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)
Nice Poem, thoroughly enjoyed imaging the verses.
Yes, even international journals have stopped acknowledging the submissions these days. There is thrill in it, too. Sometimes, we get to know about the outcome only a month or so after the edition is out after a curious search.
Wishing you Happy New Year.
Thank you, Ramesh, and apologies for this much-delayed reply.
I’m curious about what international journals have stopped notifying the sender of acceptance too…? It’s extremely unprofessional for any journal to do so, above all because the work is not their property – it is the property of the author’s, and even if the rights are being sold over there must be a formal exchange. I suppose it can be thrilling for some, but I am personally quite disappointed in journals which choose to treat authors and their work this way.