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|name = Ravinder Singh<br />
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|caption = Ravinder Singh<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|02|4}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
|occupation = Writer, entrepreneur <br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
|genre = Fiction<br />
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|alma_mater = [[Indian School of Business]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]<br />
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|notableworks = ''[[I Too Had a Love Story]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110108/jsp/entertainment/story_13407438.jsp|title=I Too Had A Love Story|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=8 January 2011|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Vista Pub">{{cite web|url=http://www.vitastapublishing.com/world/images/stories/march-issue.pdf|title=Debutante novelist already a heartthrob|publisher=Vitastapublishing|page=5|date=March 2011|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref><br />
| website = {{url|http://ravindersinghonline.com}}<br />
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'''Ravinder Singh''' (born 4 February 1982) is an Indian software engineer and author of nine novels — ''[[I Too Had a Love Story]]'',<ref name="tribuneindia">{{cite news|title=Love's labour not lost|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081202/ttlife1.htm#4|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="tribuneindia book1">{{cite news|date=14 December 2008|title=Review:Tender moments, touchingly told|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081214/spectrum/book1.htm|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="IndiaToday">{{cite news|date=24 April 2009|title=A Story of Love and Loss|work=[[India Today]]|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Around%20town/2/38390.html|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> ''Can Love Happen Twice?'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Book excerpt: Can love happen twice?|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/book-excerpt-can-love-happen-twice/20111209.htm|date=9 December 2011|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="tribuneindia dec25">{{cite news|date=25 December 2011|title=A writer's journey|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111225/ttlife1.htm#2|access-date=26 December 2011}}</ref> ''Like it happened Yesterday'', ''Love Stories That Touched My Heart'', '' Tell Me A Story'', ''Your Dreams are Mine Now'' , ''This Love That Feels Right'', ''Will You Still Love Me'' and ''The Belated Bachelor Party''. He started his career as an IT professional in [[Infosys]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100321/jsp/frontpage/story_12243825.jsp|title=Yuppy by day, writer by night|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|date=21 March 2010|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> His girlfriend died in 2007 before they got formally engaged.<ref name="Vista Pub" /><ref name="IndiaToday" /> He adapted his own story into his first novel ''[[I Too Had a Love Story]]'' which was published in 2008.<ref name="tribuneindia" /> Writing the book helped him cope with the tragedy in his life. This novel was reviewed by [[N. R. Narayana Murthy|N R Narayana Murthy]], Chairman Emeritus of [[Infosys Technologies]], who called it "Simple, honest and touching".<br />
<ref>{{cite web|title=I too had a love story by Ravinder Singh|url=http://www.fictionnovelreviews.com/2009/12/i-too-had-love-story-by-ravinder-singh.html|date=25 December 2009|access-date=24 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Singh was born in a [[Sikh]] family in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]] and brought up in [[Burla, India|Burla]], [[Odisha]].<ref name="goodreads">{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/800588.Ravinder_Singh|title=Ravinder Singh|website=Goodreads|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> He completed his schooling at Guru Nanak Public School, [[Sambalpur]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] in computer science engineering from [[Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar|Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College]] in Karnataka.<ref name="tribuneindia book1" /> Then he moved to [[Bhubaneshwar|Bhubaneswar]] to work at Infosys Technologies for five years. He did his MBA at [[Indian School of Business]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. He was working as a Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft when he decided to become a full-time author.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/19/stories/2011051962140200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522151008/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/19/stories/2011051962140200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2011 |title=Diverse talent at ISB class of 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 May 2011|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/author-ravinder-singh-s-new-book-attempts-augmented-reality-116081200782_1.html|title=Author Ravinder Singh's new book|work=businessstandard.com|date=12 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Writing career==<br />
