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{{short description|Indian author and public speaker (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ayan Pal
| image = Author_Ayan_Pal.JPG
| alt = Ayan Pal at the launch of Chronicles of Urban Nomads at the Oxford Bookstore, Kolkata.
| caption = Pal at the launch of ''Chronicles of Urban Nomads'' at the [[Oxford Bookstore]], [[Kolkata]].
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|25}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[India]]
| education = [[Electronics & Communication Engineering]], [[Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology]] [[Educational Technology]], [[San Diego State University]]
| occupation = Author, Public Speaker
| spouse = Ankana Sengupta Pal
| children = Aadwrita Pal
}}

'''Ayan Pal''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[author]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150628/jsp/calcutta/story_28275.jsp#.V1lxZXqbTug|title=An evening of storytelling|website=The Telegraph|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref><ref>http://indiablooms.com/ibns_new/life-details/LIT/2443/confessions-on-an-island-ayan-pal-rsquo-s-solo-debut-novel.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/blog/2016/10/31/book-launch-of-confessions-on-a-island-at-starmark-quest-mall/|title=Book launch of Confessions on a Island at Starmark, Quest Mall}}</ref><ref>http://www.facestorys.com/page/ayan-pal</ref> and [[public speaker]]<ref>http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/WCAS-organizes-workshop-on-Where-There-is-a-Dream-There-is-a-Way-for-MBA-EMBA-BBA-students-54yr</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/club-officers-training-program-toastmasters-international-held-xlri/96931/|title=Club officer’s training program of Toastmaster’s International held at XLRI}}</ref><ref>http://businessworld.in/article/Innovative-Disruptive-Methods-Need-Of-The-Hour-For-Corporates/08-10-2017-127864/</ref> who is best known for his novel ''Confessions on an Island'',<ref>https://www.openroadreview.com/ayan-chatterjee-interviews-ayan-pal-author-confessions-island/{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.writerstory.com/ayan-pal-interview-confessions-on-an-island-book/|title= Ayan Pal Interview – Confessions on an Island Book}}</ref><ref>https://anirbanigp.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/confessions-with-ayan-pal/</ref><ref>http://www.preethivenugopala.com/2016/08/on-writing-ayan-pals-confessions.html</ref> as well as his acclaimed short stories in the anthologies ''Chronicles of Urban Nomads''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/snappy-shorts/article6667651.ece|title=Snappy shorts|date=2014-12-06|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> and ''21 Tales to Tell''.<ref>https://kaffeinatedkonversations.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/kaffeinated-konversations-with-ayan-pal/</ref> He has also co-authored India's first [[Short story cycle|composite novel]], ''Crossed and Knotted'',<ref>http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/featured-author-interview-with-ayan-pal</ref> which made it into the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworms-trail/crossed-knotted-by-readomania-enters-limca-book-of-records_1891328.htm|title=‘Crossed & Knotted’ by Readomania ENTERS Limca Book Of Records!|date=2016-06-03|website=Zee News|access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Pal was born in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] (now Kolkata) and raised in a [[Hindu]] [[Matriarchal religion|matriarchal]] joint family along with his parents, grandmother and aunts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thetalkingstories.com/2017/02/23/up-close-and-personal-with-ayan-pal-confessions-of-an-island/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204454/http://thetalkingstories.com/2017/02/23/up-close-and-personal-with-ayan-pal-confessions-of-an-island/ |archive-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>https://rhitibose.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/confessions-with-author-ayan-pal/</ref>

After being schooled at [[St. Joseph's College, Calcutta|St. Joseph's College]], [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] he went onto obtain a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Electronic engineering|Electronics & Communication Engineering]] from [[Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology]], [[Bangalore]].<ref>http://buzzmagazine.in/books-literature/author-interview-ayan-pal.html</ref> He has also done a course in [[Educational technology|Education Technology]] from [[San Diego State University]], [[California]].

==Public Speaker==

Pal is a member of [[Toastmasters International]],<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Toastmasters-club-at-BITP/articleshow/16429783.cms</ref> a [[Non-profit organization|nonprofit]] educational organization headquartered in {{mf-adr|city=[[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita]]|region=[[California]]|nation=USA}}.

