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]
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]