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'''Prayaag Akbar''' an Indian journalist and novelist. He is the former deputy editor of [[Scroll.in]] and was a reporter for [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeon.co/users/prayaag-akbar|title=Prayaag Akbar|website=Aeon}}</ref> He has written for publications including ''[[Indian Express]]'' and Caravan, covering issues of caste, class, and politics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leila |url=https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/Leila-Prayaag-Akbar-9780571341313 |website=Allen & Unwin Book Publishers |accessdate=8 April 2019}}</ref>

His debut novel, ''[[Leila (novel)|Leila]]'' was shortlisted for [[The Hindu Literary Prize]]. It won the Crossword Jury Prize and Tata Literature First Book Award. In February 2018, [[Netflix]] announced that it would be developing a series based on the novel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jajodia |first1=Ishaan |title=Novel Approach |url=https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/novel-approach |website=Dartmouth Alumni Magazine |accessdate=8 April 2019}}</ref>

He is currently a professor of literature at [[Krea University]].

==Life==
Akbar studied economics at [[Dartmouth College]] and comparative politics at the [[London School of Economics]], and spent a year at [[Routledge]] as a publicity assistant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prayaag Akbar |url=https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/writers/prayaag-akbar-6986 |website=Edinburgh International Book Festival |accessdate=8 April 2019}}</ref> His father is [[M.J. Akbar]], former Minister of State for External Affairs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Venkataramakrishnan |first1=Rohan |last2=Rajshekhar |first2=M |title=The MJ Akbar playbook: Men look back at how he preyed on women colleagues in newsrooms and got away |url=https://scroll.in/article/898873/the-mj-akbar-playbook-male-colleagues-look-back-at-how-he-preyed-on-women-in-newsrooms-and-got-away |website=Scroll.in |accessdate=8 April 2019}}</ref>

===Novels===
* ''[[Leila (novel)|Leila]]'' (2017)

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