I am a journalist with The Hindu, with 15 years of experience in feature writing. I enjoy writing about everyday people, and my career-defining pieces have been about Chennai’s fishing community. I was born and raised in Coimbatore, and spent a few years in Chennai, working at the head office. I have two children aged 4 and 8 who love stories — I ventured into children’s writing for them, since as their primary story-teller, I am constantly making up stories.
The Hindu Publications brought out a compilation of my work titled ‘Seaside Stories’ in 2023. It consists of pieces from my fortnightly column on Chennai’s fisherfolk, that ran for over a year in MetroPlus, the newspaper’s features supplement. ‘Seaside Stories’ was launched at the Ripon Building in Chennai on May 30, 2023 by Mayor R Priya in the presence of representatives from the fishing community.
The Lost Elephant and The Soul Tree was inspired by my visits to elephant camps in the Western Ghats for reporting. I have written several features about elephants, interacting with scientists and wildlife experts on man-animal conflict. The story is an ode to the gentle giants.
My second chapter book for children is in submission with publishers. I am now working on my third novel, thinking up more story ideas for children and adults as I write.
