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January 2011 Events in Bangalore

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Sharanya Manivannan

I have two events in Bangalore this weekend.

I’ll read briefly at the Toto Awards on Saturday the 8th, as I am shortlisted again this year. I have “always the bridesmaid” syndrome when it comes to this sort of thing, but we shall see… :)

And on Sunday the 9th, I will read at Poetry Across Borders at Jaaga. Please do come.

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John P. Matthew on January 7, 2011 at 2:28 pm said:

Hi, all the very best for both functions.
Debashrita on January 8, 2011 at 8:50 am said:

Hi Sharanya Mam!
I’m a great fan of your writings on your blog as well as in the saturday edition of Indian Express. Best of luck for your functions!

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Sharanya Manivannan

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.

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#TheQueenOfJasmineCountry was reviewed in The Hindu Literary Review/Sunday Magazine a few weeks ago. You can read it here: https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-queen-of-jasmine-country-review-the-poetry-of-pining/article26342287.ece (P.S. Kodhai isn't adopted by a Brahmin couple though - do pick up the book and find out more 😉) . . . . . #bookstagram #bookstagramindia #bookish #bookreview #bibliophile #booknerd #womenwhowrite #wordswithqueens #books #booksofinstagram #bookclub #booknerd #bookaholic #booklover #booksofig #bookishlove #femmemarchfest #ReadWomen #readingtime #readdiverse #wocreads #ownvoices #writingcommunity #authorsofinstagram #readwriteunite #readingismagic #feministbooks #smashbrahminicalpatriarchy #igersindia

Thank you so much - I'm so glad you enjoyed my novel! 💓 #Repost @runawaywithme98 (@get_repost) ・・・ #BookReview Book - The Queen Of Jasmine Country by Sharanya Manivannan @sharanya_manivannan #Recommended - "Tonight, under this arena of starlight, I take up my stylus and press it by the glow of a clay lantern into dry palmyra leaves. It is on this night that I dedicate myself - to my self, to who I truly am, to what is invincible and without bondage of time, that predates me, that will outlive me" - The book tells the story of the young Kodhai, who becomes the revered poet Andal. The book is set in the 9th century which loudly talks about gender roles set in a rural part of Tamil Nadu. - The narrations are absolutely brilliant. The words were so beautifully weaved that I had totally immersed myself in the story. The scenes are very beautifully described and is very lyrical to read and rich with imagination. - I was excited to read this book ever since I saw @ thebooksatchel recommend this book. #FemmeMarch - Book 11 #BrunchBookChallenge @htbrunch . . . . . . . . #TheQueenOfJasmineCountry #SharanyaManivannan #ReadWithHCI #WeReadWomen #Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #SonalisBookClub #BookstagramIndia #bookblogger #ReadWomen #Mumbaibookstagram #BloggersOfIndia #MumbaiBlogger #IndianBlogger #Bibliophile #WeekendReadingWithSonam #UnitedBookstagram #BookstagramIt #Mumbai #India #ReadingIsGood

When @aashika_suresh sent me a lovely wish for #WorldPoetryDay (thank you!) I pondered what to post to mark the occasion. And then, I surprised myself by quickly taking a video on my phone, of a poem I didn't even know that I knew by heart. A love poem from many summers ago, "I Will Come Bearing Mangoes". You can watch it on my #IGTV channel now. . . . . . #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poeticjustice #womenwhowrite #wordswithqueens #writersofinstagram #poet #lovepoems #writing #writingcommunity #written #author #authorsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetrybyme #poetryvideo #poesia #writersnetwork #writers_den_ #mangoes #summer #spokenwordvideos #writer #spokenword #words #takealltheselfies #postmoreportraits

Thank you so much for your warm embrace of #TheQueenOfJasmineCountry 🌺♥️ #Repost @raconteur_de_genre (@get_repost) ・・・ This is one book which I cannot write a review about. If ENTHRALLED is the word and then be it!!!! Picked it up again to reread. The first reading left me so smitten that I forgot all about clicking pics with my beautiful companion and posting it. To avoid another miss of an opportunity, I am sharing it first before the reading starts. @annapoorni.ts reminded me of this gorgeous beauty through her post. It's on my mind since then. Warm hugs and gratitude for author @sharanya_manivannan for giving us this splendid novel. The way Sharanya has mystically woven this novel, its beyond words. . Initially, the cover caught my attention. Its beautifully designed by Saurabh Garge, purple enough to be enticing and mystic. . . . #books #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #booklife #booklover #reader #reading #amreading #lovereading #readingismagic #readingisfun #currentread #igbooks #novel #goodreads #gratitude #harpercollins

Thank you so much 💓💓 #Repost @annapoorni.ts (@get_repost) ・・・ Of the 12 Alwars she is the only female. Of the 12 Alwars she is the only one who attained Divinity. The Queen Of Jasmine Country is the story of Kodhai, Kodhai who became Andal. The language is drenched in sensuality and if you know anything about Kodhai's love for Krishna, you will feel that that's just the way it should be. Let me confess. I am a Tamilian who cannot read the language fluently. Thanks to paati and my Amma, Tamizh stories are not completely lost to me. But with passing years, I feel this lack of fluency more achingly and have compromised by beginning to read translations of Tamil works. This book makes me want to not just read but also learn #Tiruppavai and understand it. Kodhai's love is not one of stolen glances or drawing kolams on the sand with the toes. She unabashedly seeks, no, demands Krishna as her lover and will settle for nothing less. Your senses will tingle when you read this book. The lyrical prose, the sensory images, the depth of raw feeling will scathe you, just like the scathing tattoos of the conch and discus that Kodhai brands on her shoulders. The book is a beautiful amalgam of legend, mythology and imagination- much like the garlands woven with Tulsi, Jasmine, davanam and oleander- all intertwined for a heady assault on the senses. However much I love a book, I am not a reader who intentionally goes for seconds. But this book, I have not had enough of this book. #SharanyaManivannan #TheQueenOfJasmineCountry #Andal #Kodhai #SoodiKoduthaSudarKodi #Alvar #WomenMarchOn #FemmeMarchFest #FemaleAuthors #IndianWritingInEnglish #TamizhLiterature #MustRead #Bookstagram #BookPhotography #BooksOnInstagram

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