| Intro | Indian author |
| Is |
Computer scientist Writer |
| From | India |
| Type |
Literature Technology Science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 April 1967, Meerut |
| Age: | 53 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Anu Garg (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 200 countries. His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several books about language-related issues for magazines and newspapers. He was a columnist for MSN Encarta and Kahani magazine.
Biography
Garg was born in rural India. His schooling took place under a mango tree, his classroom consisting of a few broken sticks of chalk and a blackboard made by painting a flat piece of wood with soot. The only language he knew was Hindi, and he did not see a library until college. In 1988 Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute.
He lives in the Seattle area with his wife, Stuti and daughter, Ananya. Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008. He is a vegan.
Career
In 1995 Garg received his Master’s in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University, where he studied on a scholarship. He then worked as a computer scientist at AT&T and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org. In 2010 the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org’s “A Word A Day” email list reached one million.