Judy Balan (born 2 September 1981), is a comedy writer and author
"On the anti-romance drive"
''Indian Express'', By Janane Venkatraman , ENS - CHENNAI 4 May 2013 who debuted with the bestselling novel '' Two Fates: The Story of My Divorce'', a parody of Chetan Bhagat
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's ''Two States: The Story of My Marriage''. She is also the author of the blog ''Woman and a Quarter
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Early life and education
Balan was born in Chennai
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, India
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Balan completed her schooling at the Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and Sacred Heart, Church Park, in Chennai. She pursued a bachelor's degree in English Literature at Stella Maris, Chennai, India and worked at advertising agencies before becoming a full-time writer.
Career
Judy Balan is the author of Two Fates: The Story of My Divorce (published by Westland in Dec 2011) ''Sophie Says: Memoirs of a Breakup Coach'' (published by Westland in May 2013), ''How to Stop Your Grownup From Making Bad Decisions'' (Book #1 in the Nina the Philosopher series published by HarperCollins, India and HarperCollins, USA in Feb 2016 and HarperCollins UK in June 2016), Tweenache in the Time of Hashtags (Book #2 in the Nina the Philosopher series) and Half Boyfriend - a parody of Chetan Bhagat's Half Girlfriend. She writes comedy across mediums and used to blog at Woman and a Quarter.
Family
Balan lives in Chennai.
References
External links
"Two Fates: The Story Of My Divorce "
Malvika Sah, ''Verve Magazine'', Volume 20, Issue 1, January, 2012
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1981 births
Living people
Indian comedy writers
Women writers from Tamil Nadu
Writers from Chennai