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Vibha Batra (born 28 Nov) is an Chennai based Indian author, advertising consultant, poet, lyricist, translator, travel writer, playwrighter, and columnist. Punjabi by descent, Vibha was born and raised in Kolkata and later moved to Chennai many years ago.[1][2][3]

The Activist and the Capitalist is Vibha’s first novel. The idea for the plot came to Vibha when she was working as a copywriter for an ad agency.[1]

Her other books include a young adult trilogy, published by Penguin, Sweet Sixteen (Yeah, Right!), Seventeen and Done (You Bet!), Eighteen and Wiser (Not Quite!), and Ishaavaasya Upanishad, a translation of her grandfather, Vishnu Kant Shastri’s book published by Rupa Publications, a poetry collection, Tongue-In-Cheek and a collection of short stories, A Twist of Lime.[1]She also wrote the Hindi lyrics for the song Vennilave in Harris Jayaraj’s Vijay starrer Thuppakki.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Datta, Sravasi (5 May 2015). "Love in Chennai" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Chennai Romance with Relatable Stops En Route" – via www.newindianexpress.com.
  3. ^ "Author Vibha Batra is all set to take the young readers out on a Euro Trip" – via www.edexlive.com.
  4. ^ "Vibha Batra" – via www.outlookindia.com.
  5. ^ "Tête-à-tête with author Vibha Batra" – via www.ritzmagazine.in.
  6. ^ "Author Interview: Vibha Batra" – via www.buzzmagazine.in.
  7. ^ "Launch of "Family Crossword" by author Vibha Batra" – via www.timeout.com.