Neelam Saxena Chandra
Neelam Saxena Chandra | |
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| Neelam Saxena Neelam Saxena | |
| Born | 27 June 1969 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Writer, author, bureaucrat |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Hislop College |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction |
| Notable awards | Radio City Freedom Awards |
| Spouse | Prafulla Chandra |
| Children | Simran Chandra |
| Website | |
| neelamsaxenachandra | |
Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author.[1][2] She has written novels, short stories, children's stories, and poetry in English and Hindi.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Chandra has authored four novels, a novella, five collections of short stories, 25 collections of poetry, and 10 books for children. She has received several awards including the "Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014.[3][4][5][6] given by Xpress Publications. She was awarded a prize in a poetry contest organized by the Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic Poetry for Social Change.[7] The song Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist[8] won a 'Popular Choice Award' in the Folk Fusion category at the Radio City Freedom Awards.[9][10][1] She was shortlisted for the IPR Annual Award 2020.[11]
She is an IES Officer (1992 batch), and has also served as Joint Secretary of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).[12][13][14] She served as Executive Director of Pune Metro[15] and now serves as Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Pune Division.
Awards and recognition
[edit | edit source]- 2014: Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Award from Xpress Publications: Kerala, India.[1]
- Lyricist of Mere Sajan Sun Sun which won a 'Popular Choice' award at the Radio City Freedom Awards.[16]
- 2014: Featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees long list 2014.[6][1]
- 2018: Humanity International Women Achievers Awards by Aditya Birla Hospital.[17]
- 2018: Soninder Samman for contribution in Hindi Literature.[18]
See also
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- List of Indian writers
- List of Indian poets
- List of Hindi-language authors
- List of Indian women writers
- List of children's literature writers
References
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- ^ a b Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees List for 2014, Forbes India, 12 December 2014
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- ‘My daughter gave birth to the story-teller in me’ on Millennium Post
- Neelam Saxena Chandra's Interview on DD National
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Writers from Nagpur
- English-language Indian poets
- Indian women poets
- Indian women novelists
- Indian women children's writers
- Indian children's writers
- Novelists from Maharashtra
- Indian women short story writers
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 20th-century Indian poets
- Women writers from Maharashtra
- Poets from Maharashtra