Anand Mahadevan

For the Indian screenwriter, see Anant Mahadevan.

Anand Mahadevan
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupationnovelist
NationalityIndian-Canadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThe Strike

Anand Mahadevan is an Indian-Canadian writer, who was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT writers in 2013.[1]

Born and raised in Tamil Nadu, India,[2] Mahadevan moved to the United States at age 17 to study.[2] He moved to Canada in 2002,[3] and teaches science at the University of Toronto Schools and creative writing at the Humber School for Writers.

The Strike, his debut novel about a young Tamil man's gay sexual awakening, was published in Canada by TSAR Publications in 2006.[4] Its publication in India followed in 2009.[4]

His second novel, tentatively titled American Sufi, is slated for future publication.[3]

He has also been an active supporter of the campaign to strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized homosexuality in India.[5]

He subsequently served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner.[6]

  1. ^ "C.E. Gatchalian wins Dayne Ogilive Prize". Quill & Quire, 27 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Anand Mahadevan's The Strike inspired by 1987 train siege". IBN Live, 8 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b Asian Heritage in Canada: Anand Mahadevan Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Ryerson University Library and Archives.
  4. ^ a b "Striking out on his own". The Hindu, 2 July 2009.
  5. ^ "India's gays should celebrate, but danger lies ahead", The Globe and Mail, 3 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Alex Leslie wins 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBT Emerging Writers". Quill & Quire, 8 June 2015.