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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Sunderasan was born on 1 July 1975 in a [[lower middle class]] household. His basic education was in engineering and he graduated in 1996. He then pursued a profession in [[IT service management\|software services]] and worked for six years and then resigned to take up career as a writer.<ref name=Writer/> He had a brief stint as a freelance journalist in [[Mangalore]] for which he was never paid.<ref name=year/><ref name=Crack>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3189070.ece\|title=Cracking a new code\|date=15 March 2006\|access-date=9 February 2016\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> His life's experiences covering [[Mumbai]], [[Mangalore]] and [[Milwaukee]] influence his writings as the subjects covered relate to the corporate world and "modern Newsspeak, India Apathetic, World Apathetic and the big why of Existence".<ref name=Writer/> He has also trained as a counselor with obtaining a Diploma in Counselling Skills in 2013 from the [[Banjara Academy]].<ref name=year/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://banjaraacademy.org/alumni-journeys-eshwar-sundaresan-writer-diploma-in-counselling-skills-2013\|title=People From All Walks Of Life can benefit from the Diploma in Counselling Skills (DCS) course!!\|access-date=9 February 2016\|publisher= Banjara Academy}}</ref> He is married and has a daughter, Risha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/writing-is-the-act-of-interpreting-real-life-events-eshwar-sundaresan-617571.html\|title=Writing is the act of interpreting real life events: Eshwar Sundaresan \|date=20 Jun 2013\|access-date=9 February 2016\|publisher=IBNLive}}</ref>		Sunderasan was born on 1 July 1975 in a [[lower middle class]] household. His basic education was in engineering and he graduated in 1996. He then pursued a profession in [[IT service management\|software services]] and worked for six years and then resigned to take up career as a writer.<ref name=Writer/> He had a brief stint as a freelance journalist in [[Mangalore]] for which he was never paid.<ref name=year/><ref name=Crack>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3189070.ece\|title=Cracking a new code\|date=15 March 2006\|access-date=9 February 2016\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> His life's experiences covering [[Mumbai]], [[Mangalore]] and [[Milwaukee]] influence his writings as the subjects covered relate to the corporate world and "modern Newsspeak, India Apathetic, World Apathetic and the big why of Existence".<ref name=Writer/> He has also trained as a counselor with obtaining a Diploma in Counselling Skills in 2013 from the Banjara Academy.<ref name=year/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://banjaraacademy.org/alumni-journeys-eshwar-sundaresan-writer-diploma-in-counselling-skills-2013\|title=People From All Walks Of Life can benefit from the Diploma in Counselling Skills (DCS) course!!\|access-date=9 February 2016\|publisher= Banjara Academy}}</ref> He is married and has a daughter, Risha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/writing-is-the-act-of-interpreting-real-life-events-eshwar-sundaresan-617571.html\|title=Writing is the act of interpreting real life events: Eshwar Sundaresan \|date=20 Jun 2013\|access-date=9 February 2016\|publisher=IBNLive}}</ref>

	Sunderasan showed interest in writing from a young age of 8 when he wrote a short story based on the marriage alliance event of his unmarried aunt but she tore it and threw it in the dustbin. However, he became a full-time writer with his debut novel ''Behind the Silicon Mask''. It was a crime thriller written in the background of [[Milwaukee]], USA which revolved around a serial killer who was targeting immigrants but whose identity could not be established. He started writing this book in 2003, completed in 2009 and but could find a publisher to publish it only in 2013.<ref name=Sahoo>{{Cite news\|last= Sahoo \|first= Namrata\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Unmasking-the-author/2013/06/14/article1633438.ece\|title= Unmasking the author\|date= 14 June 2013\|access-date=9 February 2016\|newspaper=New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="Be Bangalored">{{cite news\|title=Be Bangalored\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/be-bangalored/article1758931.ece\|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> Writing about this book Sundaresan observes: "My focus has always been to write engaging stories that the reader would like to read. Be it thriller or any other genre, I try to make the books a page turner".<ref name=Sahoo/>		Sunderasan showed interest in writing from a young age of 8 when he wrote a short story based on the marriage alliance event of his unmarried aunt but she tore it and threw it in the dustbin. However, he became a full-time writer with his debut novel ''Behind the Silicon Mask''. It was a crime thriller written in the background of [[Milwaukee]], USA which revolved around a serial killer who was targeting immigrants but whose identity could not be established. He started writing this book in 2003, completed in 2009 and but could find a publisher to publish it only in 2013.<ref name=Sahoo>{{Cite news\|last= Sahoo \|first= Namrata\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Unmasking-the-author/2013/06/14/article1633438.ece\|title= Unmasking the author\|date= 14 June 2013\|access-date=9 February 2016\|newspaper=New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="Be Bangalored">{{cite news\|title=Be Bangalored\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/be-bangalored/article1758931.ece\|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> Writing about this book Sundaresan observes: "My focus has always been to write engaging stories that the reader would like to read. Be it thriller or any other genre, I try to make the books a page turner".<ref name=Sahoo/>

