Nandini Bajpai

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| birth_place = Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

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| known_for = "A Match Made in Mehendi" (2019) "Sister of the Bollywood Bride" (2021) "Red Turban White Horse" (2013) "Starcursed" (2013) "Rishi and the Karmic Cat" (2015)

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Nandini Bajpai is a Boston-based author of Indian origin.{{cite news|date=16 January 2019|title=A Girl Like Me: Nandini Bajpai|work=Verve|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/a-girl-like-me-nandini-bajpai}} Her debut young adult novel "Red Turban White Horse: My sister's hurricane wedding" was published by Scholastic India in 2013.{{cite news|last1=Vishav|title=The Age of Young Adults|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130703/lifestyle-booksart/article/age-young-adults|accessdate=26 August 2015|issue=Lifestyle Book/Arts|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=3 July 2013}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news|title=Hurricane Wedding|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vegetarians-are-treated-as-second-class-citizens/1/286873.html|accessdate=24 August 2015|issue=Simply Delhi|publisher=India Today|date=15 July 2013}} Bajpai's book, Starcursed, a historical young adult novel, was published by Rupa Publications in November 2013. Her book Rishi and the Karmic Cat is middle grade (for children aged 9 and up) was published by Rupa Publications in September 2015.{{cite news|title=Saving the Book of Life|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/Saving-the-Book-of-Life/article14011997.ece|accessdate=21 January 2016|issue=January 2016|work=The Hindu|date=21 January 2016}}{{cite news|title=Nandini Bajpai: A Knack for Writing Young Adult Fiction|url=http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=E9107A41708B4DCB876DFA2A57E855C1|accessdate=24 August 2015|issue=August 2014|publisher=India New England|date=13 August 2014}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In November 2017 Nikki Garcia at Little, Brown bought Nandini Bajpai's contemporary YA novel A Match Made in Mehendi for publication in spring 2019.{{cite news|title=Rights Report: Week of November 20, 2017|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/75455-rights-report-week-of-november-20-2017.html|accessdate=21 November 2017|issue=November 2017|publisher=Publishers Weekly|date=21 November 2017}} A Match Made in Mehendi was released in September 2019{{cite news|date=19 September 2019|title=In Brief: September 19, 2019|work=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81233-in-brief-september-19-2019.html}} and received good industry reviews including a starred review from Publishers Weekly.{{cite news|title=A Match Made in Mehendi|work=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-52258-8}} Her young adult novel Sister of the Bollywood Bride was acquired by Little Brown/Poppy for a summer 2021 release.{{cite news|date=10 November 2020|title=Rights Report: Week of November 9, 2020|work=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/84853-rights-report-week-of-november-9-2020.html}} Quite a lot of her work has been showcased in [https://www.curriculumassociates.com/programs/i-ready-learning/ready I-Ready] lessons as well.

Personal life

Nandini Chauhan was born in Meerut UP in a Rajput family. Her father was a military officer and she has three sisters.{{cite news|last1=Gianani|first1=Kareena|title=Author by the minute: Nandini Bajpai|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/author-by-the-minute-nandini-bajpai-author-of-red-turban-white-horse/221460|accessdate=24 August 2015|issue=Life and style news|publisher=Mid-Day Mumbai|date=7 July 2013}} The youngest of the four Chauhan sisters is the well known Indian writer, Anuja Chauhan.{{cite news|last1=Venkatraman|first1=Janane|title=Band, Bajaa, Books?|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Band-Bajaa-Books/2013/07/08/article1672387.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712013545/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Band-Bajaa-Books/2013/07/08/article1672387.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2013|accessdate=24 August 2015|issue=Chennai|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=8 July 2013}}{{cite news|title=Limelight: Sister Act|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130616/jsp/7days/story_17012652.jsp#.VduOZnvDFpk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225517/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130616/jsp/7days/story_17012652.jsp#.VduOZnvDFpk|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|accessdate=24 August 2015|issue=Calcutta|work=The Telegraph|location=India|date=16 June 2013}} Nandini immigrated to Australia with her family in 1991. In 1994, after her marriage, she moved to the US. She worked at Fidelity Investments in Boston until the birth of her first child. After that she became involved in volunteering with several community and animal rescue groups while also starting to write. She was nominated for the India New England Woman of the Year award in 2015.{{cite news|title=Author Nandini Bajpai Dabbles in Young Adult Fiction|url=http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=60CECAF0782246D3A7AA2EB6048D53C2&nm=Archive&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=F5A5486EB61E42B4B699B7ED164FE2B4|accessdate=24 August 2015|issue=May 2015|publisher=India New England|date=22 July 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}