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)
Ah, Touch wood… with sticky fingers, hopefully?… lol. Sorry, just riffing on that slang reference from college days…when “pondy” meant porn.
i have always been eager to attend one of your poetry reading sessions,never been able to make it on time…please if it is possible do let me know in advance when the next poetry reading session will be.
Sagar!ka – “Pondy” means “porn”? Oh wow!
Mithun – Some events are planned way in advance, and some happen on short notice. I keep this blog/Twitter/FB updated accordingly, as and when I know myself (yet never so far in advance that people will forget). A heads-up – my next event is on Nov 27 in Chennai. Will post about it next week.
Nov 27 is a Saturday,i can make it:) thanks for the heads up:) will see you soon.