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Timeri Murari is an Indian novelist, journalist, playwright and screenwriter. He is the author of fourteen published novels, including best-sellers ''The Taliban Cricket Club'' (2012) and ''Taj'' (2007), and has written extensively for Indian and international newspapers including ''The Guardian''. He has also written the screenplay of the award-winning Hindi movie ''Daayraa'' (1997), which was voted one of the ten best films of 1997 by ''Time'' magazine. 〔Palekar, Amol. (Quality Gets Topmost Billing: Palekar ), ''Indian Express'', 10 September 1998.〕 He adapted and directed it as a stage play, ''The Square Circle'', at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre in November 1999, starring Parminder Nagra.〔Murari, Tim. (The 'Bend It Like Beckham' Girl ), ''The Hindu'', 28 July 2002.〕 His latest novel is called Chanakya Returns.〔Us Salam, Zia. (The Strategist Returns ), ''The Hindu'', 5 July 2014.〕 ==Early Years== Murari was born and raised in Madras, India and studied at Bishop Cottons School, Bangalore. He left India for the UK when he was 18 years old to study electronic engineering. He later switched majors to History and Political Science at the McGill University, Montreal. While at university, he began writing for ''The Guardian'' and other international newspapers. His first job was a reporter on the Kingston Whig Standard, in Kingston, Ontario. 〔Rangan, Baradwaj. (Write Connections ), ''Baradwaj Rangan Blog'', 24 July 2007.〕 Murari moved to London, UK, and worked and wrote for ''The Guardian'', ''The Sunday Times'', ''The Observer'' and other newspapers and magazines before once again shifting base to New York. In the US, Murari wrote film documentaries and contributed to ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'', ''Cosmopolitan'' among others. He returned to his native Chennai in 1988 and has been living there since.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeri N. Murari」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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