Gautam Malkani
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Gautam Malkani is a journalist for The Financial Times, and the author
of the novel Londonstani
. He has worked on the FT's UK news desk in London as well as in the Washington bureau. He is currently the head of the newspaper's Creative Business section.
Born in Hounslow
, London
on August 27, 1976, Malkani's mother was a Uganda
n of Indian descent. He studied Social and Political Sciences at Christ's College, Cambridge
and received a first class degree. Malkani currently resides in London.
Author
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of the novel Londonstani
Londonstani
Londonstani is the name of Gautam Malkani's debut novel published in the United Kingdom in 2006. The book's name is derived from the setting of the novel, London, and the story's subject matter, the lives of second and third generation South Asian immigrants...
. He has worked on the FT's UK news desk in London as well as in the Washington bureau. He is currently the head of the newspaper's Creative Business section.
Born in Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
, London
London
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on August 27, 1976, Malkani's mother was a Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n of Indian descent. He studied Social and Political Sciences at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
and received a first class degree. Malkani currently resides in London.
External links
- Guatam Malkani's Website
- HarperCollins UK author page
- Video trailer for Londonstani