Shweta Taneja

Shweta Taneja
Born New Delhi, India
Occupation Novelist, Graphic Novelist, Journalist
Nationality Indian
Period 2012–2016
Genre Fantasy
Website
staneja.com

Shweta Taneja is an Indian novelist, graphic novelist and journalist.

Shweta Taneja is the author of the novels Cult of Chaos: An Anantya Tantrist Mystery - a detective, fantasy novel set in Delhi, India (published by HarperCollins) and The Ghost Hunters of Kurseong - a children's detective novel set in Kurseong, India (published by Hachette). She is also the scriptwriter for the graphic novels The Skull Rosary - a five-story graphic novel on the Hindu god Shiva (published by Holy Cow Entertainment) and Krishna - Defender of Dharma - about the Hindu god Krishna (published by Campfire Graphic Novels).[1] She currently lives and works in Bangalore, India.

Biography

Shweta Taneja grew up in Delhi, India where she attended school and college. Her undergraduate studies were in English literature at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. She then completed her Masters in Fashion Communication from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi and a Masters in English literature from University of Delhi.

Writing career

Taneja's journalist career was with magazines Femina and Men's Health (where she was the Assistant Editor of the India edition). She continues to write for several print and online publications including Mint,[2] Discover India, Swarajya[3] and The Huffington Post (India).[4]

Her first publication was Krishna: Defender of Dharma graphic novel for which she wrote the script and collaborated with illustrator Rajesh Nagulakonda. It is the story of the Hindu god Krishna .The graphic novel was recommended in 2013 for Classes 7 & 8 for schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, India by the Association of Writers & Illustrators for Children.[5]

The Ghost Hunters of Kurseong was her first novel. It is about a group of twelve-year olds who solve a mystery in the hill town Kurseong in India.[6] The novel was promoted by Taneja using a children's detective workshop where groups of children would solve a mystery within the given time and then draw out their version of the events [7]

The Skull Rosary was Taneja's second graphic novel for which she wrote the script and collaborated with five different illustrators for each of the five stories in the novel. It was nominated for Best Writer and Best Cover categories at Comic Con India awards 2013.[8]

Taneja's latest work is Cult of Chaos: An Anantya Tantrist Mystery which is a detective fantasy novel based in Delhi, India. The protagonist of Cult of Chaos is Anantya who is a woman tantrist - a practitioner of Tantra.[9] The novel is part of a three book series of which each book is an individual story in itself. Cult of Chaos is billed as India's first tantic-detective novel.[10] The novel was launched with The Occult Detective Quiz at Bangalore, India[11]

Taneja no more has any ambition of writing, after her last try.

Bibliography

Name Type Publication Year Publisher ISBN
Krishna: Defender of Dharma Graphic Novel 2012 Campfire Graphic Novels 978-9380741710
The Ghost Hunters of Kurseong Novel 2013 Hachette 978-9350095539
The Skull Rosary Graphic Novel 2013 Holy Cow Entertainment ASIN: B00HNSSUDQ
Cult of Chaos: An Anantya Tantrist Mystery Novel 2014 HarperCollins 978-9351364443

References

  1. ↑ "Krishna: Defender of Dharma". Campfire. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Shweta's articles for Mint".
  3. ↑ "Shweta Taneja | Swarajya". Swarajyamag.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Shweta's articles for Huffington Post India".
  5. ↑ "CBSE Reading Promotion, SNo 94" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "'I became a writer by chance!': Swetha Padmanabhan - Citizen Matters, Bangalore News". Bangalore.citizenmatters.in. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  7. ↑ Bhumika K. (2013-12-10). "Kids crack a whodunnit". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  8. ↑ "Comic Con India Awards 2013 Nominees Announced: Special Awards for Pran Kumar Sharma and Tinkle Studio". AnimationXpress. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  9. ↑ Mini Anthikad-Chhibber (2015-02-23). "Fast, furious and completely magical". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  10. ↑ Feb 10, 2015 - Rohini Nair (2015-02-10). "A supernatural detective thriller". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  11. ↑ Sravasti Datta (2015-02-04). "The thrill in occult". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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