Arundati Dandapani, CMRP, MLitt, published her first novel Adventure on Takladweep (Srishti Publishers) in New Delhi in April 2002 at the tender (or hardy) age of 16. In school, her stories appeared often in Young World (The Hindu), Children’s World (CBT), HT School Times and other publications.

Now based in Canada, a first-generation immigrant (hosting Generation1.ca and My Rite to Read), Arundati leads the Publications and Social Media initiatives curating the monthly Emerging Leaders Blog for the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA), and has worked for prime global media, education and research brands including most recently with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Connect on Twitter at @itadnura  or LinkedIn .