Neelam Saxena Chandra
Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 27 June 1969) is an Indian poet and author. She has written children's stories and poetry in English and Hindi.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards and recognition
- 3 Publications
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Biography
Chandra has aut*d 4 novels, 1 novella and 5 short story collections, 25 poetry collections and 10 children’s books. She has received several awards including the "Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014. given by Xpress Publications: Kerala, India. She was awarded a prize in a poetry contest organized by the Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic Poetry for Social Change'. The song Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist won a 'Popular Choice Award' in the Folk Fusion category at the Radio City Freedom Awards. She was shortlisted for the IPR Annual Award 2020.
She is an IES Officer of 1992 batch, and has also served as Joint Secretary of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). She has served as Executive Director of Pune Metro and now serves as *istant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Pune Division.
Awards and recognition
- 2014: Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Award from Xpress Publications: Kerala, India.
- Lyricist of Mere Sajan Sun Sun which won a 'Popular Choice' award at the Radio City Freedom Awards.
- 2014: Featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 Nominees long list 2014
- 2018: Humanity International Women Achievers Awards by Aditya Birla Hospital.
- 2018: Soninder Samman for contribution in Hindi Literature.
Publications
List of poems and Ghazals
- Can I Have This Chance (2014)
- Soul Seekers (2013)
- Rishtey Mohabbat Ke (2013)
- Pankhudiyan (2013)
- Layers of Flickering Lights (2013)
- Silhouette of Reflections (2013)
- Skylines (2014)
- The Purple Moon (2014)
- Hues of Love
- Treacherous Lady
- Tales from Sundervan
- Chanda
- Five tales
- Winter Shall Fade (2015)
- Her Story: Is not always a Story (2015)
- Zindagi Ki Kalam Se (2014)
- As a beginner for a beginning
- Geet Gaata Chal
- Casket of Stories (2015)
- Pluck out the heart
- Asha Ke Pankh (2015)
- Preet Pakhi (2015)
- Dil Se (2015)
- Sands of Time (2015)
- Transcending Hearts (2015)
- Tales of Eon (2015)
- TavishikeTaare (2015)
- *liyonkeLokmein (2015)
- Rambha (2015)
- Tanke Hain Kuch Sitare (2016)
- Bulbule Khayalon Ke (2016)
- Rajjo, Rano Aur Surajmukhi (2016)
- Mai Hawa Ho Gayee Hu (2016)
- Butterflies of Hope (2016)
- Kataraney Zindagi Ki (2016)
Saptrangi Pari Evam Rang Birangi Kahaniyaa (2016)
- Stella (2016)
- In the Flickering of an Eye (2017)
- The Soul Unbound (2017)
- Trove of Musings (2017)
- Main Bahane Lagi Hun (2017)
- Maine Rang Diye Alfaaz (2017)
- Maine Tarashe hain Alfaaz (2017)
- Rangi Main Tere Rang Mein (2017)
- Ek Sahar Ummid Bhari (2017)
- Zindagi ka Alaav (2017)
- Ek Shama hardam jalti hai (2017)
- Aaj baadal ban baras jaanaa hai (2017)
- Misty Moments (2017)
- A Princess, A goal and a mole (2017)
See also
- Biography portal
- Poetry portal
- Children's literature portal
- List of Indian writers
- List of Indian poets
- List of Hindi-language authors
- List of Indian women writers
- List of children's literature writers
References
External links
- Official website
- ‘My daughter gave birth to the story-teller in me’ on Millennium Post
- Neelam Saxena Chandra's Interview on DD National