Namit Arora is an Indian author. Arora grew up in

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. He is an alumnus of

IIT Kharagpur The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT-KGP) is a public institute of technology, research university, and autonomous institute established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal. Founded in 1951, the in ...

. He obtained a master's degree in computer engineering from

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. He cut short his career of almost 2 decades in the tech industry of

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to return to

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in 2013 to write books. Arora's book ''Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization'' has been translated into

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and

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, and was longlisted for the 2022 Karwaan Book Award. He is an Indian author. A web-series based on the book, supported by a grant from the

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and narrated by Arora himself, debuted recently on ''The Wire''.

Books

* The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities. Publisher: Three Essays Collective. * A California Story. Publisher: Adelaide Books LLC. * Love and Loathing in Silicon Valley: A Novel. Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books. * Indians: A Brief History of A Civilization.

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References

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