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'''Anirudh Kanisetti''' is an Indian writer and historian. [[Sahitya Akademi]] awarded him [[Yuva Puraskar]] for his book ''Lords Of The Deccan: Southern India From Chalukyas To Cholas'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/sahitya-akademi-announces-winners-of-bal-sahitya-puraskar-yuva-puraskar-8682706/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The book won the Tata Literature Live's Book of the Year Award in the non-fiction category in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |date=2022-11-14 |title=Tata Literature Live announces winners in all categories for its 2022 awards |url=https://scroll.in/article/1037397/tata-literature-live-announces-winners-in-all-categories-for-its-2022-awards |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> It is due to be adapted by [[Rana Daggubati]] into a web series titled Lord of the Deccan for [[SonyLIV]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Rana Daggubati to produce historical action drama web series Lord of the Deccan for SonyLIV |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/rana-daggubati-web-series-lord-of-the-deccan-sony-liv-8848769/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

{{Infobox person
| name = Anirudh Kanisetti
| nationality = Indian
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering]]
| alma_mater = [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus]]
| occupation = [[Writer]], [[historian]]
| awards = [[Yuva Puraskar]], Tata Literature Live's Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award
}}

==Education and early career==
Kanisetti graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus with a Bachelor of Engineering degree with first class honors. He minored in philosophy, economics, and politics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandra |first=Vikram |date=2022-02-06 |title=‘A king could have commanded the worst atrocities on enemies and yet built awe-inspiring temples’ |url=https://scroll.in/article/1016734/a-king-could-have-commanded-the-worst-atrocities-on-enemies-and-yet-built-awe-inspiring-temples |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=A Kanisetti, Lords of the Deccan author: I feel gleeful when I demolish binaries |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/anirudh-kanisetti-author-lords-of-the-deccan-i-feel-gleeful-when-i-demolish-binaries-101670250377061.html |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

Kanisetti worked as a geostrategy researcher for the Takshashila Institution after graduation. While at Takshashila, he ran a popular podcast called "Echoes of India."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Viswanathan |first=VishnuPriya |date=2019-09-26 |title=‘Echoes of India’: the history podcast that is attracting young Indian millennials |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/echoes-of-india-the-history-podcast-that-is-attracting-young-indian-millenials/article29520062.ece |access-date=2023-09-24 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Books==
* ''India's Marathon: Reshaping the Post-Pandemic World''. By Aparna Pande, Constantino Xavier, Manoj Kewalramani, Kunal Singh, Shruti Rajagopalan, James Dorsey, Anirudh Kanisetti, Nitin Pai, Pranay Kotasthane. Publisher: Takshashila Institution. 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-14 |title=The world is changing. India needs to get its priorities right |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/the-world-is-changing-india-needs-to-get-its-priorities-right/story-efnmKpYckKUMegDkrUzf7M.html |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
* ''11 Stops to the Present: Stories of Bengaluru''. 2021. By Aditi De, Anirudh Kanisetti, Anitha Murthy, Edgar Demello, Meera Iyer, Menaka Raman, Nagaraj Vastarey, Shruti Rao Sandhya Rao, Shweta Taneja Zac O'Yeah, Sarada Natarajan. Publisher: INTACH Bengaluru Chapter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Looking back and beyond |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/dec/16/looking-back-and-beyond-2236704.html |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* ''Lords Of The Deccan: Southern India From Chalukyas To Cholas''. By Anirudh Kanisetti. Publisher: [[Juggernaut Books]]. 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Chiki |title=My best reads of 2022: Publishers choose their list of essential reading |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/my-best-reads-of-2022-publishers-choose-their-list-of-essential-reading-464355 |website=The Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Los Angeles Review of Books |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-overlooked-indian-dynasties-on-anirudh-kanisettis-lords-of-the-deccan/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Los Angeles Review of Books |language=en}}</ref>

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