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Neelam Saxena Chandra
Neelam Saxena
Neelam Saxena
Born (1969-06-27) 27 June 1969 (age 55)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
OccupationWriter, author, bureaucrat
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
NationalityIndian
Alma materVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Hislop College
GenrePoetry, fiction
Notable awards
Radio City Freedom Awards
SpousePrafulla Chandra
ChildrenSimran Chandra
Website
neelamsaxenachandra.com

Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author.[1][2] She has written novels, short stories, children's stories, and poetry in English and Hindi.

Biography

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Chandra has authored four novels, a novella, five collections of short stories, 25 collections of poetry, and 10 books for children. She has received several awards including the "Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014.[3][4][5][6] given by Xpress Publications. She was awarded a prize in a poetry contest organized by the Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic Poetry for Social Change.[7] The song Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist[8] won a 'Popular Choice Award' in the Folk Fusion category at the Radio City Freedom Awards.[9][10] [1] She was shortlisted for the IPR Annual Award 2020.[11]

She is an IES Officer (1992 batch), and has also served as Joint Secretary of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).[12][13][14] She served as Executive Director of Pune Metro[15] and now serves as Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Pune Division.

Awards and recognition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "इस लेडी ऑफिसर की कलम बनी पैशन, दुनिया में हुई फेमस, जीते कई अवॉर्ड". Lucknow: Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ^ "रोजमर्रा की घटनाओ ने लिखवाई कविताएँ: नीलम" (in Hindi). New Delhii: Navodaya Times. 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "3rd Rabindranath Tagore Award – 2014". Xpress Publications. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ "The Rainbow Hues (2014): A wonderful mingling of creativity and scholarship with a social message". Merinews. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra". Spectral Hues. 25 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees List for 2014, Forbes India, 12 December 2014
  7. ^ "2010 Programs and Events | Consulate General of the United States Mumbai, India". Mumbai.usconsulate.gov. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. ^ ""Mere Saajan Sun Sun" – Shankar Tucker ft. Shweta Subram". YouTube. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Radio City Freedom Awards". Planetradiocity.com. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  10. ^ "*Exclusive* Interview with Lyricist, Neelam Chandra". 9 March 2012.
  11. ^ "IPR Award 2020".
  12. ^ "Latest appointments & DoPT orders (Sept 15, 2015)". Indianmandarins. 15 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Deputation of IRSEE Officers to Union Public Service Commission" (PDF). Ministry of Railways (India). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Neelam Saxena Chandra at LBF". London Book Fair. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Deputation of IRSEE officers to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL" (PDF). Ministry of Railways. Government of India. 28 September 2017.
  16. ^ "The latest whole novel was completed in two months straight: Interview with Neelam Saxena Chandra". Merry Brains. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Pune women achievers celebrated". Hindustan Times. 13 March 2018.
  18. ^ "लेखकांनी आत्मचिंतन करावे" (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times. 6 May 2018.
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