The birth centenary celebrations of amrita shergil was launched in february 20 at the national gallery of modern art. It is a romantic thriller set in the world of art and involves a fake amrita shergil painting. Very, very intrigued i was, so i got it off amazon and setto on a cold, winter evening. A new book by amrita chowdhury, country head of mills and boon subsidiary harlequin india, is a blend of cyber crime, medical ethics and ip laws. But the biggest challenge for chowdhury was when she turned fiction author in 2009 with a romantic whodunit faking it published by hachette. Her mother came to india as a companion of princess. Even the business times talked about rising art prices and the recent shergil discovery.
Unlike the 1984 biography, amrita shergil a biography, the author of this book never met amrita. Interview with amrita chowdhury, author of breach the. She doesnt think twice before making a lifealtering career move. Now, however, nri has come to mean something entirely different the newly returned indian. Amrita chowdhury holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur and uc berkeley and an mba from carnegie mellon.
Amrita chowdhury is a mother, an author, the head of a publishing house and much more. About the author 2012 amrita chowdhury holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur and uc berkeley and an mba from carnegie mellon. Why india is perfect for a crime novel the first hindustan times crime writers festival that concluded in delhi on january 18, 2015 saw a spectrum of writers discussed the. The next morning roy was all over the morning papers. Amrita chowdhury director gaia smart cities linkedin. I have a deep interest in art and felt very involved when writing this book, says chowdhury, who is. Amrita chowdhury amrita chowdhury is the author of breach, a cyber thriller, and faking it, an artcrime thriller, and contributing author to chicken soup for the iitian soul. You know, the waves upon waves of british indians, indian americans, arab indians and indian indians who have returned to india shining with western degrees in hand and a desire to make their future while. It is the first ever book to blend the unique premise of cyber crime, cancer research, medical ethics and ip laws. Amrita chowdhury is the author of recently released breach, a cyber thriller, and faking it, an art crime thriller. Personally tech with publisher and author amrita chowdhury. Munier choudhury 27 november 1925 14 december 1971 was a bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. She was an engineer in silicon valley has done strategy consulting and board effectiveness work in the us and australia and is currently associate director of.
He was awarded independence day award in 1980, by the. Her parents first met in 1912, while marie antoinette was visiting lahore. Amrita chowdhury s second book is a potboiler detailing cyber attacks. This book also explores dark and deadly side of virtual existences and how over use virtual media can create problems in peoples life. Aurora zogoiby, a character in salman rushdies 1995 novel. The multitalented amrita chowdhury is currently the head of harlequin books in india. See more ideas about buy caps, dhoom 2 and unexpected love.
Amrita chowdhury author india abstract about the book breach. Perversion can be sexual, perverting the course of justice or just general malpractice. The format and content of this book is very similar to the 1984 biography amrita shergil. An avid art enthusiast and collector herself, her faking it is strategically set amidst the fondness and frenzy for art. Amrita chowdhury is the author of faking it, an art crime thriller about fake modern and contemporary indian art, and breach a cyber thriller. Verve interacts with her just before she launches her second novel, breach. I was dying to read this book, faking it, for one reason only, and that because it has been written by my supereditor and harlequin india country head before she became any of the preceding. Founding members included chowdhury mueenuddin, the british muslim community leader recently convicted by the bangladesh war crimes tribunal for his involvement in the massmurder of teachers and intellectuals during the 1971 liberation war. She holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur, uc berkeley and an mba from carnegie mellon university. Unesco announced 20, the 100th anniversary of shergils birth, to be the international year of amrita shergil. The bbc has today broadcast a full apology to chowdhury mueenuddin one of the founding members of the muslim council of britain and a past chairman of the charity muslim aid over false allegations, made by host.
