Ruchita Misra

Ruchita Misra
Born	February 2, 1984 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Education	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Institute of Engineering and Technology
Occupation	Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Sales Director
Employer	Tata Communications , HarperCollins , Rupa & Co.
Known for	Author of The (In)Eligible Bachelors & I Do!Do I?
Website	ruchitamisra.com

Ruchita Misra is an Indian writer and the author of the bestselling novels The (In)eligible Bachelors^[1] and I Do! Do I?^[2]

She was awarded the Awadh Samman^[3][4] in 2012 for her contribution to the field of literature by the Government of Uttar Pradesh and Zee Tv. It was presented to her by the Chief Minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav

An MBA and Triple gold medalist from the prestigious Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi,^[5] she has previously worked with Bharti Telecom and now lives and works in London.

Personal life

Ruchita Misra was born and brought up in Lucknow. She did her schooling from La Martiniere Lucknow^[6][7] and was a topper throughout. After that she did her B.Tech from Institute of Engineering and Technology (college), Lucknow and topped in all the semesters. Later she joined the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade for her MBA and was awarded three gold medals.

Work

Ruchita Misra has authored three books till date.

• The (In)eligible Bachelors (2012) Published by Rupa & Co.^[8]
• I Do! Do I? (2014) Published by Harper Collins
• "Second chance at love" (2015)

Published by Harper Collins

Awards

• Awadh Samman 2012: For her contributions to the field of Literature^[9]
• Dun & Bradstreet Gold Medal 2007-2009: For Best Student, IIFT^[10][11]
• Gold Medal 2007-2009: Highest CGPA, IIFT^[12][13]
• Sumitra Chisti Gold Medal 2007-2009 : For best student in Economics and Trade policy, IIFT^[14][15]
• Sir Ratan Tata National Scholarship 2008 : For concistent academic Excellence, IIFT
• UPTU Meric Scholarship 2003-2007 : For being Rank 1 each year of Engineering, IET

References

1. "Hindu Best Seller List".
2. "I Do! Do I? : Asian Age".
3. "It also won Ruchita the ‘AwadhSamman’ from Zee News & the UP Government in 2012. : Indiecons".
4. "Ruchita Misra awarded the Awadh Samman by CM Akhilesh Yadav : FirstPost".
5. "Hindustan Times".
6. "Ruchita Misra : Lucknow girl booked for Bollywood".
7. "Ruchita Misra : New Lady in book industry".
8. "Rupa & Co.".
9. "Awadh Samman awardee Ruchita Misra's book reading session in Lucknow". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
10. IIFT Convocation http://www.merinews.com/shareArticle.do?detail=Print&articleID=15766049. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. "B School Update" (PDF).
12. "IIFT Convocation".
13. B School Update (PDF) http://www.mediamates.biz/archives/e_magazine/2009/may/management_compass/B-School%20update.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
14. "IIFT Convocation".
15. "B School Update" (PDF).