Amita Kanekar

Amita Kanekar
Kanekar in 2006
Occupations
  • Writer
  • historian
Relatives
Writing career
Years active2005–present

Amita Kanekar is an Indian writer and architectural historian, whose well-received debut novel A Spoke in the Wheel[1][2] was published by HarperCollins Publishers and later again by Navayana.[3] Kanekar's second book was a guidebook to Portuguese sea fort architecture of the Deccan, while her third was another novel, Fear of Lions,[4][5][6] published by Hachette in 2019.[7] She also writes essays and newspaper columns on architecture, history, and politics, and teaches architectural history and theory at the Goa College of Architecture.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Krithika, R. (1 May 2005). "The Hindu : Literary Review / Book Review : Buddha in a new light". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 May 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Karthik, S A (29 May 2005). "Revealing the real Buddha - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Gap In History". Outlook. 2 May 2005. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Krithika, R. (12 October 2019). "R. Krithika reviews Fear of Lions by Amita Kanekar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Mukhia, Harbans (6 August 2019). "Review: 'Fear of Lions' Tells the Tale of an Unlikely Mughal-Era Rebellion". The Wire. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Ahmed Sayeed, Vikhar (1 January 2020). "Twilight narrative". Frontline. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Kanekar, Amita (11 July 2019). "Women lead a rebellion of peasants against the Mughal Empire in this historical novel". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Amita Kanekar". The Al-Zulaij Collective. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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