Neelam Saxena Chandra


Neelam Saxena Chandra is an Indian poet and author. She has written children's stories and poetry. She also writes fiction in English and Hindi. She has received several awards including the Rabindranath Tagore International Award in 2014. given by Xpress Publications: Kerala, India. She is an IES Officer of 1993 batch, also served as Joint Secretary of Union Public Service Commission. She has also served as General Manager of Pune Metro.
She is now serving as
ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER OF PUNE DIVISION.
She married SHRI PRAFULL CHANDRA who is an IES OFFICER.PRAFULL CHANDRA is currently serving as EDPM/RB/IR/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

Early life and career

Chandra has written children's stories, poetry and also fiction in English and Hindi languages. She has authored 4 novels, 1 novella and 5 short story collections, 25 poetry collections and 10 children’s books to her credit. She has received several awards including the "Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014. In addition to the Tagore Prize, she was awarded a prize by famous poet Gulzar in a poetry contest organized by the Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic Poetry for Social Change'. The song Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist won the 'Popular Choice Award' in Folk Fusion category in Radio City Freedom Awards.

Awards and recognition

List of poems and Ghazals
Saptrangi Pari Evam Rang Birangi Kahaniyaa