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'''Rohini Chowdhury''' (born 1963) is a children's writer and literary translator. Her published writing for children is in both Hindi and English, and includes translations, novels, short stories, and non-fiction. Her children's books and short stories have been shortlisted for awards, including the Hindu Young World Goodbooks Non-fiction Award and the New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition, 2001, UK.<br />
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As a literary translator, she works mainly in Hindi (pre-modern and modern) and English. She has translated the 17th century [[Braj Bhasha literature|Braj Bhasha text]], ''Ardhakathanak'', considered the first autobiography in an Indian language, into modern Hindi and English. Her most recent translation is that of [[Tulsidas]]'s ''[[Ramcharitmanas]]'', which was published by [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] India in December, 2019. A short extract from the first volume had earlier been published with the permission of the publisher in the translation journal, [[Modern Poetry in Translation]], ''Songs of the Shattered Throat'', 2017, Number 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Songs of the Shattered Throat, 2017, Number 1|url=http://www.mptmagazine.com/product/no1-2017-songs-of-the-shattered-throat-164/ |website=Modern Poetry in Translation |url-access=subscription |accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rohini Chowdhury - ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival|url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/speaker/rohini-chowdhury|date=2013-09-17|website=jaipurliteraturefestival.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Chowdhury was born in Calcutta, India, in 1963. After completing her schooling from Loreto House, she joined [[Jadavpur University]] in Calcutta, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Economics. She then decided to pursue a business degree at the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad]], graduating from there in 1986 with a PGDM. After several years in business consulting and strategy, she became a full-time writer. In 1997, she moved to London, where she lives with her two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rohini Chowdhury - About Me|url=https://www.rohinichowdhury.com/about-me|last=|first=|date=|website=rohinichowdhury.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rohini Chowdhury|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rohini-Chowdhury/e/B0034P1XKE|website=www.amazon.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Chowdhury, Rohini.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/260209851|title=The three princes of Persia : children in world myth|date=2008|publisher=Puffin|isbn=978-0-14-333493-4|location=Delhi|oclc=260209851}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Chowdhury, Rohini|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/863633653|title=The garden of the Djinn|date=November 2014|isbn=978-81-291-2930-7|location=New Delhi|oclc=863633653}}</ref><br />
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==Published works==<br />
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Chowdhury has published the following literary translations:<ref>{{cite web|title=Rohini Chowdhury Translations|url=https://www.rohinichowdhury.com/translations|last=|first=|date=|website=rohinichowdhury.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The remains of the self|newspaper=The Telegraph, India|date=4 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Orsini|first1=Francesca|last2=Schofield|first2=Katherine Butler|title=Tellings and Text: Music, Literature and Performance in North India|date=2015|publisher=Open Book Publishers|page=70|isbn=9781783741021|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P0SlCgAAQBAJ&q=tellings+and+text}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cort|first1=John|title=Ardhakathanak, A Half Story|journal=Religious Studies Review|date=June 2010|volume=36|issue=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vishnusharma and the timeless Panchatantra|url=http://booklink.in/archive/251-vishnusharma-and-the-timeless-panchatantra.html|website=BookLink|accessdate=9 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Great Lives - Verges Kurien: the Milkman of India|url=http://www.funkyrainbow.com/blog/great-lives-verghese-kurien-the-milkman-of-india/|website=Funky Rainbow|accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrations|url=http://www.wordsandpics.org/2017/08/celebrations.html|website=Words and Pictures|publisher=SCBWI British Isles|accessdate=16 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Pankaj|title=Book End: A Delightful Panchatantra|newspaper=Hindustan Times, HT Kaleidoscope|date=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ramcharitmanas 1|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/ilp/the-ramcharitmanas-1/|website=Penguin India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ramcharitmanas 2|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/ilp/the-ramcharitmanas-2/|website=Penguin India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ramcharitmanas 3|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/ilp/the-ramcharitmanas-3/|website=Penguin India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Puffin Classic: Tales from the Kathasaritsagara|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/young-readers/puffin-classic-tales-from-the-kathasaritsagara/|website=Penguin India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rohini Chowdhury |url=https://penguin.co.in/author/rohini-chowdhury/|last=|first=|date=|website=Rohini Chowdhury "|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CHOWDHURY, ROHINI - Penguin India|url=https://penguin.co.in/author/chowdhury-rohini/|website=penguin.co.in|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members {{!}} The Society of Authors|url=https://societyofauthors.org/translator-Profile?itemID=315|website=societyofauthors.org|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><br />
