Global InformationShubhangi Swarup information
Shubhangi Swarup | |
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 Swarup in Mumbai, 2018 | |
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Nashik, Maharashtra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | St. Anne's High School, Fort, Mumbai |
| Alma mater | St. Xavier's College (Mumbai), SOAS University of London |
| Notable work | Latitudes of Longing |
| Website | shubhangiswarup.com |
Shubhangi Swarup (hindi - शुभांगी स्वरुप; IPA - ʃʊbʰɑ́ŋgiː svəruːp) is an Indian author, journalist and educator. She is best known for her novel Latitudes of Longing, which was published in 2018 by HarperCollins[1] and was declared a bestseller soon after its release in India,[2][3] and Sweden.[4]
Swarup has worked as a journalist since 2008, and has written for Open,[5] The Mint[6] and also worked briefly in Zanzibar in 2011.[7]
She was the Executive Editor for ElseVR channel, India's first virtual reality (VR) journalism platform co-created by filmmaker and producer Anand Gandhi. In this capacity, she directed and wrote When Borders Move, a documentary about Hunderman, a village in Kargil that once belonged to Pakistan, was shortly in no man’s land, and now belongs to India.[8][9]
As part of the Dekeyser and Friend’s Dance Project, Swarup was part of Fire of Anatolia, a Turkish dance group consisting of 120 dancers, several choreographers and other technical staff.[10][11] Additionally, she has volunteered as a teacher for street children and low income groups, and co-founded the community group, Hamara Footpath, a Mumbai-based NGO dedicated to the educational needs of children who live on Mumbai’s streets.[12]
Swarup was born in Nashik[13] to Sunanda Swarup and Govind Swarup in 1982. She holds a Masters of Sciences degree in Violence, Conflict and Development from SOAS University of London.
- ^ "Shubhangi Swarup". HarperCollins Publishers India Books, Novels, Authors and Reviews. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "Latitudes of Longing". Literary Hub. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup". goop Book Club.
- ^ Webico (2020-05-20). ""Latitudes of Longing" by Shubhangi Swarup makes international waves from the start". Pontas Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Shubhangi Swarup, Author at Open The Magazine". Open The Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Lounge Original: 'Confessions of a Menopausal Man' by Shubhangi Swarup". Mintlounge. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Paradise Island, Up Close and Real". Open The Magazine. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Shubhangi Swarup | Additional Crew, Director, Editor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Virtual reality adds transparency to narrative journalism". Business Standard. IANS. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "DANCE PROJECT – Dekeyser & Friends". Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "My Life as an Extra". Open The Magazine. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Life's lessons learnt on the sidewalk". The Times of India. 2007-05-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Shubhangi Swarup". www.thejcbprize.org. Retrieved 2023-10-23.