Neelam Saxena Chandra
Neelam Saxena Chandra | |
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Born | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | 27 June 1969
Occupation | Writer, author, bureaucrat |
Language | English, Hindi |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Hislop College |
Genre | Poetry, fiction |
Notable awards | Radio City Freedom Awards |
Spouse | Prafulla Chandra |
Children | Simran Chandra |
Website | |
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Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author.[1][2] She has written children's stories and poetry in English and Hindi.
Biography[edit]
Chandra has authored 4 novels, 1 novella and 5 short story collections, 25 poetry collections and 10 children’s books. She has received several awards including the "Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014.[3][4][5][6] given by Xpress Publications: Kerala, India. She was awarded a prize in a poetry contest organized by the Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic Poetry for Social Change'.[7] The song Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist[8] won a 'Popular Choice Award' in the Folk Fusion category at the Radio City Freedom Awards.[9][1] Recently she was shortlisted for IPR Annual Award 2020
She is an IES Officer of 1992 batch, and has also served as Joint Secretary of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).[10][11][12] She has served as Executive Director of Pune Metro[13] and now serves as Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Pune Division.
Awards and recognition[edit]
- 2014: Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Award from Xpress Publications: Kerala, India.[1]
- Lyricist of Mere Sajan Sun Sun which won a 'Popular Choice' award at the Radio City Freedom Awards.[14]
- 2014: Featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees long list 2014[6][1]
- 2018: Humanity International Women Achievers Awards by Aditya Birla Hospital.[15]
- 2018: Soninder Samman for contribution in Hindi Literature.[16]
Publications[edit]
List of poems and Ghazals
- Can I Have This Chance (2014)
- Soul Seekers (2013)
- Rishtey Mohabbat Ke (2013)
- Pankhudiyan (2013)
- Layers of Flickering Lights (2013)
- Silhouette of Reflections (2013)
- Skylines (2014)
- The Purple Moon (2014)
- Hues of Love
- Treacherous Lady
- Tales from Sundervan
- Chanda
- Five tales
- Winter Shall Fade (2015)
- Her Story: Is not always a Story (2015)
- Zindagi Ki Kalam Se (2014)
- As a beginner for a beginning
- Geet Gaata Chal
- Casket of Stories (2015)
- Pluck out the heart
- Asha Ke Pankh (2015)
- Preet Pakhi (2015)
- Dil Se (2015)
- Sands of Time (2015)
- Transcending Hearts (2015)
- Tales of Eon (2015)
- TavishikeTaare (2015)
- TitliyonkeLokmein (2015)
- Rambha (2015)
- Tanke Hain Kuch Sitare (2016)
- Bulbule Khayalon Ke (2016)
- Rajjo, Rano Aur Surajmukhi (2016)
- Mai Hawa Ho Gayee Hu (2016)
- Butterflies of Hope (2016)
- Kataraney Zindagi Ki (2016)
Saptrangi Pari Evam Rang Birangi Kahaniyaa (2016)
- Stella (2016)
- In the Flickering of an Eye (2017)[17]
- The Soul Unbound (2017)
- Trove of Musings (2017)
- Main Bahane Lagi Hun (2017)
- Maine Rang Diye Alfaaz (2017)
- Maine Tarashe hain Alfaaz (2017)
- Rangi Main Tere Rang Mein (2017)
- Ek Sahar Ummid Bhari (2017)[18]
- Zindagi ka Alaav (2017)
- Ek Shama hardam jalti hai (2017)
- Aaj baadal ban baras jaanaa hai (2017)[19]
- Misty Moments (2017)
- A Princess, A goal and a mole (2017)
See also[edit]
- List of Indian writers
- List of Indian poets
- List of Hindi-language authors
- List of Indian women writers
- List of children's literature writers
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "इस लेडी ऑफिसर की कलम बनी पैशन, दुनिया में हुई फेमस, जीते कई अवॉर्ड". Lucknow: Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "रोजमर्रा की घटनाओ ने लिखवाई कविताएँ: नीलम" (in Hindi). New Delhii: Navodaya Times. 27 April 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "3rd Rabindranath Tagore Award – 2014". Xpress Publications. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Rainbow Hues (2014): A wonderful mingling of creativity and scholarship with a social message". Merinews. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra". Spectral Hues. 25 December 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees List for 2014, Forbes India, 12 December 2014
- ↑ "2010 Programs and Events | Consulate General of the United States Mumbai, India". Mumbai.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ ""Mere Saajan Sun Sun" – Shankar Tucker ft. Shweta Subram". YouTube. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Radio City Freedom Awards". Planetradiocity.com. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Latest appointments & DoPT orders (Sept 15, 2015)". Indianmandarins. 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Deputation of IRSEE Officers to Union Public Service Commission" (PDF). Ministry of Railways (India). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "Neelam Saxena Chandra at LBF". London Book Fair. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ "Deputation of IRSEE officers to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL" (PDF). Ministry of Railways. Government of India. 28 September 2017.
- ↑ "The latest whole novel was completed in two months straight: Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra". Merry Brains. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Pune women achievers celebrated". Hindustan Times. 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "लेखकांनी आत्मचिंतन करावे" (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times. 6 May 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Books Tasting". The Sunday Standard. 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Poetry inspired by conventional life". New Delhi: Millennium Post. 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Pandey, Arun Kumar (6 October 2017). "नीलम सक्सेना चंद्रा : आज बादल बन बरस जाना है" (in Hindi). Amar Ujala.
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External links[edit]
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Writers from Nagpur
- English-language poets from India
- English-language writers from India
- Indian women poets
- Indian women novelists
- Indian women children's writers
- Indian children's writers
- Novelists from Maharashtra
- Indian women short story writers
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 20th-century Indian poets
- Women writers from Maharashtra
- Poets from Maharashtra