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* ''Ardhakathanak'', by Banarasidas, Penguin Books, 2007<br />
* ''Ardhakathanak (A Half Story)'', by Banarasidas; Preface by Rupert Snell; Penguin Books, 2009<br />
* ''Tyagpatra (The Resignation)'', by Jainendra; Afterword by Mridula Garg; Penguin Books, 2012<br />
* ''My Favourite Stories: Bosky’s Panchatantra'', by Gulzar; Red Turtle Books, Rupa Publications, India, June 2013<br />
* ''Chandrakanta'', by Devaki Nandan Khatri; Rupa Publications, India, 2015<br />
* ''Panchatantra'', by Vishnusharma; Puffin India, 2017<br />
*The ''Ramcharitmanas,'' by Tulsidas; Penguin Books, 2019 (in three volumes)<br />
*Tales from the ''Kathasaritsagara,'' by Somadeva; Puffin India, 2019<br />
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She has also published the following children's books:<ref>{{cite web|title=Rohini Chowdhury Children's Books|url=https://www.rohinichowdhury.com/childrens-books|last=|first=|date=|website=rohinichowdhury.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review by Subhadra Sengupta, Verges Kurien: The Milkman of India|url=http://goodbooks.in/node/7273|website=Goodbooks|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review by Harbir K Singh, New Light on the Buddha|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120527/spectrum/book4.htm|newspaper=The Tribune|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref><br />
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* ''Meera's First Day in School''; English Edition Publishers, 2002<br />
* ''Meera and Meena go to the Zoo''; English Edition Publishers, 2002<br />
* ''Meera Gets Lost''; English Edition Publishers, 2002<br />
* ''Meera Goes Shopping''; English Edition Publishers, 2002<br />
* ''Meera and the Surprise Pet''; English Edition Publishers, 2002<br />
* ''Rohini's Book of Meera Stories''; English Edition Publishers, 2002 (Omnibus volume, with stories 1 to 6)<br />
* ''Hari's Train Journey''; English Edition Publishers, 2002<br />
* ''Hari is Bored''; Amazon Kindle, 2004<br />
* ''Meera at the Puppet Show''; Amazon Kindle, 2004<br />
* ''A Very Special Birthday''; Amazon Kindle, 2004<br />
* ''Meera Goes Swimming''; Amazon Kindle, 2004<br />
* ''Meera Goes to the Dentist''; Amazon Kindle, 2004<br />
* ''Meena Goes Away''; Amazon Kindle, 2004<br />
* ''The Crow and the Eagle'', illustrated by Taposhi Ghoshal; Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* ''The Frog and the Ox'', illustrated by Sonal Panse; Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* ''The Foolish Crow'', illustrated by Neeta Gangopadhyaya; Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* ''The Donkey and the Load of Salt, illustrated by Shilpa Ranade''; Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* ''Aesop's Fables''; Scholastic India, 2007 (Omnibus volume)<br />
* कौआ चला चील बनने, चित्रांकन तापोशी घोशाल; Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* मेंढक और बैल की कहानी, चित्रांकन सोनल पानसे, Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* मूर्ख कौआ, चित्रांकन नीता गंगोपाध्याय, Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* फेरीवाले का गधा, चित्रांकन शिल्पा रानडे, Scholastic India, 2006<br />
* ''White Tiger''; Puffin, Penguin Books India, 2006<br />
* ''Gautam Buddha: The Lord of Wisdom''; Puffin Lives, Penguin Books India, 2011<br />
* ''Mathemagic Book 1: Numbers, Numbers Everywhere;'' Puffin, Penguin Books India, 2012<br />
* ''Mathemagic Book 2: The Most Powerful Number of Them All''; Puffin, Penguin Books India, 2013<br />
* ''The Garden of the Djinn''; Rupa Publications, India, 2013<br />
* ''Verghese Kurien: The Milkman of India''; Scholastic Great Lives, Scholastic India, 2014<br />
* ''Sachin Tendulkar: The Little Master''; Scholastic Great Lives, Scholastic India, 2015<br />
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She has co-edited the following anthology of short stories with South African writer, [[Zukiswa Wanner]]:<br />
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* ''Behind The Shadows: Contemporary Stories from Africa and Asia'', 2012<br />
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* ''Granny’s Monster Machines'', April 2013, a bilingual Bengali-English film, created in association with Pop Up Festival of Stories and Chocolate Films.<ref>{{cite web|title=Granny's Monster Machines|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EwS9P1bVEI|website=Youtube|publisher=Chocolate Films Workshops|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> The film is available on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EwS9P1bVEI Youtube].<br />
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*[http://www.longlongtimeago.com Story website]<br />
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