriller by The Hindu.[6]

Raman wrote his second mystery-thriller, The Treasure of Kafur, over a period of seven years. The book, published in December 2013 by Pan Macmillan India, was set up in Mughal India and is a fantasy book with fictionalized depictions of historical characters.[3][7] The Indian Express called the book entertaining and action-packed.[8]

His third book, SkyFire is a sequel to The Shadow Throne and was published in 2016.

Bibliography

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  • Chandrasekhar Series
    • The Shadow Throne (2012, Pan Macmillan India)
    • SkyFire (2016, Pan Macmillan India)
  • The Treasure of Kafur (2013, Pan Macmillan India)
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Raman effect in enterprise". Business Line. April 30, 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  2. ^ Sujit John (Nov 9, 2011). "R&D Goes Desi". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "A thrilling art". The Hindu. January 18, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Next Global Investors Meet in Bangalore in June 2012". The Hindu. March 19, 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ^ Gautam Jatia (October 3, 2012). "The Shadow Throne - Book review". The Telegraph Kolkata. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  6. ^ Sravasti Datta (September 7, 2012). "A racy political thriller". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  7. ^ Nuvena Rajendran (21 December 2013). "Historical anecdotes". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ^ Shyama Krishna Kumar (7 January 2014). "The Treasure of Kafur: One for the history lovers". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.