Shobhan Bantwal
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Shobhan Bantwal (born 1951) is an Indian American writer. She is a recipient of the Golden Leaf Award for Best Debut Book.
Bantwal was born in Belgaum, India to a large Hindu family. She studied sociology at Karnatak University in Dharwad, and earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees there.[1] Bantwal married her husband in an arranged marriage and the couple moved to New Jersey in the United States in 1974.[2] She continued her studies in the U.S., and received an M.A. in Public Administration from Rider University. After completing that degree, Bantwal began a job at the New Jersey Department of Labor, where she would work for the next 19 years.[1] She currently resides in Arizona.[3]
