Ganga Bharani Vasudevan Explained

Ganga Bharani Vasudevan
Occupation:Blogger and author
Genre:Fiction-thriller, romance
Notableworks:A Sip of Love and a Sip of Coffee (2016)
A Minute to Death (2015)
Just You, Me and A Secret (2012)

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. 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] [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.[3] [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. 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.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

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