Anirudh Kanisetti

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Anirudh Kanisetti is a budding Indian writer. Sahitya Akademi awarded him Yuva Puraskar for his book Lords of the Deccan: Southern India From Chalukyas To Cholas in 2023. [1] The book won the Tata Literature Live's Book of the Year Award in the non-fiction category in 2022. [2] It is due to be adapted by Rana Daggubati into a web series titled Lord of the Deccan for SonyLIV. [3]

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Anirudh Kanisetti
NationalityIndian
Education Bachelor of Engineering
Alma mater Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus
Occupation(s)Writer, historian
Awards Yuva Puraskar, Tata Literature Live's Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award

Education and early career

Kanisetti graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus with a Bachelor of Engineering degree with first class honors. He minored in philosophy, economics, and politics. [4] [5]

Kanisetti worked as a geostrategy researcher for the Takshashila Institution after graduation. While at Takshashila, he ran a popular podcast called "Echoes of India." [6]

Books

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020</span> Childrens literature awards in 2020

The Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020, also known as Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2020, is a 2020 literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers for their contribution in the field of Children's literature in any of the 22 languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution as well as in English and Rajasthani language. It comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.

References

  1. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar". The Indian Express. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ↑ Scroll Staff (2022-11-14). "Tata Literature Live announces winners in all categories for its 2022 awards". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Rana Daggubati to produce historical action drama web series Lord of the Deccan for SonyLIV". The Indian Express. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  4. ↑ Chandra, Vikram (2022-02-06). "'A king could have commanded the worst atrocities on enemies and yet built awe-inspiring temples'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  5. ↑ "A Kanisetti, Lords of the Deccan author: I feel gleeful when I demolish binaries". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  6. ↑ Viswanathan, VishnuPriya (2019-09-26). "'Echoes of India': the history podcast that is attracting young Indian millennials". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  7. ↑ "The world is changing. India needs to get its priorities right". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  8. ↑ "Looking back and beyond". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  9. ↑ Sarkar, Chiki. "My best reads of 2022: Publishers choose their list of essential reading". The Tribune.
  10. ↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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