Ira Trivedi

Ira Trivedi is the author of the best-selling novels "The Great Indian Love Story" (Penguin 2009) and "What Would You Do To Save the World?"(Penguin 2006.) Her books have been translated into several regional languages and met by critical and public acclaim.

Ira's wrote her first book when she was 19 years old. Since then, she has gone to create a name for herself in the writing world and she talks extensively at top schools and colleges across the county, including the IIT's IIM's on topics ranging from becoming a writer, to pursuing non-traditional careers. She has been interviewed by and written for all of India's major publications including Times of India, Hindustan Times, India Today, Hindu, DNA, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, etc. She regularly makes television appearances and is invited to speak on various panels and forums.

Ira is also a yoga teacher and teaches at Sivananda yoga centers across the country. Ira truly believes in the Sivananda motto of transforming our lives by serving others and aims to spread that message through her various talks and discussions.

She holds a MBA from Columbia Business School where she won the prestigious Feldberg fellowship and a BA in Economics from Wellesley College, USA.