Ganga Bharani Vasudevan

Ganga Bharani Vasudevan
OccupationBlogger and author
GenreFiction-thriller, romance
Notable worksA Sip of Love and a Sip of Coffee (2016)
A Minute to Death (2015)
Just You, Me and A Secret (2012)
Website
gangabharani.com

Ganga Bharani Vasudevan (also known as Ganga Bharani) is an Indian blogger-turned-writer.[1] She is the author of the books Just You, Me and A Secret (2012), A Minute to Death (2015), A Sip of Love and a Sip of Coffee (2016) and Murder In The Elevator (2018).

Biography

As a child, Ganga was encouraged by her father to read newspaper opinion pieces and to write.[2] She began contributing opinion articles to Your Opinion Matters on NXGN at the age of 15.[2][1] She also started blogging in 2006, starting with material that was not accepted by newspapers.[2][3][1] After about five years, she started writing short stories and became interested in writing a book.[1] She wrote the first chapters of her first book on her blog.[4][2] After many rejections from publishers, she was contacted by a publisher about writing a book.[1][2]

She has won a variety of contests for her blogging, and was shortlisted for the UK Blog Awards in 2015.[2] One of her short stories has been made into the short film Bhimbam.[2] Two of her short films, Tiny Steps and Candles, won awards at the WE CARE Film Festival.[2]

Ganga is also a technical analyst.[5][3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Wish to pen a book? Make a splash with blogging". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. September 8, 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Padmanabhan, Geeta (August 16, 2017). "Words, lines and thoughts". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Ramakrishnan, Deepa H.; Venugopal, Vasudha (May 13, 2016). "No desk job can keep them from their passion: writing". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ Ratnakumar, Evelyn (July 8, 2015). "Blog! It may win you a book contract". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ Samuel, Rufus John (May 21, 2016). "Sharing a secret". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ Gowri, Devika (July 29, 2015). "'I love playing guessing games with readers'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 30 December 2017.