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'''Aroon Raman''' is an Indian entrepreneur and author.

==Education and early life==
Raman was born in India to parents of South Indian descent. He did his Masters in Economics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], Delhi and then pursued his MBA from [[Wharton School]], [[University of Pennsylvania]].

==Business life==
In 1991, he set up "Raman Boards", a company involved in electrical materials, which was later bought by the [[ABB Group]] in 2007. He then started his Research and Development company named "Raman FibreScience" in 2008.<ref name="Business line company" /> The company specialises in wet-laid composites and offers end-to-end solutions to research and innovation problems.<ref name="Business line company">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/raman-effect-in-enterprise/article1015195.ece | title=Raman effect in enterprise | work=Business Line | date=April 30, 2010 | accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Company TOI">{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/RD-Goes-Desi/articleshow/10659820.cms | title=R&D Goes Desi | date=Nov 9, 2011 | accessdate=29 January 2014 | author=Sujit John}}</ref> His company is also well known for developing talent at the grassroots level.<ref name="Hindu Kafur" />

In 2010, he was elected Chairman of the [[Confederation of Indian Industry|CII]] Karnataka State Council for a period of one year.<ref name="Hindu CII outgoing">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/next-global-investors-meet-in-bangalore-in-june-2012/article1552219.ece | title=Next Global Investors Meet in Bangalore in June 2012 | work=The Hindu | date=March 19, 2011 | accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>

==Writing career==

In 2012, Pan Macmillan India published Raman's first book, ''[[The Shadow Throne (Aroon Raman novel)|The Shadow Throne]]'', which became a national bestseller.<ref name="Hindu Kafur">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-thrilling-art/article5587575.ece | title=A thrilling art | work=The Hindu | date=January 18, 2014 | accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> The story revolved about a secret society that threatened to launch nuclear weapons on Indian cities and the subsequent attempts to stop them. It was considered among the best Indian fiction releases of the year by ''The Telegraph''<ref name="Telegraph Shadow Throne">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121003/jsp/entertainment/story_16045335.jsp#.Uug3pxC3TIU | title=The Shadow Throne - Book review | work=The Telegraph Kolkata | date=October 3, 2012 | accessdate=29 January 2014 | author= Gautam Jatia}}</ref> and a racy political thriller by ''The Hindu''.<ref name="Hindu Shadow Throne">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/a-racy-political-thriller/article3866315.ece | title=A racy political thriller | work=The Hindu | date=September 7, 2012 | accessdate=29 January 2014 | author=Sravasti Datta}}</ref>

''The Asian Age'' considered the lead character well sketched out and the chase sequences of the book exciting,<ref name="Asian Age Shadow">{{cite news | title=Whirlwind conspiracy | work=Asian Age | date=11 October 2012 | author=Anjana Basu}}</ref> while ''The Hindu'' considered the build-up good and the plot "effectively convoluted".<ref name="Hindu Shadow">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/wheels-within-wheels/article3968330.ece | title=Wheels within wheels | work=The Hindu | date=27 October 2012 | accessdate=29 January 2014 | author=SHEILA KUMAR}}</ref> The ''Hindustan Times'' also called Raman the [[Robert Ludlum]] of Indian thrillers.<ref name="HT Shadow">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/books/aroon-raman-could-be-india-s-answer-to-robert-ludlum/article1-933537.aspx | title=Aroon Raman could be India's answer to Robert Ludlum | work=Hindustan Times | date=21 November 2012 | accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>

Raman wrote his second mystery-thriller, ''[[The Treasure of Kafur]]'', over a period of seven years. The book, published in December 2013 by Pan Macmillan India, was set up in Mughal India and has fantasy along partly fictionalised characters.<ref name="Hindu Kafur" /><ref name="DC Kafur">{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131221/lifestyle-booksart/article/historical-anecdotes | title=Historical anecdotes | work=Deccan Chronicle | date=21 December 2013 | accessdate=29 January 2014 | author=Nuvena Rajendran}}</ref> ''The Indian Express'' called the book entertaining and action packed.<ref name="Indian Express Kafur">{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/The-Treasure-of-Kafur-One-for-the-history-lovers/2014/01/07/article1987403.ece | title=The Treasure of Kafur: One for the history lovers | work=The New Indian Express | date=7 January 2014 | accessdate=29 January 2014 | author=Shyama Krishna Kumar}}</ref>

His third book, ''[[SkyFire (novel by Aroon Raman)|SkyFire]]'' is a sequel to ''The Shadow Throne'' and was published in 2016.

==Bibliography==
*Chandrasekhar Series
**''The Shadow Throne'' (2012, Pan Macmillan India)
**''SkyFire'' (2016, Pan Macmillan India)
*''The Treasure of Kafur'' (2013, Pan Macmillan India)

==External links==
* [http://www.aroonraman.com www.aroonraman.com], his personal website

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