1. Vish Dhamija is an International award-winning, British Indian, crime-fiction writer.
12 Facts About Vish Dhamija
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Vish Dhamija is the first writer of Indian origin to win the prestigious Gran Prix for International Crime Novel at Festival Polar de Cognac for his novel, Le Magnat in 2024.
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Vish Dhamija is the only writer of Indian origin listed among the major legal thriller authors of the world.
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Vish Dhamija grew up in Ajmer, Rajasthan, where he spent the first twenty years of his life.
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Vish Dhamija attended St Anselm's School, a convent school in Ajmer.
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Vish Dhamija dropped out of law school after his first year, and then attended Jodhpur University for a degree in management.
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In school, Vish Dhamija was very active in literary and stage activities.
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Vish Dhamija was the President of the school's Literary Society.
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Vish Dhamija has said in interviews that crime fiction, which is mainly what he reads, is the only genre in which he can imagine himself writing for the time being.
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Vish Dhamija worked in marketing and retailing for almost two decades for global brands like Ford, Kodak and United Colors of Benetton.
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Vish Dhamija is a public speaker, and runs a nursery school.
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Vish Dhamija is married to Nidhi Singh, the great-granddaughter of Raja Mahendra Pratap.