	His second book ''Bangalored: the Expat Story'' was published in 2006. In this book he portrayed the Bangalore city from the perspective of the expatriates living in the city,<ref name=Ramesh>{{Cite news\|last=Ramesh\|first= Kala Krishnan \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-literaryreview/a-rounder-definition/article3219091.ece\|title=A rounder definition\|date= 4 June 2006\|access-date=9 February 2016\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> unlike the earlier definition of "[[Bangalored]]", which was coined as a term of disparagement during the American presidential election in 2004, when it was meant as losing ~~one’s~~ job in the US due to [[outsourcing]] to Bangalore.<ref name="Bangalore mixture"/> The story is presented mostly reflecting the life styles and experiences of the 12,000 and odd foreigners making a living in the metropolitan city which has the ambiance of a small town. He has presented the story mostly be way of interviews with some of the foreigners of different continents.{{Sfn\|Sundaresan\|2006\|page=1 review}} His book ''Red Curry'', is a leftist oriented story related to the [[Naxalite]] movement in the country.<ref name= Zachariah/>		His second book ''Bangalored: the Expat Story'' was published in 2006. In this book he portrayed the Bangalore city from the perspective of the expatriates living in the city,<ref name=Ramesh>{{Cite news\|last=Ramesh\|first= Kala Krishnan \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-literaryreview/a-rounder-definition/article3219091.ece\|title=A rounder definition\|date= 4 June 2006\|access-date=9 February 2016\|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> unlike the earlier definition of "[[Bangalored]]", which was coined as a term of disparagement during the American presidential election in 2004, when it was meant as losing one's job in the US due to [[outsourcing]] to Bangalore.<ref name="Bangalore mixture"/> The story is presented mostly reflecting the life styles and experiences of the 12,000 and odd foreigners making a living in the metropolitan city which has the ambiance of a small town. He has presented the story mostly be way of interviews with some of the foreigners of different continents.{{Sfn\|Sundaresan\|2006\|page=1 review}} His book ''Red Curry'', is a leftist oriented story related to the [[Naxalite]] movement in the country.<ref name= Zachariah/>

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'''Eshwar Sundaresan''' is an Indian [[Bangalore]]-based writer and freelance journalist and a former Information Technology engineer. Some of his published books are ''Behind the Silicon Mask'', ''Bangalored: the Expat Story'',<ref name=year>{{cite book|title=Behind the Silicon Mask|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ovS3qEflmHMC&pg=PT1|year=2013|publisher=Westland|isbn=978-93-82618-39-3|page=1}}</ref><ref name="NAW Interview with Eshwar Sundaresan">{{cite web|title=NAW Interview with Eshwar Sundaresan|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-eshwar-sundaresan/|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">{{cite news|title=The Man Behind the Mask|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-man-behind-the-mask/article4762720.ece|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Bangalore mixture">{{cite news|title=Bangalore mixture|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/bangalore-mixture-106060701150_1.html|access-date=6 February 2016|newspaper=Business Standard}}</ref> ''Red Curry'',<ref name= Zachariah>{{Cite news|last= Zachariah |first=Preeti
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-man-behind-the-mask/article4762720.ece|title=The man behind the mask|date= 29 May 2013|access-date=9 February 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> ''Wiser After'', a collection of short stories,<ref name=Writer>{{cite book|title=Wiser After|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgVSw2kVPQMC&pg=PA4|year=2004|publisher=Writers Workshop|isbn=978-81-8157-282-0|pages=1, 4}}</ref> and his short story ''Golgotha'' won the Second prize in the book 'Winners' a collection of prize winning poems and stories by Unison and the British Council.{{Sfn|Mathew|2005|p=67}}

