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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Ahmad was born in [[Aligarh]], in 1974. He received his early education at international schools in [[Saudi Arabia]] and in Woodstock, Mussoorie [[India]].{{~~Citation needed~~\|date=~~November 2013~~}} He has degrees in international politics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi\|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in [[New Delhi]] and [[Syracuse University]] in [[New York (state)\|New York]], and has worked as an analyst, a reporter and a political adviser in New Delhi, London and Washington.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/omair-ahmad/\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=OpenDemocracy\|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref>		Ahmad was born in [[Aligarh]], in 1974. He received his early education at international schools in [[Saudi Arabia]] and in Woodstock, Mussoorie [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Omair Ahmad — internationales literaturfestival berlin\|url=https://www.literaturfestival.com/autoren-en/autoren-2011-en/omair-ahmad\|access-date=2021-09-28\|website=www.literaturfestival.com}}</ref> He has degrees in international politics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi\|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in [[New Delhi]] and [[Syracuse University]] in [[New York (state)\|New York]], and has worked as an analyst, a reporter and a political adviser in New Delhi, London and Washington.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/omair-ahmad/\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=OpenDemocracy\|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref>

	His published works include the novels ''Encounters'' and ''The Storyteller’s Tale''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authors/_Omair_Ahmad.aspx\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref> The latter is set in India in the 18th century, right after the destruction of Delhi by [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]].		His published works include the novels ''Encounters'' and ''The Storyteller’s Tale''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authors/_Omair_Ahmad.aspx\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref> The latter is set in India in the 18th century, right after the destruction of Delhi by [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]].
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	His novel ''Jimmy the Terrorist'' was shortlisted for the 2009 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/omair-ahamad/\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=Jaipur Literature Festival\|accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=Man Asian Literary Prize\|accessdate=20 June 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/\|archivedate=24 July 2011}}</ref> and went on to win the 2010 [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html "Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced"]. IBN Live. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.</ref>		His novel ''Jimmy the Terrorist'' was shortlisted for the 2009 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/omair-ahamad/\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=Jaipur Literature Festival\|accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/\|title=Omair Ahmad\|publisher=Man Asian Literary Prize\|accessdate=20 June 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/\|archivedate=24 July 2011}}</ref> and went on to win the 2010 [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html "Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced"]. IBN Live. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.</ref>

	He has also written a narrative history of [[Bhutan]], titled ''The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan''.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pavan-k-varma-reviews-the-kingdom-at-the-centre-of-the-world-journeys-into-bhutan-by-omair-ahmad/1/285844.html "The Happy Kingdom"]. India Today. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.</ref>		He has also written a narrative history of [[Bhutan]], titled ''The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan''.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pavan-k-varma-reviews-the-kingdom-at-the-centre-of-the-world-journeys-into-bhutan-by-omair-ahmad/1/285844.html "The Happy Kingdom"]. India Today. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Nair\|first=Govindan\|date=2013-09-02\|title=The land where myths are true\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-land-where-myths-are-true/article5086263.ece\|access-date=2021-09-28\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	His most recent publication was a view on the Ayodhya verdict by the Supreme Court. It says - " In its own way, it is a judgement on the New India, an India where the Supreme Court has judged that reason has no place any longer.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/violence-has-been-rewarded-and-we-should-all-worry/</ref> "		His most recent publication was a view on the Ayodhya verdict by the Supreme Court. It says - " In its own way, it is a judgement on the New India, an India where the Supreme Court has judged that reason has no place any longer.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/violence-has-been-rewarded-and-we-should-all-worry/</ref> "
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	*''The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan'' (Aleph, travel, 2013)		*''The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan'' (Aleph, travel, 2013)
	*''Jimmy the Terrorist'' (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin India, novel, 2010)		*''Jimmy the Terrorist'' (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin India, novel, 2010)
	*''The Storyteller's Tale'' (Penguin India, novella, 2009)		*''The Storyteller's Tale'' (Penguin India, novella, 2009)<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2012-07-31\|title=The Storyteller’s Tale\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/the-storyteller-s-tale/story-4pWBN6cyKOC2fHBNxFCWVP.html\|access-date=2021-09-28\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>
	*''Sense Terra'' (Pages Editor, short stories, 2008)		*''Sense Terra'' (Pages Editor, short stories, 2008)
	*''Encounters'' (Tara Press, novel, 2007)		*''Encounters'' (Tara Press, novel, 2007)
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'''Omair Ahmad''' is an [[India]]n writer whose book ''Jimmy the Terrorist'' was shortlisted for the 2009 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-knife-hidden-in-the-sleeve/723306/|title=The Knife Hidden in the Sleeve|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/|title=Omair Ahmad|publisher=Man Asian Literary Prize|accessdate=20 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/|archivedate=24 July 2011}}</ref>

==Biography==
Ahmad was born in [[Aligarh]], in 1974. He received his early education at international schools in [[Saudi Arabia]] and in Woodstock, Mussoorie [[India]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} He has degrees in international politics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] in [[New Delhi]] and [[Syracuse University]] in [[New York (state)|New York]], and has worked as an analyst, a reporter and a political adviser in New Delhi, London and Washington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/omair-ahmad/|title=Omair Ahmad|publisher=OpenDemocracy|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref>

His published works include the novels ''Encounters'' and ''The Storyteller’s Tale''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Authors/_Omair_Ahmad.aspx|title=Omair Ahmad|publisher=Penguin Books India|accessdate=20 June 2011}}</ref> The latter is set in India in the 18th century, right after the destruction of Delhi by [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]].

His novel ''Jimmy the Terrorist'' was shortlisted for the 2009 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/omair-ahamad/|title=Omair Ahmad|publisher=Jaipur Literature Festival|accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/|title=Omair Ahmad|publisher=Man Asian Literary Prize|accessdate=20 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/|archivedate=24 July 2011}}</ref> and went on to win the 2010 [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html "Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced"]. IBN Live. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.</ref>

He has also written a narrative history of [[Bhutan]], titled ''The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan''.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pavan-k-varma-reviews-the-kingdom-at-the-centre-of-the-world-journeys-into-bhutan-by-omair-ahmad/1/285844.html "The Happy Kingdom"]. India Today. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.</ref>

His most recent publication was a view on the Ayodhya verdict by the Supreme Court. It says - " In its own way, it is a judgement on the New India, an India where the Supreme Court has judged that reason has no place any longer.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/violence-has-been-rewarded-and-we-should-all-worry/</ref> "

== Bibliography ==

*''The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan'' (Aleph, travel, 2013)
*''Jimmy the Terrorist'' (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin India, novel, 2010)
*''The Storyteller's Tale'' (Penguin India, novella, 2009)
*''Sense Terra'' (Pages Editor, short stories, 2008)
*''Encounters'' (Tara Press, novel, 2007)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-knife-hidden-in-the-sleeve/723306/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150853/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/omair-ahmad/
* http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/omair-ahmad/
* http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/omair-ahamad/
* http://www.literaturfestival.com/participants/authors/2011/omair-ahmad
* https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/violence-has-been-rewarded-and-we-should-all-worry/

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