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	'''Anu Garg''' (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of ~~[https://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html~~ Wordsmith.org], an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 195 countries.<ref		'''Anu Garg''' (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 195 countries.<ref
	name="nytimes">{{cite news \|url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=technology&res=9F01E3DF1538F93BA15752C1A9649C8B63 \|title = A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay \|accessdate = 2007-07-01 \|date = 2002-11-28 \|work = [[The New York Times]] \| first=Katie \| last=Hafner}}</ref> His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several books about language-related issues and written for magazines and newspapers. He was a columnist for [[MSN Encarta]] and Kahani magazine.<ref name="kahani">{{cite web \| url=http://kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W \| title=Kahani \| accessdate=2008-07-30 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608025517/http://www.kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W \| archive-date=2008-06-08 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>		name="nytimes">{{cite news \|url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=technology&res=9F01E3DF1538F93BA15752C1A9649C8B63 \|title = A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay \|accessdate = 2007-07-01 \|date = 2002-11-28 \|work = [[The New York Times]] \| first=Katie \| last=Hafner}}</ref> His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several books about language-related issues and written for magazines and newspapers. He was a columnist for [[MSN Encarta]] and Kahani magazine.<ref name="kahani">{{cite web \| url=http://kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W \| title=Kahani \| accessdate=2008-07-30 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608025517/http://www.kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W \| archive-date=2008-06-08 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==~~Biography~~==		==Life and education==
	In 1988 Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from [[Harcourt Butler Technological Institute]].<ref name="wordsmith">{{cite web\|url=https://wordsmith.org/anu/resume.html\|title= Anu Garg's Resume\|publisher=Wordsmith.org\|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref>		In 1988, Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from [[Harcourt Butler Technological Institute]].<ref name="wordsmith">{{cite web\|url=https://wordsmith.org/anu/resume.html\|title= Anu Garg's Resume\|publisher=Wordsmith.org\|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref>
	He lives in the [[Seattle, Washington\|Seattle]] area. Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.<ref name="seat">{{cite web\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Sign-up-to-be-a-poll-judge-1290225.php~~\|title=Sign up to be a poll judge~~\|publisher=Seattlepi.com~~\|date=2008-11-02~~\|accessdate=2013-02-02}}</ref> He is a [[vegan]].<ref name="seattlepi">{{cite web\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/348319_foodwords23.html~~\|title= On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms~~\|publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]\|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>		He lives in the [[Seattle, Washington\|Seattle]] area. In 1995, Garg received a Master's degree in [[Computer Science]] from [[Case Western Reserve University]], where he studied on a scholarship.<ref name="smith">{{cite news\|date=2000-12-01\|title=Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive\|work=[[Smithsonian (magazine)\|Smithsonian]]\|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/log-o-phil-ia-is-addictive-69955129\|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.<ref name="seat">{{cite web\|date=2008-11-02\|title=Sign up to be a poll judge\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Sign-up-to-be-a-poll-judge-1290225.php\|publisher=Seattlepi.com\|accessdate=2013-02-02}}</ref> He is a [[vegan]].<ref name="seattlepi">{{cite web\|title=On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms\|date=23 January 2008\|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/348319_foodwords23.html\|publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]\|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	In 1995, Garg received his Master's in [[Computer Science]] from [[Case Western Reserve University]], where he studied on a scholarship.<ref name="smith">{{cite news \|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/log-o-phil-ia-is-addictive-69955129		He has worked as a [[computer scientist]] at [[AT&T Corporation\|AT&T]] and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Hauser\|first=Susan G.\|url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1001466663243057240 \|title = A Word a Day – Say, 'Gasconade' – Keeps Boredom at Bay \|date = September 26, 2001 \|work = [[The Wall Street Journal]]\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020124074100/http://interactive.wsj.com/fr/emailthis/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1001466663243057240.djm\|archivedate=January 24, 2002}}</ref> In 2010, the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org's "A Word A Day" email list reached one million.
	~~\|title = Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive \|accessdate = 2016-09-11 \|date = 2000-12-01 \|work = [[Smithsonian (magazine)\|Smithsonian]] }}</ref>~~ He ~~then~~ worked as a [[computer scientist]] at [[AT&T Corporation\|AT&T]] and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Hauser\|first=Susan G.\|url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1001466663243057240 \|title = A Word a Day – Say, 'Gasconade' – Keeps Boredom at Bay \|date = September 26, 2001 \|work = [[The Wall Street Journal]]\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020124074100/http://interactive.wsj.com/fr/emailthis/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1001466663243057240.djm\|archivedate=January 24, 2002}}</ref> In 2010, the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org's "A Word A Day" email list reached one million.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
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{{short description|American author and speaker (born 1967)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Anu Garg
| image = Anu-Garg.jpg
|birth_name = Anurag Garg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|04|05}}
| birth_place = [[Meerut]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Writer, speaker, columnist, software engineer
| genre = [[Non-fiction]]
| notableworks =
|website= {{URL|https://wordsmith.org/anu/}}
}}

'''Anu Garg''' (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of [https://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html Wordsmith.org], an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 195 countries.<ref
name="nytimes">{{cite news |url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=technology&res=9F01E3DF1538F93BA15752C1A9649C8B63 |title = A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay |accessdate = 2007-07-01 |date = 2002-11-28 |work = [[The New York Times]] | first=Katie | last=Hafner}}</ref> His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several books about language-related issues and written for magazines and newspapers. He was a columnist for [[MSN Encarta]] and Kahani magazine.<ref name="kahani">{{cite web | url=http://kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W | title=Kahani | accessdate=2008-07-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608025517/http://www.kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W | archive-date=2008-06-08 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Biography==
In 1988 Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from [[Harcourt Butler Technological Institute]].<ref name="wordsmith">{{cite web|url=https://wordsmith.org/anu/resume.html|title= Anu Garg's Resume|publisher=Wordsmith.org|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref>
He lives in the [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] area. Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.<ref name="seat">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Sign-up-to-be-a-poll-judge-1290225.php|title=Sign up to be a poll judge|publisher=Seattlepi.com|date=2008-11-02|accessdate=2013-02-02}}</ref> He is a [[vegan]].<ref name="seattlepi">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/348319_foodwords23.html|title= On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms|publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1995, Garg received his Master's in [[Computer Science]] from [[Case Western Reserve University]], where he studied on a scholarship.<ref name="smith">{{cite news |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/log-o-phil-ia-is-addictive-69955129
|title = Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive |accessdate = 2016-09-11 |date = 2000-12-01 |work = [[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] }}</ref> He then worked as a [[computer scientist]] at [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hauser|first=Susan G.|url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1001466663243057240 |title = A Word a Day – Say, 'Gasconade' – Keeps Boredom at Bay |date = September 26, 2001 |work = [[The Wall Street Journal]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020124074100/http://interactive.wsj.com/fr/emailthis/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1001466663243057240.djm|archivedate=January 24, 2002}}</ref> In 2010, the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org's "A Word A Day" email list reached one million.

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |first1=Anu |last1=Garg |first2=Stuti |last2=Garg |title=A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English |publisher=Wiley |year=2002 |isbn=978-0471230328}}
* {{cite book |first=Anu |last=Garg |title=Another Word A Day : An All-new Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English |publisher=Wiley |year=2005 |isbn=978-0471718451}}
* {{cite book |first=Anu |last=Garg |title=The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words |publisher=Plume |year=2007 |isbn=978-0452288614 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/dorddiglotandavo0000garg }}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian writers]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://wordsmith.org/anu/}}
*{{wikiquote-inline|Anu Garg}}

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