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{{short description|Indian novelist, short story writer, and blogger}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Ritu Lalit
| image = Ritu.JPG
| caption = Ritu Lalit in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Author]], [[Novelist]], [[Blogger]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| nationality = Indian [[File:Flag of India.svg|20px]]
| alma_mater = [[List of Kendriya Vidyalayas|Kendriya Vidyalaya]] [[Guwahati University]] [[University of Delhi]]
| genre = [[Fiction]], [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
| notableworks = A Bowlful of Butterflies
 Hilawi Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way His Father’s Mistress Wrong for the Right Reasons
| spouse =
| children = Ishan Lalit, Kartik Lalit
| awards =
| website = {{URL|http://www.ritulalit.com}}
| portaldisp =
}}

'''Ritu Lalit''' (born 1964) is an Indian [[novelist]], [[short story writer]], and [[blogger]] based in [[Faridabad|Faridabad, India]], noted for writing [[fiction]] and mostly of the [[fantasy]] and [[thriller genre]]. She is author of five novels, ''A Bowlful of Butterflies'', a coming of age story about three fast friends in school, ''Hilawi'', a fantasy thriller, and ''Chakra, Chronicles of the Witch Way'', a fantasy adventure, ''Wrong for the Right Reasons'', a story about a young divorcee bringing up her children and a murder mystery, and ''His Father’s Mistress''.<ref>
{{cite news
| title = Printpick
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2338031.ece
| date = 9 August 2011
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = An Interview with Ritu Lalit!
| publisher = [[The Mag (India)|The Mag]]
| url = http://themag.in/2013/08/an-interview-with-ritu-lalit/
| date = 24 August 2013
}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Ritu Lalit was born in [[Delhi]], [[India]] and raised in the [[North Eastern]] part of [[India]]. Her father was an [[electrical engineer]] with the [[Indian Government]] and was transferred frequently. So she received her schooling in various [[Kendriya Vidyalayas]], passing out from [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] [[Lamphelpat]], [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Book Chums interviews Ritu Lalit
| author = Kabita Sonowal
| publisher = Book Chums
| url = http://www.bookchums.com/blog-detail/author-interviews/bookchums-interviews-ritu-lalit/NTkw.html
}}</ref> She is [[gold medalist]] from [[Gauhati University]] in [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] [[English literature]] (honors) and completed her [[master’s degree]] in [[English literature]] from [[University of Delhi]]. She is post graduate diploma in [[Business Administration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popularprakashan.com/EnglishAuthors/-Ritu-Lalit|title=Interview with Ritu Lalit aka PhoenixRitu|publisher=BlogAdda|date=9 April 2009}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ritu Lalit came out with her debut novel, ''A Bowlful of Butterflies'' in 2011, followed by ''Hilawi'', a [[fantasy]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] in 2012. Before her debut novel, two of her [[short stories]] collection ''Ripples'', a compilation by Prashant Karhade, got published in 2009. This was swiftly followed in 2011 by her full-length novel ''A Bowlful of Butterflies'', being long-listed for the [[Crossword Book Award]].
Lalit’s second work of fiction ''Hilawi'', published by [[Popular Prakashan]] in 2012, is a fantasy [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]], which explores the fact that legends are not mere tales.
After success of her debut novel ''A Bowlful of Butterflies''<ref>{{cite news
| title = Back to Grandma's fables
| author = Mehkdeep Grewal
| publisher = [[Hindustan Times]]
| url = https://phoenixritu.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/h-t-launch-of-chakra.jpg
| date = 14 May 2013
}}</ref> and ''Hilawi'', inspired by [[Panchtantra]]’s fables and the [[Vedic]] concept of energy vortexes in the [[human body]], the author came out with her third novel ''Chakra: Chronicles of the Witch Way'' in May, 2013.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Indore-based publisher held unique book launch
| author = Ashish Gaur
| publisher = [[Times of India]]
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Indore-based-publisher-held-unique-book-launch/articleshow/20064353.cms
| date = 15 May 2013
}}</ref> In 2014, she launched her fourth novel ''His Father's Mistress'', published by [[Lifi Publications|LiFi Publications]] and in 2015 she came out with another novel, ''Wrong for the Right Reasons''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartindianwomen.com/an-author-interview-of-ritu-lalit-with-smart-indian-women/|title=An Author Interview of Ritu Lalit with Smart Indian Women|publisher=Smart India Women|date=24 June 2015}}</ref>

Her [[short stories]] are taught as a part of class 8 and class 12 of [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) syllabus. Two of her stories were published by [[National Council of Educational Research and Training]]. She blogs and writes under the name of Phoenix Ritu.<ref name="IANS 2015">{{cite news |title=Wish to pen a book? Make a splash with blogging |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/wish-to-pen-a-book-make-a-splash-with-blogging/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |date=September 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Blogging takes a novel turn
| author = Pawan Pandita
| publisher = [[Hindustan Times]]
| url = https://phoenixritu.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/ht-live.jpg
| date = 16 July 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Chasing sunshine
| publisher = [[Femina (India)]]
| url = https://phoenixritu.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/femina-1.jpg
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = Letting Go: A Mother's Perspective
| publisher = Women's Web
| url = http://www.womensweb.in/articles/letting-go-indian-mother/
| date = 4 May 2012
}}</ref>

== Works ==
* ''Ripples'' (a collection of short stories), APK Publishers; Compiled by Prashant Karhade 2010
* {{cite book|title=A Bowlful of Butterflies|date = 13 October 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uJEktB0R_wwC&q=Ritu+Lalit|publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]]|isbn= 978-812912-312-1|ref=Co}}
* ''Hilawi,'' [[Popular Prakashan]], 2012
* ''Chakra, Chronicles of the Witch Way,'' Author's Empire Publications, 2013
* {{cite book|title=His Father's Mistress|date=2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jcAsrgEACAAJ&q=Ritu+Lalit|publisher=[[Lifi Publications|LiFi Publications]]|isbn=9789382536376|ref=Co}}
* {{cite book|title=Wrong, for the Right Reasons|date=2014 |publisher=Createspace Independent Pub|isbn=9781502553850|ref=Co}}

== See also ==
{{portal|Biography|India|Literature}}
* [[List of Indian women writers]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.ritulalit.com}}
* [http://kitaab.org/2013/10/06/review-chakra-the-chronicles-of-the-witch-way/ Review: Chakra – The Chronicles of the Witch Way], ''Kitaab''

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