Indu Sundaresan
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Indu Sundaresan is an American author of Indian origins. She was born and raised in India
as a daughter of an Indian Air Force pilot who died in a crash while on duty. The family then moved to Bangalore
where she collected books eagerly. She then migrated to the United States
for graduate studies at the University of Delaware
in economics.
Her short fiction has appeared in The Vincent Brothers Review and on iVillage.com. She lives in the Seattle, Washington
area. http://www.writtenvoices.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=0743427149
Her first novel The Twentieth Wife is about how a young widow named Mehrunissa, daughter of Persian refugees and wife of an Afghan commandwer, becomes Empress of the Mughal Empire
under the name of Nur Jahan. Her second novel The Feast of Roses is the sequel to The Twentieth Wife.
She is also the author of The Splendor of Silence, historical fiction set in a fictional Indian princely state just before Independence (1947).
Awards
She was awarded the Washington State Book Award for The Twentieth Wife in 2003.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
as a daughter of an Indian Air Force pilot who died in a crash while on duty. The family then moved to Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
where she collected books eagerly. She then migrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for graduate studies at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
in economics.
Her short fiction has appeared in The Vincent Brothers Review and on iVillage.com. She lives in the Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
area. http://www.writtenvoices.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=0743427149
Her first novel The Twentieth Wife is about how a young widow named Mehrunissa, daughter of Persian refugees and wife of an Afghan commandwer, becomes Empress of the Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
under the name of Nur Jahan. Her second novel The Feast of Roses is the sequel to The Twentieth Wife.
She is also the author of The Splendor of Silence, historical fiction set in a fictional Indian princely state just before Independence (1947).
Awards
She was awarded the Washington State Book Award for The Twentieth Wife in 2003.