I’m the author of five books: a novel, The Queen of Jasmine Country (HarperCollins India, 2018), a short story collection, The High Priestess Never Marries (HarperCollins India, 2016), two books of poetry, Witchcraft (Bullfighter Books, 2008) and The Altar of the Only World (HarperCollins India, 2017); and a picture book for children, The Ammuchi Puchi (Lantana Publishing, 2016 & Puffin India, 2018).
My column, “The Venus Flytrap”, appears in The New Indian Express. I was specially commissioned to write and perform an original poem at the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminister Abbey in 2015. I’m currently working on a novel, Constellation of Scars, among other poetry, fiction and illustration projects. I was born in India in 1985, and grew up in Sri Lanka and Malaysia; I have been living in Chennai since 2007.
On this blog you’ll find links to my writing, unedited versions of my work that appears in newspapers and magazines… and nowhere near as much chaos, miscellany and whimsy as life actually contains. :) You can find some of that, though, on my Instagram. I’m also on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.
(Photo: Anjan Kumar)
My condolences! Here’s hoping your book will find other ways of funding!
can you tell me what a ‘book budget’ means?
Ok Darling. Just relax, and don’t panic. You sound calm. So stay calm.
I have never met you but I have followed your beautiful presence for as long as I know it was out there in the world. And I am very sorry for this event, whetaver the reason. But you know there is so much praise for you in the world.
Why don’t you publish it yourself? Raise money from fans? There are alot of people waiting for this book. Don’t be a tease! :-)
San, you need money to publish a book. You need a budget.
Sharanya,
I had a weird dream a few days ago: I saw a printed copy of your book, but inside it were advertisments, like in our school year book. I wonder what that means…
this book will be published. i just now it
mico
Keep the faith, dear. One stumbling block does not a whole book unmake. I love how you are strong about it (“And that is okay.”); it’ll carry you through till the book is finally published.
*hugs*
*BIG HUG*