Ravinder Singh (author)
Ravinder Singh | |
|---|---|
 Ravinder Singh | |
| Born | 4 February 1982 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Writer, entrepreneur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian School of Business, Hyderabad |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | I Too Had a Love Story[1][2] |
Ravinder Singh (born 4 February 1982) is an Indian software engineer and author of nine novels — I Too Had a Love Story,[3][4][5] Can Love Happen Twice?,[6][7] Like it happened Yesterday, Love Stories That Touched My Heart, Tell Me A Story, Your Dreams are Mine Now, This Love That Feels Right, Will You Still Love Me? and The Belated Bachelor Party. He started his career as an IT professional in Infosys.[8] His girlfriend died in 2007 before they got formally engaged.[2][5] He adapted his own story into his first novel I Too Had a Love Story which was published in 2008.[3] Writing the book helped him cope with the tragedy in his life. This novel was reviewed by N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Technologies, who called it "Simple, honest and touching".[9]
Early life
[edit]Singh was born in a Sikh family in Calcutta, West Bengal and brought up in Burla, Orissa.[10] He completed his schooling at Guru Nanak Public School, Sambalpur. He received a Bachelor of Engineering in computer science engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Karnataka.[4] Then he moved to Bhubaneshwar to work at Infosys Technologies for five years. He did his MBA at Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. He was working as a Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft when he decided to become a full-time author.[11][12]
Writing career
[edit]Singh's debut novel is based on a real-life incident when he met a girl, how his romance flourished and then how it came to an unfortunate end, before he could propose marriage to her.[2][5] After a six-month search, an editing team sent the manuscript to the publisher Srishti, who published the book.[2] The book was unveiled at a press conference in Chandigarh.[2][3] An audio version of the novel I Too Had a Love Story was also launched in mid-2011. After the release of his first book in 2008 ravinder singh books list has grown richer and richer.[13][2][14] This novel was also published in Kannada language, entitled Nannadu Ondu prema kathe.[2][15]
"After the unfortunate incident, I was looking for a reason to live. And I started to pen down the moments I had been through."[3]
"I can't deny that. I had to go back in time, close my eyes, relive the moments, tears rolled down and I wrote the words."
— Ravinder Singh talking at the launch of I Too Had a Love Story.[3]
Novels
[edit]- I Too Had a Love Story (2007)[16]
- Can love happen twice? (2011)[17]
- Love Stories That Touched My Heart (2012)[18]
- Like it Happened Yesterday (2013)[19]
- Your Dreams Are Mine Now (2014)[20]
- Tell me a Story (2015)[21]
- This Love That Feels Right (2016)[22]
- Will You Still Love Me? (2018)[23]
- The Belated Bachelor Party (2019)[24]
- You Are All I Need (2020) (Editor)[25]
- Write Me A Love Story (2021)[26]
Entrepreneur
[edit]Ravinder Singh ventured into book publishing in the year 2015 with his publication house Black Ink.[27]
Books by Black Ink
[edit]- A Good Girl — By Chandana Roy
- Making Of Babaji Inc — By Shravya Bhinder
- The Guest — By Mitali Meelan
- Three Marketeers — By Ajeet Sharma
References
[edit]- ^ "I Too Had A Love Story". The Telegraph. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Debutante novelist already a heartthrob" (PDF). Vitastapublishing. March 2011. p. 5. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Love's labour not lost". The Tribune. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Review:Tender moments, touchingly told". The Tribune. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "A Story of Love and Loss". India Today. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Book excerpt: Can love happen twice?". Rediff. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "A writer's journey". The Tribune. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "Yuppy by day, writer by night". The Telegraph. 21 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "I too had a love story by Ravinder Singh". 25 December 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Ravinder Singh". Goodreads. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Diverse talent at ISB class of 2012". The Hindu. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Author Ravinder Singh's new book". Business Standard. PTI. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ all revinder singh books
- ^ "Listen to Novel". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Audio Book of Love and Loss". The Indian Express. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "I Too Had A Love Story". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Can Love Happen Twice?". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Love Stories That Touched My Heart". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Like It Happened Yesterday". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Your Dreams Are Mine Now". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Tell Me a Story". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "This Love that Feels Right..." www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Will You Still Love Me by Ravinder Singh - Word Pinnacle". Word Pinnacle. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "The Belated Bachelor Party by Ravinder Singh | Book Review [LATEST]". Vowelor. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "You Are All I Need". Goodreads. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Write Me A Love Story". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Upadhye, Aishwarya (19 July 2019). "Author Ravinder Singh talks about his journey as a writer". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
