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'''Devapriya Roy''' is an Indian author best known for her books, ''Friends from College, Indira'' and ''The Heat and Dust Project.'' She lives in [[New Delhi]] with her husband and cat. <br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Roy was born in Calcutta and studied in [[Calcutta Girls' High School|Calcutta Girl's High School.]]<br />
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She earned her bachelor's degree and master's degree in English literature from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] respectively. She obtained a PhD on [[Bharata Muni|Bharata]]’s [[Natyashastra]] from Jawaharlal Nehru University under the supervision of award-winning poet and playwright [[H.S. Shivaprakash]], and her co-supervisor was Prof Katia Legeret of the [[University of Paris VIII]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/808961/how-the-natyashastra-was-born-and-the-inevitable-disruption-of-early-performances|title=How the Natyashastra was born|publisher=Scroll.in}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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Roy began her career with ''The Vague Woman’s Handbook'', a quirky novel that was published by [[HarperCollins]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=2735 |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822003235/http://www.harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=2735 |archive-date=22 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/crystal-clear/271817|title=Crystal Clear|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> in March 2011 and subsequently appeared on the ''[[India Today]]'' Bestseller List.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20111226-bestsellers-for-december-2011-750101-2011-12-21|title=Bestsellers for December 2011|last1=December 21|first2=2011 ISSUE DATE|last2=December 26|first3=2011UPDATED|last3=December 22|first4=2011 14:40|last4=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref><br />
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Her second book was ''The Weight Loss Club: The Curious Experiments of Nancy Housing Cooperative'', yet another quirky novel published by [[Rupa & Co.]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rupapublications.co.in/books/weight-loss-club-curious-experiments-nancy-housing-cooperative |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817000731/http://rupapublications.co.in/books/weight-loss-club-curious-experiments-nancy-housing-cooperative |archive-date=17 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in July 2013.<br />
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Her 2015 book, ''The Heat and Dust Project''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/discovery-of-india/633839|title=Discovery of India - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/archive-news/|title=Hindustan Times - Archive News|website=www.hindustantimes.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Relationship/451/discovery-of-india.html|title=Discovery of India|website=www.theweekendleader.com}}</ref> (written along with husband [[Saurav Jha]]) chronicles the story of travelling through India on local buses "on a very very tight budget" which debuted at no.1 on the Hindustan Times-AC Nielsen list and also got excellent reviews.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/on-a-bus-to-bharat/|title=On a Bus to Bharat: A wife-husband team take off on a wanderjahr|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=20 July 2015|first=Jaideep|last=Unudurti|accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Book-Review-The-Heat-and-Dust-Project/articleshow/49857022.cms|title=Book Review : The Heat and Dust Project|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''The Heat and Dust Project'' is also a first-of-its-kind dynamic book as the couple used [[Facebook]] to document their journey even as it was underway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nileguide.com/blog/2010/06/21/inspired-by-india-couple-uses-facebook-to-guide-their-journey-writes-book/|title=Inspired by India: Couple Uses Facebook To Guide Their Journey, Write Book|first=How to Hack Facebook|last=says|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=o.103354016376748&ref=mf|title=Photos/Videos of the heat and dust project: a book in motion - Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zitzsolutions.com/2010/09/03/6-unconventional-uses-of-facebook-881|title=6 unconventional uses of Facebook!|access-date=4 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903034234/http://www.zitzsolutions.com/2010/09/03/6-unconventional-uses-of-facebook-881/|archive-date=3 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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A teaser for the sequel of ''The Heat and Dust Project'', called ''Man. Woman. Road.'', was published in [[The Indian Express|''Indian Express'']] recently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/destination-of-the-week/on-a-rs-500-a-day-budget-a-couple-sets-out-to-see-india-orchha-madhya-pradesh-travel-4443592|title=You Are Rich, When The Story is Your Currency |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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In 2017, Roy authored a graphic biography of [[Indira Gandhi]], ''Indira,'' with artist [[Priya Kuriyan]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/864852/what-will-westlands-new-politically-engaged-literary-imprint-bring-ask-publisher-karthika-vk|title=What will Westland's new politically-engaged literary imprint bring? Ask publisher Karthika VK|last=Gill|first=Harsimran|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref> – a unique book about a young student, Indira Thapa (named after Indira Gandhi), who is set an unusual assignment by her favourite teacher: to write an essay around her name. The book, published by Westland's imprint, Contxt, alternates between chapters of fictional prose and graphic biography.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/reviewing-indira-the-legend-and-the-life/article23694974.ece|title=Indira, the legend and the life|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-06-14|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In June 2018, she started the publication of a serialised novel, ''The Romantics of College Street,'' in [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/helen-of-troy-236592#.Wxy2_JOOVSc.whatsapp|title=Helen of Troy|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-06-14|language=en}}</ref> It was then consolidated as a book, and published by Westland under the title ''[https://www.amazon.in/Friends-College-Devapriya-Roy/dp/9388754077/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=friends+from+college&qid=1560781237&s=books&sr=1-1 Friends from College]'' a year later. A love letter to [[College Street (Kolkata)|College Street]] in Calcutta, it follows various characters returning to Calcutta more than twenty years after college.<br />
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