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Quick Info

Date of birth26 February 1988

Age37 Years

BirthplaceMumbai, India

Professionwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseJasmine Sethi

FamilyFather: Jayant Nagarkar; Mother: Manju Nagarkar

Sudeep Nagarkar Biography

Sudeep Nagarkar is an Indian novelist known for contemporary romance novels. Born and raised in Mumbai, he moved from an engineering and corporate career—p

Early life and background

Sudeep Nagarkar was born on 26 February 1988 in Mumbai. He grew up in the Mumbai/Thane area and completed his schooling at St. John the Baptist High School, Thane. He went on to study electronic engineering at Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, earning a Bachelor of Technology. Later he completed an MBA in Business Management from the Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai.

Career

After finishing his MBA, Sudeep began working for an IT company. While keeping a journal during his college years, he transformed personal entries into his first novel. His debut book, Few Things Left Unsaid, was published in July 2011. A year later he released his second novel, That's the Way We Met. The success of his early work prompted him to leave his IT job and pursue writing full time.

Over the years Sudeep built a reputation as a writer of contemporary romance. His published novels include It Started with a Friend Request, You're the Password to My Life, You Are Trending in My Dreams, and She Swiped Right Into My Heart. You're the Password to My Life sold over 10,000 copies before it was formally released.

Beyond novels, Sudeep has contributed to visual storytelling. He has written scripts for Marathi shows and has penned stories for Indian television serials broadcast on channels such as Colours TV and Sony TV. He has also participated as a jury member for the Amazon KDP Pen to Publish program since its launch in 2022.

Public profile

Sudeep's work in the popular fiction space brought him public recognition early in his career. In August 2013 he received a Youth Achievers award. He was nominated to Forbes India’s Top 100 Influential Celebrities list in 2014. On 26 March 2022 he was presented with the Achievers Award (under 45) by the WBR group in Delhi. He is also active as a motivational speaker and has appeared at TEDx events.

Personal life

Sudeep is Indian by nationality and practices Hinduism. He is married to Jasmine Sethi; the couple wed on 20 November 2016. His parents are Jayant Nagarkar and Manju Nagarkar. He is based in Mumbai.

Interests and influences

Sudeep lists reading as a hobby. Among his favourite writers are Jhumpa Lahiri and Amish. He has mentioned a preference for dishes such as bakarwadi and vada pav, and counts Shah Rukh Khan as a favourite actor. He is a non-vegetarian and his stated eye and hair colours are black and brown respectively.

Latest updates

Sudeep continues to write and engage with initiatives that support new authors. He remains involved with Amazon KDP’s Pen to Publish program as a jury member and contributes to television and regional scriptwriting in addition to his novels.

Recent Work

Few Things Left Unsaid

Debut novel published in July 2011

2011
That's the Way We Met

Second novel published in July 2012

2012
You're the Password to My Life

Novel that sold more than 10,000 copies before publication

Career Highlights

  1. Debut novel Few Things Left Unsaid (2011)
  2. Left IT career to write full time after success of early novels
  3. Wrote scripts for Marathi shows and stories for television serials on Colours TV and Sony TV
  4. Jury member for Amazon KDP Pen to Publish (since 2022)
  5. Youth Achievers award (August 2013)
  6. WBR Achievers Award (under 45) (March 26, 2022)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sudeep Nagarkar born?

26 February 1988

What is Sudeep Nagarkar known for?

writer

What is Sudeep Nagarkar’s marital status?

Married

Who is Sudeep Nagarkar married to?

Jasmine Sethi