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Prayaag Akbar

Prayaag Akbar

Indian journalist and novelist

Prayaag Akbar an Indian journalist and novelist. He is the former deputy editor of Scroll.in and was a reporter for Outlook magazine.[1] He has written for publications including Indian Express and Caravan, covering issues of caste, class, and politics.[2]

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His debut novel, Leila was shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize. It won the Crossword Jury Prize and Tata Literature First Book Award. In February 2018, Netflix announced that it would be developing a series based on the novel.[3][4]

He is currently a professor of literature at Krea University.

Life

Prayaag studied economics at Dartmouth College and comparative politics at the London School of Economics, and spent a year at Routledge as a publicity assistant.[5] His father is M.J. Akbar, former Minister of State for External Affairs.[6]

Novels

References

  1. [1]
    "Prayaag Akbar". Aeon.
  2. [2]
    "Leila". Allen & Unwin Book Publishers. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    Jajodia, Ishaan. "Novel Approach". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    Verma, Rahul. "Leila: The Indian Handmaid's Tale". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Prayaag Akbar". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. [6]
    Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan; Rajshekhar, M (27 October 2018). "The MJ Akbar playbook: Men look back at how he preyed on women colleagues in newsrooms and got away". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 April 2019.


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