Occupation Author, Professor Genre Fiction, Philosophy Education Bharathidasan University | Language English Notable works The Fractals | |
Born 24 April 1978 (age 38)
Chennai, India ( 1978-04-24 ) Alma mater Bharathidasan University | ||
Shantichitra (Tamil: சாந்தி சித்ரா, born 24 April 1978) is an Indian academic and author, known for her 2016 novel, The Fractals. Apart from the novel, she has written numerous short stories for newspapers and magazines and has published research papers on various literary and other critical fields such as phenomenology and existentialism.
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In 2016 she was the Head of the English Department at SRM University, Chennai.
Early life and Education
Shantichitra was born to a former RAW agent in Chennai. Due to her father's job transfers, she spent a part of her childhood in Nagaland and she was then brought up to Delhi where she completed her schooling. Having travelled to several parts of India, her interests in cultures and psychology emerged. She moved back to Chennai and pursued a career in higher education. She decided to study Counselling and Psychotherapy after her post graduation qualification in literature from Holy Cross Bharathidasan University in 2002.
She completed her doctorate in English literature at Bishop Heber College, Bharathidasan University in 2011.
Personal life
Shantichitra is the sister of Tamil film actor Karunakaran.
Professional life
She worked as a literature teacher for several years before turning her hand into fiction. She has been serving the post of Head of the English Department at SRM University since August 2012.
Achievements
She was awarded with first place in M.Phil. at Bishop Heber college.