Anand Mahadevan
Anand Mahadevan | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Indian-Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | The Strike |
Anand Mahadevan is an Indian-Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2013.[1]
Born and raised in Tamil Nadu, India,[2] Mahadevan moved to the United States at age 17 to study.[2] He moved to Canada in 2002,[3] and teaches science at the University of Toronto Schools and creative writing at the Humber School for Writers.
The Strike, his debut novel about a young Tamil man's gay sexual awakening, was published in Canada by TSAR Publications in 2006.[4] Its publication in India followed in 2009.[4]
His second novel, tentatively titled American Sufi, is slated for future publication.[3]
He has also been an active supporter of the campaign to strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized homosexuality in India.[5]
He subsequently served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner.[6]
Works
- The Strike (2006)
References
- ^ "C.E. Gatchalian wins Dayne Ogilive Prize". Quill & Quire, 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Anand Mahadevan's The Strike inspired by 1987 train siege". IBN Live, 8 June 2009.
- ^ a b Asian Heritage in Canada: Anand Mahadevan Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Ryerson University Library and Archives.
- ^ a b "Striking out on his own". The Hindu, 2 July 2009.
- ^ "India's gays should celebrate, but danger lies ahead", The Globe and Mail, 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Alex Leslie wins 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers". Quill & Quire, 8 June 2015.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1979 births
- Canadian male novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- Indian male novelists
- Living people
- Indian emigrants to Canada
- Indian LGBTQ novelists
- Canadian LGBTQ novelists
- Canadian writers of Asian descent
- Novelists from Tamil Nadu
- Writers from Toronto
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people