Deepa Rajagopalan

{{Short description|Canadian writer}}

Deepa Rajagopalan is a Canadian writer,Zilla Jones, [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2024/08/17/east-meets-west-7 "East meets West: Tensions among Indian diaspora permeate deft short-fiction debut"]. Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 2024. whose short story collection Peacocks of Instagram was shortlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/giller-prize-announces-five-title-shortlist-for-2024-prize/ "Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2024 prize"]. Quill & Quire, October 9, 2024.

Born to Indian parents in Saudi Arabia, she has lived in India, the United States and Canada.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/peacocks-of-instagram-by-deepa-rajagopalan-1.7154999 "Peacocks of Instagram by Deepa Rajagopalan"]. CBC Books, March 27, 2024. An MFA graduate of the University of Guelph, she won the PEN Canada New Voices Award in 2021 for the title story "Peacocks of Instagram".