Read the bio below and try to give details on anand mahadevan 's: - period - notableworks - birth date - name - nationality - birth place - occupation Bio: anand mahadevan is an indian-canadian writer , who was awarded an honour of distinction from the dayne ogilvie prize for lgbt writers in 2013 . born and raised in tamil nadu , india , mahadevan moved to the united states at age 17 to study . he moved to canada in 2002 , and teaches science at the university of toronto schools and creative writing at the humber school for writers . '' the strike '' , his debut novel about a young tamil man 's gay sexual awakening , was published in canada by tsar publications in 2006 . its publication in india followed in 2009 . his second novel , tentatively titled '' american sufi '' , is slated for future publication . he has also been an active supporter of the campaign to strike down section 377 of the indian penal code , which criminalizes homosexuality in india . he subsequently served on the jury for the 2015 dayne ogilvie prize , selecting alex leslie as that year 's winner .
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- period is 2000s-present- notableworks is '' the strike ''- birth date is 1979- name is anand mahadevan- nationality is indian-canadian- birth place is tamil nadu , india- occupation is novelist