Neelam Saxena Chandra
| Neelam Saxena Chandra | |
|---|---|
 Neelam Saxena | |
| Born |
27 June 1969 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Author, Bureaucrat |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Nationality |
Indian  |
| Alma mater |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Hislop College |
| Genre | Poetry, Fiction |
| Notable awards | Tagore Award, Premchand Award, Radio City Freedom Awards |
| Children | Simran Chandra |
| Website | |
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Neelam Saxena Chandra (born June 27, 1969) is an Indian poet and author.[1] She has written children's stories and poetry. She also writes fiction in English and Hindi. She has received several awards including the Rabindranath Tagore International Award in 2014.[2][3][4]
She has been featured as a nominee on the long-list of the Forbes India 100 Celebrity list[5] and has been honored with Premchand Puraskar by Ministry of Railways.[6]
Early life and career
Chandra has written children's stories, poetry and also fiction in English and Hindi languages. She has received several awards including the Rabindra Nath Tagore International Award in 2014. In addition to the Tagore Prize, she was awarded a prize by famous poet Gulzar 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] (Shankar Tucker's composition) won the 'Popular Choice' award in Folk Fusion category in Radio City Freedom Awards.[9]
Awards and recognition
- 2014: Received the Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Award.
- Awarded Premchand Puraskar by Ministry of Railways.
- Neelam also debuted as a lyricist in Shankar Tucker's composition Mere Sajan Sun Sun and the song has won the 'Popular Choice' award in Folk Fusion category in Radio City Freedom Awards.[10]
- 2013: She entered in Limca Book of Records for highest publications in a year in English and Hindi.[11]
- 2014: Neelam Saxena and her daughter Simran Chandra holds record for being the first mother-daughter duo to write a poetry book for the book Winter Shall Fade in Limca Book of Records.[12][13]
Publications
- Can I Have This Chance (2014) [14]
- Soul Seekers (2013)[15]
- Rishtey Mohabbat Ke 2013[16]
- Pankhudiyan (2013)
- Layers Of Flickering Lights (2013) [17]
- Silhouette of Reflections (2013)[18]
- Skylines (2014)[19]
- The Purple Moon (2014)[20]
- Hues of Love
- Treacherous Lady
- Tales from Sundervan
- Chanda
- Five tales
- Winter Shall Fade (2015)[21]
- Her Story: Is not always a Story (2015)[22]
- Zindagi Ki Kalam Se (2014)[23]
- As a beginner for a beginning
- Geet Gaata Chal
- Casket of Stories (2015)[24]
- Pluck out the heart
- Asha Ke Pankh (2015)[25]
- Preet Pakhi (2015)[26]
- Dil Se (2015)[27]
- Sands of Time (2015)[28]
- Transcending Hearts (2015)[29]
- Tales of Eon (2015)[30]
- TavishikeTaare, Rajkamal Prakashan (2015)
- TitliyonkeLokmein, Rajkamal Prakashan (2015)
- Rambha, Rajkamal Prakashan (2015)
- Tanke Hain Kuch Sitare (2015)
- Bulbule Khayalon Ke (2015)
See also
- 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
- ↑ "Book Review: Neelam Saxena Chandra’s Silhouette of Reflections" (PDF). The Criterion-monthly magazine-vol.5, issue 1. February 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "3rd Rabindranath Tagore Award - 2014 - xpresspublications". xpresspublications. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "The Rainbow Hues (2014): A wonderful mingling of creativity and scholarship with a social message". Merinews. October 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra". Spectral Hues. December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees List for 2014, Forbes India, Nov 26, 2014
- ↑ Novelist:Neelam Saxena Chandra Novelist:Neelam Saxena Chandra, The Spark Times, January 11, 2014
- ↑ "2010 Programs and Events | Consulate General of the United States Mumbai, India". Mumbai.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ ""Mere Saajan Sun Sun" - Shankar Tucker ft. Shweta Subram". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Radio City Freedom Awards". Planetradiocity.com. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "The latest whole novel was completed in two months straight: Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra". Merry Brains. August 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Most English and Hindi books published in a year". Limca Book of Records. November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "First mother’n’daughter poetry book". Limca Book of Records. November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "CBSE results: Lucknow boy Anirudh Deb tops in Allahabad region". Hindustan Times. May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Neelam Saxena Chandra. "Can I have this chance by Neelam Saxena Chandra — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ "Soul Seekers: Neelam Saxena Chandra: 9789382536130: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ Neelam Saxena Chandra. "RISHTEY MOHABBAT KE by Neelam Saxena Chandra — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ Neelam Saxena Chandra. "LAYERS OF FLICKERING LIGHTS by Neelam Saxena Chandra — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ Neelam Saxena Chandra. "SILHOUETTE OF REFLECTIONS by Neelam Saxena Chandra — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ↑ Neelam Saxena Chandra. "Skylines". Amazon.in.
- ↑ The Purple Moon. First Step Publishing. ISBN 978-938330-617-6.
- ↑ Winter Shall Fade. Omji Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-938402-825-1.
- ↑ Neelam Saxena Chandra (Editor), Nehali Lalwani (Editor). Her Story: Is not always a Story.
- ↑ Zindgi ki kalam se. Subhanjali Prakashan. ISBN 978-938353-817-1.
- ↑ Casket of Stories. Omji Publishing House. ISBN 978-938402-841-1.
- ↑ Asha Ke Pankh. Airavat Publishing House. ISBN 978-938513-797-6.
- ↑ Preet Pakhi. Virtuous Publications. ISBN 978-938379-200-9.
- ↑ Dil Se. Authorspress. ISBN 978-935207-089-3.
- ↑ Sands of Time. Panther House Paper & Digiutal Publication. ISBN 978-819320-110-7.
- ↑ Transcending Hearts. Authorspress. ISBN 978-93520-7039-8.
- ↑ Tales of Eon. Authorspress. ISBN 978-935207-055-8.
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