Radhika Jha
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Radhika Jha | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Delhi |
| Occupation | Author, Odissi dancer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, University of Chicago |
Radhika Jha (born 1970) is an Indian novelist who won the French Prix Guerlain award in 2002 for her first novel, Smell.[1][2][3]
Career and education
Jha studied anthropology at Amherst College, Massachusetts, did her master's degree in political science at the University of Chicago and lived in Paris as an exchange student.[1] Jha is also a trained Odissi dancer.[3]
Jha started her career as a journalist and worked for Hindustan Times and Business World writing on culture, the environment and the economy. She also worked for the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, where she started up the Interact project for the education of the children of the victims of terrorism in different parts of India.[1]
Smell was her debut novel published in 1999.[5]
