Anand Mahadevan

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Anand Mahadevan
Born1979 (age 4344)
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupationnovelist
Nationality Indian-Canadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThe Strike

Anand Mahadevan is an Indian-Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2013. [1]

Born and raised in Tamil Nadu, India, [2] Mahadevan moved to the United States at age 17 to study. [2] He moved to Canada in 2002, [3] and teaches science at the University of Toronto Schools and creative writing at the Humber School for Writers.

The Strike, his debut novel about a young Tamil man's gay sexual awakening, was published in Canada by TSAR Publications in 2006. [4] Its publication in India followed in 2009. [4]

His second novel, tentatively titled American Sufi, is slated for future publication. [3]

He has also been an active supporter of the campaign to strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized homosexuality in India. [5]

He subsequently served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner. [6]

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