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Soundarya Balasubramani

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Soundarya Balasubramani (aka Pooja) is a 2x author of Unshackled and Admitted, creator of unshackled.club, and the founder of The Curious Maverick, LLC. Soundarya graduated from Columbia University in 2019 and worked at Salesforce as a Product Manager for 2.5 years before quitting to become a founder.

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	Admitted: The Missing Guide To Craft A Winning Application & Study Abroad by Soundarya Balasubramani (Goodreads Author), Komal Telagavi (Illustrator), Keerthi Kumar (Illustrator) 4.81 avg rating — 102 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unshackled: A Practical Guide For Highly-Skilled Immigrants To Thrive In The United States by Soundarya Balasubramani (Goodreads Author), Sameer Khedekar 4.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unshackled: A Practical Guide for Highly-Skilled Immigrants to Thrive in the United States by Soundarya Balasubramani (Goodreads Author), Anaik Alcasas (Goodreads Author) (editor), Sameer Khedekar it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction

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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

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Klara and the Sun

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