Namit Arora
Indian writer
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Namit Arora is an Indian author.[1]
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Born
India
AlmamaterIIT Kharagpur
OccupationWriter
Notable workIndians: A Brief History of a Civilization
Namit Arora | |
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| Born | India |
| Alma mater | IIT Kharagpur |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization |
Arora grew up in Gwalior. He is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. He obtained a master's degree in computer engineering from Louisiana.[2] He cut short his career of almost 2 decades in the tech industry of Silicon Valley to return to India in 2013 to write books.[3]
Arora's book Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization has been translated into Hindi and Tamil, and was longlisted for the 2022 Karwaan Book Award. He is an Indian author.[4][5] A web-series based on the book, supported by a grant from the Raza Foundation and narrated by Arora himself, was published on The Wire in 2024.[6]
Books
- The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities. Publisher: Three Essays Collective.[7]
- A California Story. Publisher: Adelaide Books LLC.[8]
- Love and Loathing in Silicon Valley: A Novel. Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books.[9]
- Indians: A Brief History of A Civilization. Penguin India.[10]
- Speaking of History, co-authored with Romila Thapar. Penguin India.[11]