Ajit George

Ajit A. George
Occupation(s)Chief Operating Officer, Shanti Bhavan Children's Project; games writer
SpouseWhitney "Strix" Beltrán
Websiteajitageorge.com

Ajit George is an Indian-American tabletop role-playing game writer and nonprofit residential school director.

George is known in the gaming industry for his role as co-lead designer/author (with F. Wesley Schneider) of the Dungeons & Dragons adventure anthology Journeys through the Radiant Citadel (2022)[1][2][3][4] which was nominated for the 2023 Nebula Award for Best Game Writing,[5] the 2023 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming,[6] and 2023 ENNIE Awards for Best Adventure and Best Product.[7] In 2022, George was awarded the Diana Jones Award, an annual award for "Excellence in Gaming."[8][9]

George is the Chief Operating Officer of Shanti Bhavan Children's Project based in Bangalore, India. The school, which was the focus of the 2017 Netflix documentary series Daughters of Destiny: The Journey of Shanti Bhavan, provides free education to socially disadvantaged children from the age of four until they graduate from college.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ Hall, Charlie (2022-03-22). "Dungeons & Dragons' next anthology is written entirely by Black and brown authors". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ "The Next D&D Adventure Book is a Vibrant, Personal Multicultural Anthology". Gizmodo. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dungeons & Dragons Announces Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel Anthology". CBR. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ^ Lopez, Rachel (2022-07-23). "Rivers, swamps, Bengal: Why does a new D&D adventure feels so familiar?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 Nebula Nomination was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "The 2023 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming". The Diana Jones Award. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  7. ^ "2023 Nominations". ENNIE Awards. 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  8. ^ Carter, Chase (2023-06-21). "Root creator Cole Wehrle, indigenous RPG Coyote & Crow among finalists for 2023 Diana Jones Award". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  9. ^ Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey (2022-08-04). "'D&D' Author Ajit George Wins the Diana Jones Award". ICv2. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  10. ^ "In lieu of accepting inheritance, man launches school for impoverished Indian children". NPR: KNKX Public Radio. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  11. ^ "Review: ‘Daughters of Destiny’ on Netflix Explores Caste Struggles in India", by Mike Hale, The New York Times, July 28, 2017. [Consulted 2 August 2018].
  12. ^ Marotta, Jenna (2017-07-27). "In a New Netflix Series, Educating the "Untouchables" and Breaking the Cycle of Unimaginable Poverty". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-09-25.