Omair Ahmad
Born1974
Aligarh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University
OccupationWriter
Known forJimmy the Terrorist

Omair Ahmad is an Indian writer whose book Jimmy the Terrorist was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize.[1][2]

Biography

Ahmad was born in Aligarh, in 1974. He received his early education at international schools in Saudi Arabia and in Woodstock, Mussoorie India.[3] He has degrees in international politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and Syracuse University in New York, and has worked as an analyst, a reporter and a political adviser in New Delhi, London and Washington.[4]

His published works include the novels Encounters and The Storyteller’s Tale.[5] The latter is set in India in the 18th century, right after the destruction of Delhi by Ahmad Shah Durrani.

His novel Jimmy the Terrorist was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize[6][7] and went on to win the 2010 Vodafone Crossword Book Award.[8]

He has also written a narrative history of Bhutan, titled The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan.[9][10]

His most recent publication was a view on the Ayodhya verdict by the Supreme Court. It says - " In its own way, it is a judgement on the New India, an India where the Supreme Court has judged that reason has no place any longer.[11] "

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "The Knife Hidden in the Sleeve". The Indian Express. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Omair Ahmad". Man Asian Literary Prize. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Omair Ahmad — internationales literaturfestival berlin". www.literaturfestival.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Omair Ahmad". OpenDemocracy. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Omair Ahmad". Penguin Books India. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Omair Ahmad". Jaipur Literature Festival. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Omair Ahmad". Man Asian Literary Prize. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced". IBN Live. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Happy Kingdom". India Today. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Nair, Govindan (2 September 2013). "The land where myths are true". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Ahmed, Omair. "Violence has been rewarded, and we should all worry". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ "The Storyteller's Tale". Hindustan Times. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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