In 2013 Pal received its highest award, ''Distinguished Toastmaster'' (DTM),<ref>https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2017/may2017/membermoment</ref> for achieving both the Advanced Communication Gold and Advanced Leader Silver awards.

In 2017 Pal was adjudged as the national champion for impromptu speaking (Table Topics) for District 41 (serving North and East India).<ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/reety-wadhwa-wins-three-day-long-toastmasters-conference-held-in-chandigarh/articleshow/58881798.cms</ref>

==Author==

Pal's work as an author and writer formally began in 2014 when he was published in ''21 Tales to Tell'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2014/mar/17/Telling-Tales-that-are-Short-and-Sweet-587041.html|title=Telling Tales that are Short and Sweet|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=2016-10-16}}</ref> 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''<ref>http://www.sakshinanda.com/2014/12/book-review-chronicles-of-urban-nomads.html</ref><ref>http://timidfingers.blogspot.in/2014/10/review-of-chronicle-of-urban-nomads-by.html</ref> and ''Her Story''<ref>http://suyashscorner.blogspot.in/2014/11/her-story-is-not-always-story.html</ref>

In 2015 he featured in India's first composite novel ''Crossed and Knotted'',<ref>http://wingedpost.org/2015/02/crossed-knotted-literary-review/</ref> which made it into the [[Limca Book of Records]].,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/like-pearls-on-a-string-stories-of-india-s-first-composite-novel-crossed-knotted/story-jWOD9vdFV4gwSw9HHCvfFO.html|title=Like Pearls on a String: stories of India’s first composite novel – Crossed & Knotted|date=2016-06-14|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref> and later in ''Rudraksha''.<ref>http://www.devikafernando.com/blog/review-rudraksha-when-gods-came-calling-by-readomania</ref>

In 2016 Pal made his debut as a solo novelist with ''Confessions on an island''<ref>http://wingedpost.org/2016/11/confessions-island-literary-review/</ref><ref>https://kaffeinatedkonversations.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/confessions-on-an-island-book-review/</ref><ref>https://rhitibose.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/confessions-on-an-island-by-ayan-pal-a-review/</ref> and also contributed to ''When they Spoke''.<ref>https://bookhippo.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/when-they-spoke-and-how/</ref> Later that year, he was a finalist in 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orangeflowerawards.in/finalists/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209053248/http://orangeflowerawards.in/finalists/ |archive-date=9 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2017 he participated in Saptan Stories,<ref>http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/books/10882-one-sentence-time-short-story-authored-netizens</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/reading-between-the-lines/article19645810.ece</ref> an initiative by [[British Council]] India and the [[Academy Award|Oscar]] winning [[Aardman Animations]] that was developed as a part of the UK-India Year of Culture 2017.<ref>https://www.thebetterindia.com/115564/saptan-stories-inspiration-behind-the-scenes/</ref> Heralded as the first-ever purely crowd-sourced short story art project in India, the contest saw seven artists from India and UK illustrate the 6 winning entries, of which Pal had his story-line voted as the best entry twice during the 7 week long contest.<ref>https://saptan-stories.britishcouncil.org.in/</ref><ref>https://www.thebetterindia.com/115564/saptan-stories-inspiration-behind-the-scenes/</ref> The same year, he was included by Writer's Social Networking Platform - Kalaage<ref>https://inc42.com/flash-feed/kalaage-funding-rain/</ref> in the list of India's Top 100 New and Rising Authors.<ref>https://www.kalaage.net/interview/ayan-pal</ref>

In 2018, Pal was listed by the Hindustan Times as one of the "Five Indian short story writers to read"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/five-indian-short-story-writers-to-read/story-Z6E54O4xj0QaSZcwN9jx7H.html|title=Five Indian short story writers to read|date=2018-02-17|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}}</ref> for those who like stories that are told in fewer words.

He also contributes to the South Asian literary magazine ''Open Road Review''<ref>http://openroadreview.com/the-top-hindi-films-of-2015/</ref> and literary social forum ''Readomania''<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/online-writing-communities-provide-writers-a-platform-to-get-their-books-published/article8714195.ece</ref><ref>http://www.readomania.com/author/ayan.pal1</ref>

==Books==
Pal's novels include:
* ''Crossed and Knotted'' (Kurious Kind Media, 2015)
* ''Confessions on an Island'' (Kurious Kind Media, 2016)

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

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