{"id":23312,"date":"2024-02-06T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prasantaverma.com\/?page_id=23312"},"modified":"2024-02-12T12:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T12:59:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prasantaverma.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#ADD1D9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;66px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;13px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;73px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">About Prasanta<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills in the south, and now living in the Upper Midwest, Prasanta is a writer, poet, editor, former debate coach, public health professional, and mom of three fabulous kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prasanta writes about culture, identity, belonging, loneliness, and what it feels like to be an outsider. 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