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'''Kavita Daswani''' is an Indian-American author. Her novels, such as ''[[Salaam, Paris]]'', deal with the Indian practice of arranged marriages, and features heroines that refuse to go along with tradition.

==Career==
She grew up in [[Hong Kong]], starting her career at age 17 as a journalist for ''[[South China Morning Post]]''. She moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 2000.

Her books represent the changes taking place in the diaspora Indian communities, especially regarding institutions such as marriage, the wife's role in families, and increasing opportunities for women. Daswani's combination of humor and culture tension make her books an ''escapist'' read.

She was once matched with a man in [[Nashik]], India, who, it turned out, had spent two days in jail for having [[stripper]]s in his bar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/10inter1.htm|title='Few men did not like me because I was dark'|access-date=2011-06-09|archive-date=2016-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601012436/http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/aug/10inter1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

She has been a fashion correspondent for [[CNN]], [[CNBC Asia]], and ''[[Women's Wear Daily]]'',<ref>Matthew Thornton, "Deals", Publishers Weekly, 2/13/2006, Vol. 253 Issue 7, p10</ref> has written for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and the International Herald Tribune, among many other publications, and has been the fashion editor for the ''South China Morning Post'' in Hong Kong.

==Publications==

* {{Cite book |title=For Matrimonial Purposes |date=2003 |publisher=Putnam |isbn=978-0-399-15070-8 |location=New York}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-06-30 |title=FOR MATRIMONIAL PURPOSES by Kavita Daswani |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399150708 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907184622/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399150708 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Cite book |title=The Village Bride of Beverly Hills |date=2004 |publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons |isbn=978-0-399-15214-6 |location=New York, NY}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-06-21 |title=THE VILLAGE BRIDE OF BEVERLY HILLS by Kavita Daswani |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399152146 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907184518/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399152146 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Cite book |title=Salaam, Paris |date=2006 |publisher=Plume |isbn=978-0-452-28746-4}}<ref name="bl">{{Cite magazine |last=Huntley |first=Kristine |date=2006-01-06 |title=Salaam, Paris |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Salaam-Paris-Kavita-Daswani/pid=1665784 |magazine=[[Booklist]] |page=36 |volume=102 |issue=19/20 |access-date=2024-09-07 |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907184526/https://www.booklistonline.com/Salaam-Paris-Kavita-Daswani/pid=1665784 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Cite book |title=Indie Girl |date=2007 |publisher=Simon Pulse |isbn=978-1-4169-4892-6 |edition= |location=New York, NY}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-11-12 |title=Indie Girl by Kavita Daswani |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416948926 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907184606/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416948926 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{Cite book |title=Lovetorn |publisher=HarperTeen |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-06-167311-5}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-02 |title=Lovetorn |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kavita-daswani/lovetorn/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |archive-date=2021-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731004312/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kavita-daswani/lovetorn/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century American novelists]]
[[Category:American novelists of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American women writers of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American women journalists]]
[[Category:Hong Kong emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:21st-century American women novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:South China Morning Post journalists]]

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