Nandini Bajpai is a Boston-based author of Indian origin.[1] Her debut young adult novel "Red Turban White Horse: My sister's hurricane wedding" was published by Scholastic India in 2013.[2][3] Bajpai's book, Starcursed, a historical young adult novel, was published by Rupa Publications in November 2013. Her book Rishi and the Karmic Cat is middle grade (for children aged 9 and up) was published by Rupa Publications in September 2015.[4][5] In November 2017 Nikki Garcia at Little, Brown bought Nandini Bajpai's contemporary YA novel A Match Made in Mehendi for publication in spring 2019.[6] A Match Made in Mehendi was released in September 2019 [7] and received good industry reviews including a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[8] Her young adult novel Sister of the Bollywood Bride was acquired by Little Brown/Poppy for a summer 2021 release.[9] Quite a lot of her work has been showcased in I-Ready lessons as well.
Nandini Bajpai | |
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 Author Nandini Bajpai at BookCon 2019 | |
| Born | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | "A Match Made in Mehendi" (2019) "Sister of the Bollywood Bride" (2021) "Red Turban White Horse" (2013) "Starcursed" (2013) "Rishi and the Karmic Cat" (2015) |
Personal life
editNandini Chauhan was born in Meerut UP in a Rajput family. Her father was a military officer and she has three sisters.[10] The youngest of the four Chauhan sisters is the well known Indian writer, Anuja Chauhan.[11][12] Nandini immigrated to Australia with her family in 1991. In 1994, after her marriage, she moved to the US. She worked at Fidelity Investments in Boston until the birth of her first child. After that she became involved in volunteering with several community and animal rescue groups while also starting to write. She was nominated for the India New England Woman of the Year award in 2015.[13]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "A Girl Like Me: Nandini Bajpai". Verve. 16 January 2019.
- ^ Vishav (3 July 2013). "The Age of Young Adults". No. Lifestyle Book/Arts. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 August 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Hurricane Wedding". No. Simply Delhi. India Today. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Saving the Book of Life". The Hindu. No. January 2016. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Nandini Bajpai: A Knack for Writing Young Adult Fiction". No. August 2014. India New England. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rights Report: Week of November 20, 2017". No. November 2017. Publishers Weekly. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "In Brief: September 19, 2019". Publishers Weekly. 19 September 2019.
- ^ "A Match Made in Mehendi". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Rights Report: Week of November 9, 2020". Publishers Weekly. 10 November 2020.
- ^ Gianani, Kareena (7 July 2013). "Author by the minute: Nandini Bajpai". No. Life and style news. Mid-Day Mumbai. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Venkatraman, Janane (8 July 2013). "Band, Bajaa, Books?". No. Chennai. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Limelight: Sister Act". No. Calcutta. The Telegraph (Calcutta). 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Author Nandini Bajpai Dabbles in Young Adult Fiction". No. May 2015. India New England. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.[permanent dead link]