== Biography ==
Sunderasan was born on 1 July 1975 in a [[lower middle class]] household. His basic education was in engineering and he graduated in 1996. He then pursued a profession in [[IT service management|software services]] and worked for six years and then resigned to take up career as a writer.<ref name=Writer/> He had a brief stint as a freelance journalist in [[Mangalore]] for which he was never paid.<ref name=year/><ref name=Crack>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3189070.ece|title=Cracking a new code|date=15 March 2006|access-date=9 February 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> His life's experiences covering [[Mumbai]], [[Mangalore]] and [[Milwaukee]] influence his writings as the subjects covered relate to the corporate world and "modern Newsspeak, India Apathetic, World Apathetic and the big why of Existence".<ref name=Writer/> He has also trained as a counselor with obtaining a Diploma in Counselling Skills in 2013 from the [[Banjara Academy]].<ref name=year/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://banjaraacademy.org/alumni-journeys-eshwar-sundaresan-writer-diploma-in-counselling-skills-2013|title=People From All Walks Of Life can benefit from the Diploma in Counselling Skills (DCS) course!!|access-date=9 February 2016|publisher= Banjara Academy}}</ref> He is married and has a daughter, Risha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/books/writing-is-the-act-of-interpreting-real-life-events-eshwar-sundaresan-617571.html|title=Writing is the act of interpreting real life events: Eshwar Sundaresan |date=20 Jun 2013|access-date=9 February 2016|publisher=IBNLive}}</ref>

Sunderasan showed interest in writing from a young age of 8 when he wrote a short story based on the marriage alliance event of his unmarried aunt but she tore it and threw it in the dustbin. However, he became a full-time writer with his debut novel ''Behind the Silicon Mask''. It was a crime thriller written in the background of [[Milwaukee]], USA which revolved around a serial killer who was targeting immigrants but whose identity could not be established. He started writing this book in 2003, completed in 2009 and but could find a publisher to publish it only in 2013.<ref name=Sahoo>{{Cite news|last= Sahoo |first= Namrata|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Unmasking-the-author/2013/06/14/article1633438.ece|title= Unmasking the author|date= 14 June 2013|access-date=9 February 2016|newspaper=New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="Be Bangalored">{{cite news|title=Be Bangalored|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/be-bangalored/article1758931.ece|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> Writing about this book Sundaresan observes: "My focus has always been to write engaging stories that the reader would like to read. Be it thriller or any other genre, I try to make the books a page turner".<ref name=Sahoo/>

His second book ''Bangalored: the Expat Story'' was published in 2006. In this book he portrayed the Bangalore city from the perspective of the expatriates living in the city,<ref name=Ramesh>{{Cite news|last=Ramesh|first= Kala Krishnan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-literaryreview/a-rounder-definition/article3219091.ece|title=A rounder definition|date= 4 June 2006|access-date=9 February 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> unlike the earlier definition of "[[Bangalored]]", which was coined as a term of disparagement during the American presidential election in 2004, when it was meant as losing one’s job in the US due to [[outsourcing]] to Bangalore.<ref name="Bangalore mixture"/> The story is presented mostly reflecting the life styles and experiences of the 12,000 and odd foreigners making a living in the metropolitan city which has the ambiance of a small town. He has presented the story mostly be way of interviews with some of the foreigners of different continents.{{Sfn|Sundaresan|2006|page=1 review}} His book ''Red Curry'', is a leftist oriented story related to the [[Naxalite]] movement in the country.<ref name= Zachariah/>

==Reviews==
On his first fiction novel ''Behind the Silicon Mask'', Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu writing for the [[Tribune India]] observes: "Eshwar’s conversational style of writing in his first book, coupled with humorous insight about the people he encountered on the job, results in a light-hearted piece of work, worthy of a lazy weekend."<ref name=Sidhu>{{Cite web|last=Sidhu|first= Puneetinder Kaur |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060806/spectrum/book5.htm|title=Bangalore unplugged|date=6 August 2006|access-date=9 February 2016|newspaper=Tribune India}}</ref>

Vasant Gokarn writing a review ''Bangalored: the Expat Story'' for the [[Business Standard]] has observed: "There is a capsule of Bangalore's history at the end of the book, which would be of heightened interest to readers who are not familiar with the city. Bangalore has a history of great planners and administrators with vision, like Sir [[Mark Cubbon]] in the late 19th century, and Sir [[Mirza Ismail]] and Sir [[M. Visvesvaraya|Mokshagundam Visweswariah]] in the first half of the 20th century."<ref name="Bangalore mixture"/> Kala Krishnan Ramesh in his review ''Bangalored: the Expat Story''for [[The Hindu]] says: "Pleasant reading, varied voices, varied stories, good humour, and many things that we may not have known about Bangalore. Does it manage to capture what it set out to? The essence of being expatriate in Bangalore? I think it does, without going so deep as to make the book inaccessible to the general reader."<ref name="Ramesh"/>

== References ==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last= Mathew |first=Annie Chandy |title=Winners: A Collection of Prize-winning Poems and Stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GIYcUh7qq0C&pg=PA67|year=2005|publisher=unisun publications|isbn=978-81-88234-11-0}}
*{{cite book|last= Sundaresan |first=Eshwar |title=Bangalored, the Expat Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dX-bAAAACAAJ|date=1 January 2006|publisher=East West Books (Madras)|isbn=978-81-88661-44-2}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://eshwarsundaresan.com/}}

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