Deepa Rajagopalan Explained

Deepa Rajagopalan is a Canadian writer,[1] whose short story collection Peacocks of Instagram was shortlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.[2]

Born to Indian parents in Saudi Arabia, she has lived in India, the United States and Canada.[3] An MFA graduate of the University of Guelph, she won the PEN Canada New Voices Award in 2021 for the title story "Peacocks of Instagram".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Zilla Jones, "East meets West: Tensions among Indian diaspora permeate deft short-fiction debut". Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 2024.
  2. Cassandra Drudi, "Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2024 prize". Quill & Quire, October 9, 2024.
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/books/peacocks-of-instagram-by-deepa-rajagopalan-1.7154999 "Peacocks of Instagram by Deepa Rajagopalan"