Ravinder Singh (author)

Ravinder Singh
Born 4 February 1982
Burla, India
Occupation Writer
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Genre Fiction
Notable works I Too Had A Love Story[1][2]
Spouse Khushboo Chauhan
Website
ravindersinghonline.com

Ravinder Singh (Punjabi: ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ) (born 4 February 1982) is an Indian author.[3] He has written four novels entitled I Too Had a Love Story,[4][5][6][7][8] Can Love Happen Twice?,[9][10] "Like it happened Yesterday" and Your Dreams are Mine Now.

Biography

Early life

Singh was born into a Sikh family in Kolkata. He spent his childhood in the small town of Burla in Odisha.[11] He completed his schooling from Guru Nanak Public School, Sambalpur, Odisha. He received a Bachelor of Engineering in computer science engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Karnataka.[5] Then he moved to Bhubaneshwar to work at Infosys Technologies for five years. He did his MBA from Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. He was working as a Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft when he decided to become a full-time author.[12]

He met his girlfriend who died in 2007 before they got formally engaged.[2][6] He adapted his own story into a novel.[4][5] The book I Too Had a Love Story was reviewed by N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Technologies, who called it "Simple, honest and touching".Now married to Khusboo Chauhan [13]

Literary career

Singh's first book is based on a real-life incident of his meeting a girl and his love life.[2][6] After a six-month search, an editing team sent the manuscript to the publisher Shristi, who published the book.[2] The book was unveiled at a press conference in Chandigarh by Anupam Mittal.[2][4] He also launched the audio version of I Too Had a Love Story in mid-2011.[2][7] I Too Had a Love Story is also published in Kannada language, entitled Nannadu Ondu prema kathe.[2][8]

"After the unfortunate incident, I was looking for a reason to live. And I started to pen down the moments I had been through."[4]

"I can't deny that. I had to go back in time, close my eyes, relive the moments, tears rolled down and I wrote the words."

—Singh talking at the launch of I Too Had a Love St.[4]

Works

See also

References

  1. ↑ "I Too Had A Love Story". The Telegraph. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Debutante novelist already a heartthrob" (PDF). Vitastapublishing. March 2011. p. 5. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Yuppy by day, writer by night". The Telegraph. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Love's labour not lost". The Tribune. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Review:Tender moments, touchingly told". The Tribune. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "A Story of Love and Loss". India Today. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Listen to Novel". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Audio Book of Love and Loss". The Indian Express. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "Book excerpt: Can love happen twice?". Rediff. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  10. ↑ "A writer's journey". The Tribune. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ravinder Singh". Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Diverse talent at ISB class of 2012". The Hindu. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "I too had a love story by Ravinder Singh". 25 December 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  14. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lokesh_Dhodiya

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