She was an engineer in silicon valley, has done strategy consulting and board effectiveness work in the us and australia and is currently associate director of the india research centre division of harvard business school. Amrita is the author of faking it, an art crime thriller. Chowdhury had initially started writing the story of. Check this page out to know her biographyage, husband, death, family, and more. It is government policy to import these criminals, conceal immigrant crime and the truth.
Amrita chowdhury is the author of breach, a cyber thriller, and faking it, an art crime thriller, and contributing author to chicken soup for the iitian soul. Amrita shergil artist biography, paintings, artworks. Join facebook to connect with amrita verma chowdhury and others you may know. I did a course in art history at iit, and later on, started collecting art myself. Whatever it happens to be pakistanis are at the forefront along with islamics generally. Amrita is a business strategist, engineer and innovator, and brings highenergy leadership to the. After returning to india, worked for a publishing house, and while hopping jobs and professions wrote two books. Chowdhury mueenuddin press release 200117 keywords. Amrita chowdhury is director of gaia smart cities, an urban technology firm providing wide area internet of things iot and data automation solutions for enterprises and cities. Amrita is a business strategist, engineer and innovator, and brings highenergy leadership to the businesses and people she interfaces with.
Amrita chowdhury s debut novel is a rare art thriller. This site is an online resource for amrita shergils biography, artwork, paintings, articles, awards, videos and books. She holds 7 us patents for semiconductor manufacturing and has done strategy consulting and board governance in us and australia. When she was a young girl, she used to get her servants model for her, so that she could paint. For years, when discussing overseas desis, the buzz word was nonresident indian, or nri.
But ultimately, it is about intelligent storytelling and compelling grey characters that traverse the narrow divide between right. Amrita chowdhury amrita in the news romances wow readers with desi twists, family drama and feisty relatable heroines happily ever after embedded image permalink novels polaroid film romance romance film romantic things romances romance novels. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover amrita s connections and jobs at similar companies. A cyber thriller book online at best prices in india on. View amrita chowdhury s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The pulphappy writers of page three, of course, went on overdrive about roy, about his anglo links to india, the event from last night. She started as an ngineer, worked for a bit in silicon valley, gathered a few patents for semi conductor manufacturing.
Faking it a book about art forgers was published in 2009. As for her first book, chowdhury s interest in art goes back a long way. Her next crime thriller is called breach releasing in december 2014. She holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur and uc berkeley, where she was a jane lewis fellow, and an mba from carnegie mellon tepper business school. Borrowing from the world of business, harvard business school professor tarun khanna defines institutional voids as gaps in an emerging marketplace, which lead to opportunities for. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. Set in mumbai, washington and guangzhou against the race to patent a new cancer drug, breach is about ambition and revenge, hacking and ethics, youth and crime, love and heartbreak. This book is based on interviews, documents, and photos provided by amrita s friends and exhusband, victor egan. Shergils work is a key theme in the contemporary indian novel faking it by amrita chowdhury. Amrita is a frequent contributor on business, technology, marketing, and lifestyle issues in mainstream media, magazines, and. She holds engineering degrees from iit kanpur and uc berkeley, where she was a jane lewis fellow, and an mba from carnegie mellontepper business school.
Amrita shergil was an eminent hungarianindian painter who is considered one of the greatest avantgarde women of the 20th century and a pioneer in modern indian art. Amrita shergil was born on 30 january 19 in budapest, hungary, to umrao singh shergil majithia, a jat sikh aristocrat and a scholar in sanskrit and persian, and marie antoniette gottesmann, a hungarianjewish opera singer who came from an affluent bourgeois family. She points out that india is one of the top 10 countries for the incidence of cybercrime. He was a victim of the mass killing of bengali intellectuals in 1971. Breach is a superb book written by a very talented author amrita chowdhury. The engrossing crime tale is deceptively woven around a frantic chase for trophy art. Presented below is an excerpt from part 1, chapter 7 of faking it. Amrita chowdhury never planned to become an author. Amrita verma chowdhury is the author of faking it, an art crime thriller about fake modern and contemporary indian art.
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