Becoming Bangalore

Roopa Pai Is A Computer Engineer Who Always Knew She Was Going To Write For Children. She Is The Author Of Taranauts, India'S First Fantasy Fantasyadventure Series For Children And Has Several Other Published Books To Her Credit. To Make A Living, She Brings Together Three Other Loves - History, Working With Young People And Her Home Town Bangalore - In Her Day Job As A Guide With Bangalore Walks, A History And Heritage Walks And Tours Company. She Is Currently Hard At Work Trying To Earn The Right To This Epitaph: She Was Often Content. Roopa Pai, A Bengaluru–Based Writer, Columnist And Speaker, Is One Of India'S Best–Known Children'S Authors. Many Of Her Books Are Bestsellers, Enjoyed As Much By Adults As By Children. Among Them Is The Award–Winning, Much–Translated The Gita For Children, Listed By Amazon India As One Of '100 Indian Books To Read In A Lifetime'. Her Tedx Talk 'Decoding The Gita: India'S Book Of Answers' Has Received Over Two Million Views To Date. When She Isn'T Writing, Roopa Leads Heritage Walks Around Her City With Bangalorewalks, A Company She Co– Founded. Roopa Pai Is One Of India'S Best-Known Children'S Authors. Many Of Her Books, Including The Award-Winning The Gita For Children , Are Bestsellers And Are Enjoyed As Much By Adults As By Children. She Also Writes Extensively About Her Hometown, Bangalore; She Recently Published Becoming Bangalore , A Compilation Of Her Newspaper Columns On The City. When She Is Not Writing Or Translating, This Proud Daughter Of Karnataka Leads Heritage Walks For Young People In Her Beloved Bangalore.