Anu Vaidyanathan
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anu Vaidyanathan
| image = File:Anu Vaidyanathan in 2023.jpg
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| nationality = Indian
| residence = Bangalore, Karnataka, India
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| occupation = Filmmaker, Comedian, Writer, Engineer, and Parent
| alma_mater = Purdue University
| website =
| sport = Triathlon
}}
Anu Vaidyanathan is a multifaceted Indian professional known for her work as an engineer, athlete, author, filmmaker, comedian, and entrepreneur{{Cite news |date=2016-07-08 |title=Anu Vaidyanathan pens memoir on triathlons, training |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/anu-vaidyanathan-pens-memoir-on-triathlons-training/articleshow/53110988.cms |access-date=2024-08-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} whose memoir Anywhere But Home was long-listed for the Mumbai Film Festival's word-to-screen market in 2016.https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Anu-Vaidyanathan-Makes-Off-Broadway-Debut-With-Solo-Show-BCAD-20230108
Vaidyanathan is the founder of PatNMarks,{{Cite web |date=2011-09-18 |title=Evolution of IP valuation |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/d-murali/Evolution-of-IP-valuation/article20337608.ece |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}} an intellectual property consulting firm, and Avani Films, a film production company.
She made her Off-Broadway debut with a solo BC: AD (Before Children, After Diapers) show at the Kraine Theater on January 12, 2023.https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Anu-Vaidyanathan-Makes-Off-Broadway-Debut-With-Solo-Show-BCAD-20230108
Anu is taking two feature scripts to the market this year. One is a bilingual film in Tamil and English – a satirical thriller with a bit of action. The protagonist is a woman who is a complete badass.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/i-believe-in-the-beauty-of-the-feminine-form-anu-vaidyanathan-101676037849999.html
In 2006 Vaidyanathan became the first Indian triathlete, male or female, to complete an Ironman Triathlon. In that same year, she became the first Asian triathlete to finish an Ultramanhttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/brief-history-women-triathlon-181630885.html
Early life and education
Vaidyanathan was born in New Delhi and grew up in Bengaluru and Chennai. She was interested in technology and sports from a young age, spending much of her childhood learning to program.
Vaidyanathan earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in computer engineering from Purdue University and North Carolina State University. She later completed a PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.{{Cite news |date=2016-07-11 |title=Anu Vaidyanathan talks about her journey as a triathelete in her memoir Anywhere but Home |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/Chronicles-of-a-triathelete/article14483420.ece |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Career
In 2009, while working towards her PhD, she became the first Asian woman to complete the Ultraman Canada event.{{cite web|url=http://ultramancanada.com/race-results/2009-2 |title=2009 | Ultraman Canada Championships, Penticton, BC |access-date=2013-03-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206132232/http://ultramancanada.com/race-results/2009-2 |archivedate=6 December 2013}} She is the first India-based athlete to train for an participate in Ironman Triathlon.{{cite news |url=http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/highlight/5281204a78c90a2e8200026c| title=India's First 'Iron Woman' On Keys To Success| last=Modarressy-Trehani| first=Caroline| date=17 October 2013| newspaper=Huffington Post}} Vaidyanathan was the first Indian woman to have qualified for the Half Ironman 70.3 Clearwater World Championship in 2008{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1210015.ece | title=Anuradha dares to be different| last=Ashok | first=Kalyan| date=27 February 2008| newspaper=The Hindu}}
She has served as the visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Ropar. Her memoir Anywhere But Home – Adventures in Endurance, was published in 2016.{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fun-on-the-run/article8816264.ece | title=Fun on the Run| last=Ravi | first=S| date=16 July 2016| newspaper=The Hindu}}
{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/anu-vaidyanathan-talks-about-her-journey-as-a-triathelete-in-her-memoir-anywhere-but-home/article8835155.ece| title=Chronicles of a Triathlete| last=Chandran| first=Divya| date=22 July 2016| newspaper=The Hindu| access-date=21 July 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711125029/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/anu-vaidyanathan-talks-about-her-journey-as-a-triathelete-in-her-memoir-anywhere-but-home/article8835155.ece| archive-date=11 July 2016| url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.anuvaidyanathan.com/ Official website]
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