Rajendra Kher

Biography

• Rajendra Kher was born in Pune, India on 3rd of January 1961. He completed his graduation from Pune University and is been writing since last 22 years. His father late Mr. B. D. Kher was also a prolific author with over a hundred books published.
• Rajendra has a count of 10 works published till date, and majority of them are translated and widely accepted across languages throughout India and abroad. Mr. Kher has received 5 prestigious awards for his contribution in the field of literature so far.
• His novel Geetambari, based on Bhagavad-Gita, received equal response from readers and critics. English translation of this novel- The Song of Salvation published by Zumaya Publications, USA. Leadstart publishing published his book in English: EMPIRE OF THE GODS; ‘Udayan; The Forgotten Pandava’, a historical novel and ‘Life After Life’, a non-fiction.  His work includes a novel Digvijay (The Victory), on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, now in its fifth re-printing, ‘The Silent Reformer’ (detailing the life and times of revered Pandurang Shastri Athavale, founder of Swadhyay Parivar). Thanks to the tremendous audience response the Marathi version of this novel is currently in its 30th edition. Dhananjay, a novel on the life of Arjuna, in its seventh re-printing. His recent suspense-fantasy novel Bindusarovar (The Bindu Lake) became popular among the readers and appeared in TOP 5 book-list of prestigious news-paper, Devanchya Rajyaat, were Gods astronauts? It is in 5th reprinting.
• He has had his fare share of experience in the film business, having spent around 10 years in Indian Film Industry both for small and big screen. A notable 2 years of this journey were spent as Programme Director for a renowned TV channel. He has to his credit numerous scripts, screenplays and short stories for newspapers and magazines.