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	'''Sriram Karri ''' (born 1973) is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His novel, ''The Autobiography of a Mad Nation'', was longlisted for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/books/indians-dominate-2009-man-asian-literary-prize-longlist-321692.html\|title=Indians dominate 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/21/subcontinent-man-asian-literary-prize\|title=Indian subcontinent dominates Man Asian literary prize shortlist}}</ref> His first book, ''The Spiritual Supermarket'', was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008.		'''Sriram Karri ''' (born 1973) is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His novel, ''The Autobiography of a Mad Nation'', was longlisted for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/books/indians-dominate-2009-man-asian-literary-prize-longlist-321692.html\|title=Indians dominate 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist\|date=30 July 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/21/subcontinent-man-asian-literary-prize\|title=Indian subcontinent dominates Man Asian literary prize shortlist\|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] \|date=21 October 2009 \|last1=Flood \|first1=Alison }}</ref> His first book, ''The Spiritual Supermarket'', was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	As a full-time journalist, he wrote on Information Technology, Software, Web, IT Education and on other subjects including civic matters, public interest, social trends, political analysis, city life, education and careers, satire, and reviewed books and movies.		As a full-time journalist, he wrote on Information Technology, Software, Web, IT Education and on other subjects including civic matters, public interest, social trends, political analysis, city life, education and careers, satire, and reviewed books and movies.

	After he quit full-time journalism, he moved to a corporate career and handled communications, strategy, and branding of IT corporations including [[Infosys]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], Magnaquest Technologies and [[Satyam Computer Services]]. He was part of the communications team of the [[Indian School of Business]], where, as an associate editor, he brought out the school's magazine, ''Insight''.<ref>http://www.isb.edu/isbinsight/Insight_Jun04.pdf</ref>		After he quit full-time journalism, he moved to a corporate career and handled communications, strategy, and branding of IT corporations including [[Infosys]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], Magnaquest Technologies and [[Satyam Computer Services]]. He was part of the communications team of the [[Indian School of Business]], where, as an associate editor, he brought out the school's magazine, ''Insight''.<ref>{{Cite web\| title=ISBinsight Team \| page=2 \| url=http://www.isb.edu/isbinsight/Insight_Jun04.pdf \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721190324/http://www.isb.edu:80/isbinsight/Insight_Jun04.pdf \| archive-date=2006-07-21}}</ref>

	==Published books==		==Published books==
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	* 2007: longlist for the [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]] (Non-Fiction category), ''The Spiritual Supermarket''<ref>[http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2007 English Non Fiction Longlist] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012539/http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm \|date=20 August 2008 }}</ref>		* 2007: (not won) longlist for the [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]] (Non-Fiction category), ''The Spiritual Supermarket''<ref>[http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2007 English Non Fiction Longlist] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012539/http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm \|date=20 August 2008 }}</ref>
	* 2009: longlist for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] (Fiction category), ''Autobiography of a Mad Nation''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2009-07-25 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150438/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html \|archivedate=24 July 2011 }}</ref>		* 2009: (not won) longlist for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] (Fiction category), ''Autobiography of a Mad Nation''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html \|title=Man Asian Literary Prize - News - 2009 Prize Longlist \|accessdate=2009-07-25 \|url-status=usurped \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150438/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html \|archivedate=24 July 2011 }}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [~~http~~://oratorgreat.blogspot.com/ Writing for Passion] – Sriram Karri's blog		* [https://oratorgreat.blogspot.com/ Writing for Passion] – Sriram Karri's blog
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112010554/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/sriram-karri Profile on MAN Asian Literary Prize site] – Sriram Karri's profile on MAN Asian Literary Prize site		* {{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131112010554/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/sriram-karri Profile on MAN Asian Literary Prize site]}} – Sriram Karri's profile on MAN Asian Literary Prize site
	* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sriram-karri/ Profile on The Guardian Website] – Sriram Karri's profile on guardian.co.uk		* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sriram-karri/ Profile on The Guardian Website] – Sriram Karri's profile on guardian.co.uk
	* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/aug/19/gujarat-alcohol-ban-gandhi-deaths/ Gujarat's Lethal Ban On Alcohol] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 19 August 2009		* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/aug/19/gujarat-alcohol-ban-gandhi-deaths/ Gujarat's Lethal Ban On Alcohol] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 19 August 2009
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'''Sriram Karri ''' (born 1973) is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His novel, ''The Autobiography of a Mad Nation'', was longlisted for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/books/indians-dominate-2009-man-asian-literary-prize-longlist-321692.html|title=Indians dominate 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/21/subcontinent-man-asian-literary-prize|title=Indian subcontinent dominates Man Asian literary prize shortlist}}</ref> His first book, ''The Spiritual Supermarket'', was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008.

