Omair Ahmad Explained

Omair Ahmad
Birth Date:	1974
Birth Place:	Aligarh, India
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Writer
Known For:	Jimmy the Terrorist
Alma Mater:	Jawaharlal Nehru University

Omair Ahmad is an Indian journalist and writer. His book Jimmy the Terrorist was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Ahmad was born in Aligarh, in 1974. He received his early education at international schools in Saudi Arabia and in Woodstock, Mussoorie India.^[3] He has degrees in international politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and Syracuse University in New York, and has worked as an analyst, a reporter and a political adviser in New Delhi, London and Washington.^[4]

His published works include the novels Encounters and The Storyteller’s Tale.^[5] The latter is set in India in the 18th century, right after the destruction of Delhi by Ahmad Shah Durrani.

His novel Jimmy the Terrorist was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize^{[6] [7]} and went on to win the 2010 Vodafone Crossword Book Award.^[8]

He has also written a narrative history of Bhutan, titled The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan.^{[9] [10]}

His most recent publication was a view on the Ayodhya verdict by the Supreme Court. It says - " In its own way, it is a judgement on the New India, an India where the Supreme Court has judged that reason has no place any longer.^[11] "

Bibliography

• The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan (Aleph, travel, 2013)
• Jimmy the Terrorist (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin India, novel, 2010)
• The Storyteller's Tale (Penguin India, novella, 2009)^[12]
• Sense Terra (Pages Editor, short stories, 2008)
• Encounters (Tara Press, novel, 2007)

External links

• http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-knife-hidden-in-the-sleeve/723306/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/
• http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/omair-ahmad/
• http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/omair-ahamad/
• http://www.literaturfestival.com/participants/authors/2011/omair-ahmad
• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/violence-has-been-rewarded-and-we-should-all-worry/

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Knife Hidden in the Sleeve. The Indian Express. 11 December 2010 . 20 June 2011.
2. Web site: Omair Ahmad. Man Asian Literary Prize. 20 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/. 24 July 2011.
3. Web site: Omair Ahmad — internationales literaturfestival berlin. 2021-09-28. www.literaturfestival.com.
4. Web site: Omair Ahmad. 5 December 2005 . OpenDemocracy. 20 June 2011.
5. Web site: Omair Ahmad. Penguin Books India. 20 June 2011.
6. Web site: Omair Ahmad. Jaipur Literature Festival. 20 July 2010.
7. Web site: Omair Ahmad. Man Asian Literary Prize. 20 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/. 24 July 2011.
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html "Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced"
9. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pavan-k-varma-reviews-the-kingdom-at-the-centre-of-the-world-journeys-into-bhutan-by-omair-ahmad/1/285844.html "The Happy Kingdom"
10. News: Nair. Govindan. 2013-09-02. The land where myths are true. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-09-28. 0971-751X.
11. News: Violence has been rewarded, and we should all worry. The Times of India . Ahmed . Omair .
12. Web site: 2012-07-31. The Storyteller's Tale. 2021-09-28. Hindustan Times. en.