Tulika Mehrotra

Tulika Mehrotra
Born Lucknow, India
Occupation author, journalist
Language English and Hindi
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign,
European Institute of Design
Genre Fiction
Notable works Delhi Stopover, Crashing B-Town
Website
tulikamehrotra.com.

Tulika Mehrotra is an American writer and journalist of Indian descent.[1]

Biography

Tulika Mehrotra was born in Lucknow, state of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] She grew up in Chicago and is fluent in Hindi.[2]

She received her bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[3][4] During her undergraduate studies, she studied abroad at the University of Reading at the ICMA Business School in England.[4]

For graduate studies, she attended the European Institute of Design (Italian: Istituto Europeo di Design) in Milan, Italy where she received her master's degree in Fashion Design.[5] After completing her degree, she lived in Paris where she briefly studied French.[2]

After a corporate career that began in the fashion industry in New York and transitioned to media in Los Angeles, Tulika focused her attention on writing. Her first two novels were published by Penguin Publishers.[1][2][5][6]

Tulika has also written for various magazines including Harper's Bazaar,[7] Elle, Vogue, Grazia,[1] India Today[8] and Men's Health.[9]

Works

Delhi Stopover and Crashing B-Town

Her debut novel Delhi Stopover was launched in October 2012 in Mumbai.[10] The sequel, Crashing B-Town was released the following year. Both titles became best sellers in India.[5]

The novels explore the cultural changes in modern India and within the youth generation using a backdrop of the fashion and film industries in Delhi and Mumbai.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Of stopovers and destinations". The Hindu. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Author Tulika Mehrotra on Aaj Savere, Part 1. Doordarshan.
  3. ↑ Author bio – Tulika Mehrotra personal website Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "I would be cheating readers if I censored the raw truth: Tulika Mehrotra". CoolAge.in. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Chaini, Sanjitha Rao (8 October 2012). "A Bestseller Always Has The Element Of Surprise". Businessworld. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  6. ↑ News – Writer's Side Archived 2013-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Author Tulika Mehrotra on Aaj Savere, Part 2. Doordarshan
  8. ↑ Mehrotra, Tulika (8 November 2012). "True Value". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Mehrotra, Tulika (February 2013). "Lipstick or pepper spray? You choose". Men's Health. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Shenoy, Sonali (3 November 2012). "A fashion story the desi way". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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