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 activist and game designer. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Shanti Bhavan Children's Project,[1] an international nonprofit organization based in Bangalore, India, that provides free education to socially disadvantaged children from the age of four until they graduate from college.[2]

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

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  2. ^ "Shanti Bhavan Children's Project | Empowering India's most vulnerable children". Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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  5. ^ Lopez, Rachel (2022-07-23). "Rivers, swamps, Bengal: Why does a new D&D adventure feels so familiar?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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  7. ^ "The 2023 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming". The Diana Jones Award. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  8. ^ "2023 Nominations". ENNIE Awards. 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  9. ^ Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey (2022-08-04). "'D&D' Author Ajit George Wins the Diana Jones Award". ICv2. Retrieved 2022-08-04.