Anu Vaidyanathan is a filmmaker, comedian and engineer whose memoir Anywhere But Home was long-listed for the Mumbai Film Festival's word-to-screen market in 2016.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Born | New Delhi, India |
Alma mater | Purdue University |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Comedian, Writer, Engineer, and Parent |
Sport | |
Sport | Triathlon |
She made her Off-Broadway debut with solo BC:AD (Before Children, After Diapers) show at the Kraine Theater on January 12, 2023.[2]
Anu is taking two feature scripts to the market this year. One is a bilingual film in Tamil and English — a satirical thriller with a bit of action. The protagonist is a woman who is a complete badass.[3]
In 2009 Anu Vaidyanathan becomes the first Indian triathlete, male or female, to complete an Ironman Triathlon. In that same year, she becomes the first Asian triathlete to finish an Ultraman[4]
Early life
Vaidyanathan was born in New Delhi, India. Vaidyanathan earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Engineering from Purdue University and North Carolina State University.[5] She pursued her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.[6]
Career
In 2009, while working towards her PhD, she became the first Asian woman to complete the Ultraman Canada event.[7] She is the first India-based athlete to train for an participate in Ironman Triathlon.[8] Vaidyanathan was the first Indian woman to have qualified for the Half Ironman 70.3 Clearwater World Championship in 2008[9]
She has served as the visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Ropar. Her memoir Anywhere But Home – Adventures in Endurance, was published in 2016.[10][6]