Ruchita Misra is an Indian writer and author. She was born and raised in

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, Uttar Pradesh. She was awarded the Awadh Samman in 2012 for her contribution to the field of literature by the

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and

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. An MBA and Triple gold medalist from the

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, New Delhi, she has previously worked with

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and now lives in

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. She currently heads sales at an American music company.

Early life and education

Ruchita Misra was born and brought up in Lucknow. She did her schooling from

La Martinière College, Lucknow La Martinière College is an elite educational institution located in Lucknow, the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The college consists of two schools on different campuses for boys and girls. La Martinière College (for boys) wa ...

. She did her B.Tech from Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow and was rank 1. Later she joined the

for her MBA and was awarded three gold medals including the Best Outgoing Student Medal.

Work

Ruchita Misra has authored six books till date. * ''The (In)eligible Bachelors'' (Rupa & Co., 2012) * ''I Do! Do I?'' (HarperCollins, 2014) * ''Second chance at Love'' (HarperCollins, 2015) * ''Someone to Love'' (HarperCollins, 2016) * ''Can This Be Love'' (HarperCollins, 2017) *''Her One True Love'' (Harper Collins, 2023)

Awards

* Awadh Samman 2012: For her contributions to the field of Literature.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Misra, Ruchita 1984 births Living people Writers from Lucknow People from Lucknow district IET Lucknow alumni