Anirudh Kanisetti is an Indian writer and aspiring public historian. The Sahitya Akademi awarded him the Yuva Puraskar for his book Lords of the Deccan: Southern India From Chalukyas To Cholas in 2023. The book won the Tata Literature Live's Book of the Year Award in the non-fiction category in 2022. It is due to be adapted by Rana Daggubati into a web series titled Lord of the Deccan for SonyLIV.
| Anirudh Kanisetti | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Engineering |
| Alma mater | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, public historian |
| Awards | Yuva Puraskar, Tata Literature Live's Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award |
Education and early career
Kanisetti graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus with a Bachelor of Engineering degree with first class honors. He minored in philosophy, economics, and politics.
Kanisetti worked as a geostrategy researcher for the Takshashila Institution after graduation. While at Takshashila, he ran a popular podcast called "Echoes of India."
Books
- India's Marathon: Reshaping the Post-Pandemic World. By Aparna Pande, Constantino Xavier, Manoj Kewalramani, Kunal Singh, Shruti Rajagopalan, James Dorsey, Anirudh Kanisetti, Nitin Pai, Pranay Kotasthane. Publisher: Takshashila Institution. 2020.
- 11 Stops to the Present: Stories of Bengaluru. 2021. By Aditi De, Anirudh Kanisetti, Anitha Murthy, Edgar Demello, Meera Iyer, Menaka Raman, Nagaraj Vastarey, Shruti Rao Sandhya Rao, Shweta Taneja Zac O'Yeah, Sarada Natarajan. Publisher: INTACH Bengaluru Chapter.
- Lords of the Deccan: Southern India From Chalukyas To Cholas. By Anirudh Kanisetti. Publisher: Juggernaut Books. 2022.
References
- "Sahitya Akademi announces winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar, Yuva Puraskar". The Indian Express. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- Scroll Staff (2022-11-14). "Tata Literature Live announces winners in all categories for its 2022 awards". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- "Rana Daggubati to produce historical action drama web series Lord of the Deccan for SonyLIV". The Indian Express. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- Chandra, Vikram (2022-02-06). "'A king could have commanded the worst atrocities on enemies and yet built awe-inspiring temples'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- "A Kanisetti, Lords of the Deccan author: I feel gleeful when I demolish binaries". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- Viswanathan, VishnuPriya (2019-09-26). "'Echoes of India': the history podcast that is attracting young Indian millennials". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- "The world is changing. India needs to get its priorities right". Hindustan Times. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- "Looking back and beyond". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- Sarkar, Chiki. "My best reads of 2022: Publishers choose their list of essential reading". The Tribune.
- "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-09-24.