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I also write to get away from writing...
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Background
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My writing includes poems, plays, short stories and two novels. The novel, Lament of Mohini (Penguin, 2000), was in the bestseller list and longlisted for the Crossword Prize. Four plays were staged (Dark Lord, Bow of Rama, Platform, Midnight Hotel). My articles, poems and stories are in magazines and anthologies.
For children: The Royal Rebel (Macmillan, 1997) , Devil's Garden: Tales of Pappudom (July 2006) and The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu (August 2009). Also stories & poems in anthologies.
My novel Maria's Room was Longlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize, 2007. It will be published by Harper Collins in 2009.
I like R. K. Narayan, Marquez, Colin Wilson & Rushdie because of their worlds and words.
I'm a columnist, and I teach Creative English to Maths students.
As a writer I shuttle between forms. I love music, though silence is best when I write.
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Accomplishments
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The Charles Wallace Fellowship, 2004:
Writer-in-Residence at Stirling University, Scotland, 2004.
Two playscripts won second and first prizes in national-level competitions.
Lament Of Mohini was Longlisted for the Crossword Prize.
Maria's Room was Longlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize.
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Additional Information
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COMING UP!
Maria's Room (Harper Collins, 2009) and The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu (Puffin 2009). Two plays, Midnight Hotel and Five. Two pieces in anthologies, Kerala Kerala, Quite Contrary (Rupa 2009) and Get Smart! Writing Skills (Puffin 2009).
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Favorite Links
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A Writer's World
With interviews, reviews, personal bits, work samples and info about forthcoming projects.
Thinkopotamus
This is my (occasional) blog.
Lament Of Mohini
With excerpts from the novel, reviews and interviews.
On The Wiki
The full-length Bio Sketch
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