Kulpreet Yadav
Kulpreet Yadav (born 14 January 1968) is an Indian writer in the fiction-Thriller genre. He is the author of nine books including The Girl Who Loved a Pirate and The Girl Who Loved a Spy. The Girl Who Loved a Pirate is India’s first thriller based on marine piracy & hijacking.
Kulpreet Yadav | |
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Born | Chennai, India | 14 January 1968
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | Nowrosjee Wadia College, Indian Naval Academy, Amity University |
Genre | Thriller, mystery fiction, conspiracy fiction |
Notable works | The Bet A Waiting Wave India Unlimited Catching the Departed The Girl Who Loved a Pirate The Girl Who Loved a Spy Murder in Paharganj "In Love with Simran" "Queens Of Crime (Co-authored along with Sushant Singh)" |
Spouse | Seema Yadav |
Website | |
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Biography
Kulpreet was born in Chennai and completed graduation in Science from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. He completed his post-graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Noida in 2004 and Management courses from IIM, Indore and IIM, Lucknow.
He joined the Naval Officer’s Academy and served for two decades. In 2007 he was awarded the Director General’s Commendation for professionalism and dedication to the nation. He retired voluntarily in the rank of Commandant with the Indian Coast Guard in 2014.
Kulpreet lives in Delhi with his wife Seema and daughters Leah and Jeanie.
Bibliography
- The Bet (Frog Books, 2006)[1]
- A Waiting Wave (Pustak Mahal, 2011)[2]
- India Unlimited—Stories from a Nation Caught Between Hype & Hope (Lifi publications, 2013)[3]
- Catching the Departed (Tara books, 2014)[4]
- The Girl Who Loved a Pirate, Andy Karan #2 (Rumour Books, 2015)[5][6]
- The Girl Who Loved a Spy, Andy Karan #1 (Rumour Books, 2016)
- Murder in Paharganj (Bloomsbury, 2017)[7][8][9]
- In Love With Simran (Srishti Publications)
- The Last Love Letter ( Rupa Publications, 2019)[10]
- Queens Of Crime - Co-authored along with Sushant Singh (Penguin India, 2019)[11][12][13]
Awards
- 2014 & 2016: Shortlisted for DNA-Out of Print Short fiction contest.[14]
- 2018, Best Fiction Writer (Gurgaon Literature Festival) for "Murder In Paharganj". [15]
References
- Google, Books. "The Bet- Kulpreet Yadav". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- Hasnain, Sidra (29 June 2012). "Loved and not lost". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- Reporter, Staff (5 May 2013). "First Look". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- Ravi, S. (20 August 2014). "Zeal for writing". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- Reporter, Staff (2 September 2015). "A pirate, a girl and a spy -- an unlikely trio!". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- Sravasti, Datta (12 November 2015). "High seas of thrill". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- Murthy, Neeraja (7 December 2017). "Kulpreet Yadav shares the story behind his latest thriller and why he likes to experiment". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- Reporter, Staff (8 October 2017). "Q&A: Kulpreet Yadav". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- Reporter, Staff (21 November 2017). "Micro review: Murder in Paharganj is a whirlwind of action and mystery". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- TOI, TNN (26 August 2019). "Micro review: 'The Last Love Letter'". Times Of India. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- MATRUBHUMI, IANS (28 April 2019). "'Queens of Crime' – Know 10 violent women criminals in India". Matrubhumi. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Raghavan, Antara (9 June 2019). "Micro review: 'The Last Love Letter'". India Today. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Mallya, Vinutha (4 July 2019). "Micro review: 'The Last Love Letter'". Times Of India. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Reporter, Staff. "DNA-Out of Print short fiction contest: Long Way from Home". DNA.
- "Kulpreet Yadav". TOI.