Singh's debut novel is based on a real-life incident when he met a girl, how his romance flourished and then how it came to an unfortunate end, before he could propose marriage to her.<ref name="Vista Pub" /><ref name="IndiaToday" /> After a six-month search, an editing team sent the manuscript to the publisher ''Srishti'', who published the book.<ref name="Vista Pub" /> The book was unveiled at a press conference in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Vista Pub" /><ref name="tribuneindia" /> An audio version of the novel ''[[I Too Had a Love Story]]'' was also launched in mid-2011. after the release of his first book in 2008 ravinder singh books list has grown richer and richer.<ref>all revinder singh books</ref></ref><ref name="Vista Pub" /><ref name="epaper.HT">{{cite news|title=Listen to Novel|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HC/2011/03/06/ArticleHtmls/LISTEN-TO-NOVEL-06032011103005.shtml?Mode=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128024055/http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HC/2011/03/06/ArticleHtmls/LISTEN-TO-NOVEL-06032011103005.shtml?Mode=1|archive-date=28 November 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref> This novel was also published in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] language, entitled ''Nannadu Ondu prema kathe''.<ref name="Vista Pub" /><ref name="IndianExpress">{{cite news|date=7 March 2011|title=Audio Book of Love and Loss|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/of-love-and-loss/758782/|access-date=15 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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| quote = "After the unfortunate incident, I was looking for a reason to live. And I started to pen down the moments I had been through."<ref name="tribuneindia" /><br />
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"I can't deny that. I had to go back in time, close my eyes, relive the moments, tears rolled down and I wrote the words."<br />
| source = — Ravinder Singh talking at the launch of ''I Too Had a Love Story.''<ref name="tribuneindia" /><br />
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==Novels==<br />
#''[[I Too Had a Love Story]]'' (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7977973-i-too-had-a-love-story|title=I Too Had A Love Story|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''Can love happen twice?'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13041934-can-love-happen-twice|title=Can Love Happen Twice?|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''Love Stories That Touched My Heart'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16282937-love-stories-that-touched-my-heart|title=Love Stories That Touched My Heart|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''Like it Happened Yesterday'' (2013)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18080597-like-it-happened-yesterday|title=Like It Happened Yesterday|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''Your Dreams Are Mine Now'' (2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23301981-your-dreams-are-mine-now|title=Your Dreams Are Mine Now|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''Tell me a Story'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25970664-tell-me-a-story|title=Tell Me a Story|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''This Love That Feels Right'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30848916-this-love-that-feels-right|title=This Love that Feels Right...|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
#''Will You Still Love Me'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wordpinnacle.com/will-you-still-love-me/|title=Will You Still Love Me by Ravinder Singh - Word Pinnacle|date=21 January 2018|work=Word Pinnacle|access-date=21 February 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
#''The Belated Bachelor Party'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vowelor.com/book/the-belated-bachelor-party-ravinder-singh-review/|title=The Belated Bachelor Party by Ravinder Singh {{!}} Book Review [LATEST]|date=6 May 2019|website=Vowelor|language=en-US|access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref><br />
#''You Are All I Need'' (2020) (Editor)<ref>{{Cite web|title=You Are All I Need|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/86349550-you-are-all-i-need|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Goodreads}}</ref><br />
#''Write Me A Love Story'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Write Me A Love Story|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58110642-write-me-a-love-story|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref><br />
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== Entrepreneur ==<br />
Ravinder Singh ventured into book publishing in the year 2015 with his publication house ''Black Ink''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Upadhye|first1=Aishwarya|date=19 July 2019|title=Author Ravinder Singh talks about his journey as a writer|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/author-ravinder-singh-talks-about-his-journey-as-a-writer/article28580467.ece|access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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=== Books by ''Black Ink'' ===<br />
#''A Good Girl'' — By Chandana Roy<br />
#''Making Of Babaji Inc'' — By Shravya Bhinder<br />
#''The Guest'' — By Mitali Meelan<br />
#''Three Marketeers'' — By Ajeet Sharma<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://ravindersinghonline.com/author.html Official website]<br />
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