==Early life and education==
Sriram Karri was born in October 1973 in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], Madhya Pradesh (now part of [[Chhattisgarh]]).

He did his schooling from the South Eastern Railway (English Medium) School at [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]. when a national scholarship conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development took him to [[Daly College]] as a Government Scholar. He was selected for the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (88th course, 5th rank in UPSC{{clarify|date=November 2017}} topper's list for Air Force). He could not join the National Defence Academy owing to a medical problem. He completed his graduation in arts from the BVK Degree College in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], in History, Economic and Political Sciences. He was a member of Young Orators Club, [[Secunderabad]].

==Career==
Starting his career as a [[journalist]], he worked with ''[[The Indian Express]]'', the Business Publication Division of the Indian Express Group and ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]''. He has been a columnist for ''[[The Hindu]]''' and wrote a fortnightly column, ''Sedition and Perdition'', for ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. He has contributed to the Comment is Free section of ''[[The Guardian]]'' and currently writes for the India Ink blogs at ''[[The New York Times]]''.

As a full-time journalist, he wrote on Information Technology, Software, Web, IT Education and on other subjects including civic matters, public interest, social trends, political analysis, city life, education and careers, satire, and reviewed books and movies.

After he quit full-time journalism, he moved to a corporate career and handled communications, strategy, and branding of IT corporations including [[Infosys]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], Magnaquest Technologies and [[Satyam Computer Services]]. He was part of the communications team of the [[Indian School of Business]], where, as an associate editor, he brought out the school's magazine, ''Insight''.<ref>http://www.isb.edu/isbinsight/Insight_Jun04.pdf</ref>

==Published books==
* ''The Spiritual Supermarket'' (Mosaic Books, 2007)
* ''Autobiography of a Mad Nation'' (Fingerprint! Publishing, 2014)

==Awards==
* 2007: longlist for the [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]] (Non-Fiction category), ''The Spiritual Supermarket''<ref>[http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2007 English Non Fiction Longlist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012539/http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm |date=20 August 2008 }}</ref>
* 2009: longlist for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] (Fiction category), ''Autobiography of a Mad Nation''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724150438/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/news/2010/5/19/2009-prize-longlist.html |archivedate=24 July 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://oratorgreat.blogspot.com/ Writing for Passion] – Sriram Karri's blog
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112010554/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/sriram-karri Profile on MAN Asian Literary Prize site] – Sriram Karri's profile on MAN Asian Literary Prize site
* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sriram-karri/ Profile on The Guardian Website] – Sriram Karri's profile on guardian.co.uk
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/aug/19/gujarat-alcohol-ban-gandhi-deaths/ Gujarat's Lethal Ban On Alcohol] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 19 August 2009
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jul/05/india-names-east-west/ What's in an Indian name?] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 5 July 2009
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/jun/13/india-family-politics/ Indian politics is a family affair] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 13 June 2009
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/may/12/india-elections-hate-speech/ India's battle of words] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2009
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/apr/17/indian-elections/ The power of India's regions] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 17 April 2009
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/apr/10/mumbai-terror-attacks-india/ Defending India's reputation] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 12 April 2009
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/mar/30/india-heritage/ India's history for sale] – Article published on guardian.co.uk, 30 March 2009
* [http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/author/sriram-karri/ Articles in India Ink, NYT] – Profile and List of Articles in India Ink, New York Times
* [http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/congress-party-supports-creation-of-telangana-state/ Congress Party Supports Creation of Telangana State] – Article published on NYT Blogs, 30 July 2013
* [http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/indias-cyberabad-smiles-as-the-rupee-falls/ India's Cyberabad Smiles as Rupee Falls] – Article published on NYT Blogs, 4 September 2013
* [http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/political-battles-intensify-in-andhra-pradesh-after-jailed-politician-gets-bail/ Political Battles Intensify in Andhra Pradesh after Jailed Politician gets bail] – Article published on NYT Blogs, 24 September 2013
* [http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/unrest-over-telangana-brings-andhra-pradesh-to-sandstill/ Unrest over Telangana brings Andhra Pradesh to a standstill] – Article published on NYT Blogs, 9 October 2013
* [http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/45-killed-in-fiery-bus-crash-in-south-india/ 45 killed in fiery bus crash in South India] – Article published on NYT Blogs, 30 October 2013
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071205060833/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/25/stories/2007112558670200.htm Interview in The Hindu]

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