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“Born in a village in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, Mayilan G Chinnappan (b. 1986) is a prolific writer in Tamil with a focus on narrative fiction. He is a neurosurgeon by profession. His journey through the realms of medicine and literature has shaped a unique body of work that…

“Nagasubramanian Chokkanathan, who writes as N. Chokkan, is a well known author amongst Tamil readers. His ability to write clear prose backed by thorough research has earned him his sustained popularity over the past two decades. Chokkan has authored more than 70 books across genres that span fiction, biographies, company…

Nadeem Khan has been teaching English since 1973. He retired from College in 2010 and became the founding Director of the Western Regional Centre of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication run by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, from 2011 to 2018. He has translated over 25 books from…

Seelam Surendra is a writer and filmmaker from Kristipadu village in Nandyal district, Rayalaseema. After earning a B.Tech and working in the IT industry, he turned to his true calling — storytelling. He has authored two acclaimed books: Parveta, a collection of short stories, and Nadoori Midde, a novel deeply…

Balasudhakar is a prominent Telugu poet and writer from Poram village in Vizianagaram district, North Andhra. Since the publication of his first poetry collection in 2014, he has authored eight poetry collections, one long poem, and recently his debut short story collection Kunnemma, published by Chaaya Publishers, Hyderabad. He also…