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Indu Sundaresan
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Indu Sundaresan

Indu Sundaresan was born in India and grew up on Air Force bases all over the country. Her father, a fighter pilot, was also a storyteller—managing to keep his audiences captive and rapt with his flair for drama and timing. He got this from his father, Indu's grandfather, whose visits were always eagerly awaited. Sundaresan’s love of stories comes from both of them, from hearing their stories based on imagination and rich Hindu mythology, and from her father's writings.After an undergraduate degree in economics from India, Sundaresan came to the U.S. for graduate school at the University of Delaware and has an MS in operations research and an MA in... Read full bio

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April 21, 2010
I constructed a family tree for the Mughal kings of India (dynasty ruled 1526-1858) and the Persian immigrant family of Ghias...
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April 21, 2010
First time here at my S&S home!  I've been published by Pocket/Atria/ Washington Square Press from 2002 and have had a Web...
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Shadow Princess will be released on March 22, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Mar 22, 2011
Shadow Princess is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 22, 2011
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Apr 24, 2010
Shadow Princess will be released on March 23, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
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North Shore Outlook, January 27, 2012
...Name: Kathleen Pearce Employment: Nuthatch Book Store co-owner Most recent book: Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan Favourite book: I don't recall what I enjoyed the most as a young child, but our family had several red leather-bound volumes of folktales,...
Businessworld India, November 23, 2011
...books would you normally buy while travelling? I generally pick up anything written by Indian authors such as� Indu Sundaresan, Jhumpa Lahiri and Chitra Banerjee. Have you written any books? If not, do you plan to write in future? No I haven't written...
Ultimate Katy, September 12, 2011
...Cinco Ranch Night Readers book club will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15. The book being discussed is Indu Sundaresan’s novel The Twentieth Wife. This historical novel, set in 17th-century India, is based on one of India’s most legendary and...
Daily Bhaskar, April 18, 2011
...Sly Company of People who Care" Author: Rahul Bhattacharya Publisher: Picador Price: Rs.495 6. "Shadow Princess" Author: Indu Sundaresan Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs.399 7. "The Immortals of Meluha" Author: Amish Publisher: Westland Price: Rs.295...
Yahoo! Singapore, March 30, 2011
...Price: Rs.199 5. 'Custody' Author: Manju Kapur Publisher: Random House Price: Rs.450 6. 'Shadow Princess' Author: Indu Sundaresan Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs.399 7. 'The Immortals of Meluha' Author: Amish Publisher: Westland Price: Rs.295 8. 'The...
Yahoo! Singapore, March 24, 2011
...Price: Rs.499 5. 'Custody' Author: Manju Kapur Publisher: Random House Price: Rs.450 6. 'Shadow Princess' Author: Indu Sundaresan Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs.399 7. 'The Immortals of Meluha' Author: Amish Publisher: Tara Press Price: Rs.295 8....
The Hindu, February 19, 2011
...With her latest book, , released recently, author Indu Sundaresan reflects on her historical obsession and the craft of her writing. Indu Sundaresan's first book in the Taj trilogy, The Twentieth Wife, won the Washington State Book Award...
Manga Maniac Cafe, June 26, 2011
...Pauline Gedge (I like all of her books) The Red Tent by Anita Diamant The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan 4. Sci-fi Grass by Sheri S. Tepper (Love most of her books) Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card The Terrorist of Uristan by...
Amy Reads, June 13, 2011
...Title: Shadow Princess Author: Sundaresan, Indu Length: 333 pages Genre:  Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher / Year: Atria / 2010 Source:  Amazon Kindle store Rating: 4/5 Why I Read It: Earlier in 2010 I had read the first two in the series,...
Kindle Post US, May 9, 2011
...Shortridge in the first video below. After watching, check out the second video, where you’ll see authors Indu Sundaresan, Julia Quinn, Jamie Ford, Erik Larson, and Robert Dugoni share their writing processes and quirks. Hotel Angeline is by Jennie...
APOOO, March 23, 2011
...Trouble by Eric Jerome Dickey First of State by Robert Greer Manifest by Artist Arthur Shadow Princess by Indu Sundaresan...