{"id":325,"name":"Ramendra Kumar","url":"http:\/\/www.ramendra.in","description":"Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning author, performance storyteller, and TEDx speaker whose 54 books span fiction for all ages, satire, biographies, and inspirational non-fiction. Translated into 33 languages and recipient of 41 All-India awards for children\u2019s literature, his works \u2014 known for their wit, warmth, and emotional resonance \u2014 have touched readers across India and beyond. His titles with the National Book Trust (NBT), India alone have sold over 1.5 million copies.\r\nRamen has participated in international literary festivals and marquee Indian events, including the Jaipur Literature Festival. He has served as a jury member for The Times of India\u2019s Women \u201cAutHer\u201d Awards, a mentor for the Scholastic Writers Academy, and was named \u201cAuthor and Storyteller of the Year\u201d on Talking Stories, London.\r\n\r\nHis arduous battle with cancer was featured on Humans of Bombay, one of India\u2019s largest storytelling platforms, where his story garnered over four million views. In October 2025, he won the \u2018Mr. India Cancer Warrior\u2019 crown at a unique competition for cancer survivors held in New Delhi!\r\n An alumnus of the prestigious Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, Ramen is an engineer and an MBA who left his role as General Manager (Corporate Communications), SAIL, to pursue his true calling \u2014 writing, storytelling, and inspiring lives.\r\n\r\nRamen\u2019s website is www.ramendra.in and he has a page devoted to him on Wikipedia.","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/ramendrakumar\/","slug":"ramendrakumar","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/613ac5fbae5ef1801aa0616c68fff3fced071df2c2ef3643a626f26ac4b015a6?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/613ac5fbae5ef1801aa0616c68fff3fced071df2c2ef3643a626f26ac4b015a6?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/613ac5fbae5ef1801aa0616c68fff3fced071df2c2ef3643a626f26ac4b015a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}