Dr Devika Rangachari is an award-winning writer whose book, Queen of Ice (Duckbill), was on the White Raven list, won the Neev Book Award in the Young Adult category, was shortlisted for the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar, has been optioned to be made into a movie/television series and is now part of the Penguin Classics series. Her other books include The Mauryas, Queen of Fire (Parag Honour List 2022), Queen of Earth (Parag Honour List 2021; shortlisted for the Neev Book Award and the JK AutHer awards), The Train to Tanjore, 10 Indian Monarchs Whose Amazing Stories You May Not Know, Tales of Love and Adventure, Swami Vivekananda—A Man with a Vision, Harsha Vardhana, The Merry Mischief of Gopal Bhand, The Wit of Tenali Raman and Growing Up (on the IBBY Honour List 2002). Devika has also completed her post-doctoral research on gender in Indian history.
