Soundarya Balasubramani is a three-time author, speaker, and community builder whose work (in both English and Tamil) has received over 60 million impressions online in the past year. Her books—including Admitted, Unshackled, and her upcoming novel 1000 Days of Love—span genres from practical guides to contemporary fiction. Beyond writing, she has built one of the largest communities for high-skilled immigrants in America. She is a graduate from Columbia University, where she received the Outstanding Student Service Award, and a gold medalist from NIT Trichy, India. Her blog is at curiousmaverick.com.