ব্যবহারকারী:Sohyle Jain/Ayan Pal

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Ayan Pal
Ayan Pal at the launch of Chronicles of Urban Nomads at the Oxford Bookstore, Kolkata.
Pal at the launch of Chronicles of Urban Nomads at the Oxford Bookstore, Kolkata.
জন্ম (1980-10-25) ২৫ অক্টোবর ১৯৮০ (বয়স ৪৩)
শিক্ষাElectronics & Communication Engineering, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology
পেশাAuthor

Ayan Pal is an Indian author[১][২][৩] who is best known for his novel Confessions on an Island,[৪][৫][৬] as well as his acclaimed short stories in the anthologies Chronicles of Urban Nomads[৭] and 21 Tales to Tell.[৮] He has also co-authored India’s first composite novel, Crossed and Knotted,[৯] which made it into the Limca Book of Records.[১০]

Early life and education[সম্পাদনা]

Pal was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and raised in a Hindu matriarchal joint family along with his parents, grandmother and aunts. After being schooled at St. Joseph's College, Calcutta he went onto obtain a bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He has also done a course in Education Technology from San Diego State University, California.

Pal is a member of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USAটেমপ্লেট:Mf-adr. He has received its highest award, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), for achieving both the Advanced Communication Gold and Advanced Leader Silver awards.

Author[সম্পাদনা]

Pal's work as an author and writer formally began in 2014 when he was published in 21 Tales to Tell,[১১] as a result of being adjudged as one of the 21 best writers across India in a contest organized by Notion Press that saw over 4 lakh readers choose among 562 competing authors. He followed this up with critically acclaimed short stories in Chronicles of Urban Nomads[১২][১৩] and Her Story[১৪]

In 2015 he featured in India's first composite novel Crossed and Knotted,[১৫] which made it into the Limca Book of Records.,[১৬] and later in Rudraksha.[১৭] In 2016 he made his debut as a solo novelist with Confessions on an island[১৮][১৯][২০] and also contributed to When they Spoke.[২১]

Pal has been ranked among India’s top new authors on Litagram[২২] considered as the "Instagram of Literature"[২৩]. He was a finalist at the Orange Flower Awards for Digital Creative Superstars (awarded by Women's Web in association with HarperCollins) for 2016 in the categories of Creative Writing and Humor[২৪]. He also contributes to the South Asian literary magazine Open Road Review[২৫] and literary social forum Readomania[২৬][২৭]

Books[সম্পাদনা]

Pal's novels include:

  • Confessions on an Island (Kurious Kind Media, 2016)
  • Crossed and Knotted (Kurious Kind Media, 2015)

Pal's anthologies (co-authored) include:

  • Arranged to Love (Notion Press, 2016)
  • Tonight's The Night (Notion Press, 2016)
  • When They Spoke (Kurious Kind Media, 2016)
  • Long Story Short (Notion Press, 2015)
  • Rudraksha (Kurious Kind Media, 2015)
  • Chronicles of Urban Nomads (Kurious Kind Media, 2014)
  • Her Story (Petals Publishers, 2014)
  • Upper Cut (Red Ink Publishers, 2014)
  • 21 Tales to Tell (Notion Press, 2014)

References[সম্পাদনা]

  1. "An evening of storytelling"The Telegraph। সংগ্রহের তারিখ ২০১৬-০৬-১৬ 
  2. "Club officer's training program of Toastmaster's International held at XLRI" 
  3. "Book launch of Confessions on a Island at Starmark, Quest Mall" 
  4. "Ayan Pal Interview – Confessions on an Island Book" 
  5. https://anirbanigp.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/confessions-with-ayan-pal/
  6. http://www.preethivenugopala.com/2016/08/on-writing-ayan-pals-confessions.html
  7. "Snappy shorts"The Hindu (ইংরেজি ভাষায়)। ২০১৪-১২-০৬। আইএসএসএন 0971-751X। সংগ্রহের তারিখ ২০১৬-০৬-১৬ 
  8. https://kaffeinatedkonversations.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/kaffeinated-konversations-with-ayan-pal/
  9. http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/featured-author-interview-with-ayan-pal
  10. "'Crossed & Knotted' by Readomania ENTERS Limca Book Of Records!"Zee News। ২০১৬-০৬-০৩। সংগ্রহের তারিখ ২০১৬-০৬-১৬ 
  11. "Telling Tales that are Short and Sweet"The New Indian Express। সংগ্রহের তারিখ ২০১৬-১০-১৬ 
  12. http://www.sakshinanda.com/2014/12/book-review-chronicles-of-urban-nomads.html
  13. http://timidfingers.blogspot.in/2014/10/review-of-chronicle-of-urban-nomads-by.html
  14. http://suyashscorner.blogspot.in/2014/11/her-story-is-not-always-story.html
  15. http://wingedpost.org/2015/02/crossed-knotted-literary-review/
  16. "Like Pearls on a String: stories of India's first composite novel – Crossed & Knotted"Hindustan Times। ২০১৬-০৬-১৪। সংগ্রহের তারিখ ২০১৬-১১-১৬ 
  17. http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/review-rudraksha-when-gods-came-calling-by-readomania
  18. http://wingedpost.org/2016/11/confessions-island-literary-review/
  19. https://kaffeinatedkonversations.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/confessions-on-an-island-book-review/
  20. https://rhitibose.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/confessions-on-an-island-by-ayan-pal-a-review/
  21. https://bookhippo.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/when-they-spoke-and-how/
  22. "Leaderboard | Litagram"litagram.com। সংগ্রহের তারিখ ২০১৬-০৬-১৬ 
  23. http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-notion-of-success/article6974753.ece
  24. http://orangeflowerawards.in/finalists/
  25. http://openroadreview.com/the-top-hindi-films-of-2015/
  26. http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/online-writing-communities-provide-writers-a-platform-to-get-their-books-published/article8714195.ece
  27. http://www.readomania.com/author/ayan.pal1

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