The Research Department of
English cordially invites you for the
XIII TG Narayanan Endowment Lecture
On the topic
Writing to Live: Stories within Stories
On Thursday, 5th December 2024 at 10.30 am
At the Centre for Media Studies Auditorium, MCC
About Shreekumar Varma
Indian author, playwright, newspaper columnist and poet.
Formerly Professor of English & Journalism, Madras Christian College.
He is the grandson of Sethu Lakshmi Bai, Regent Maharani of the erstwhile Travancore State, and great grandson of the artist Raja Ravi Varma. He is the son of the present matriarch of the Travancore Royal Family. He lives in Chennai, India.
His books for children include PAZHASSI RAJA: THE ROYAL REBEL, (Macmillan,1997), DEVIL'S GARDEN (Puffin, 2006) and THE MAGIC STORE OF NU-CHAM-VU (Puffin, 2009, shortlisted for Crossword Prize). He is the author of the novels, LAMENT OF MOHINI (Penguin, 2001) and MARIA'S ROOM (Harper Collins 2010). His forthcoming novels include THE AXE OF PARASHURAMA, GAYATRI CLUB and INDIAN SCOTCH.
He has written seven full-length plays, one short play and two mini plays: THE DARK LORD (second prize, British Council Playscripts Prize), BOW OF RAMA (first prize, The Hindu- The Madras Players Playscripts Award), PLATFORM (inaugural play of The Madras Players Golden Jubilee year), MIDNIGHT HOTEL (raised more than 40,00,000 rupees for the Christian Medical College, Vellore), NATHU'S DREAM (children's musical), FIVE (political thriller) and CAST PARTY (murder mystery), GANGA AT RISHIKESH and INTERVENTION and DEMEANINGS.
His poems, articles, reviews, short stories and interviews have appeared in several periodicals including The Hindu, Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Seminar Magazine, Aesthetica Quarterly, A Hudson View and Pulse-Berlin Magazine, as well as academic journals.
His stories, articles and poems have appeared in many Indian and international anthologies. He has translated poetry and fiction for the OUP Anthology of Malayalam Dalit Writings in Translation (Oxford University Press).
He wrote the script for a series of internationally produced films on the Buddha to be shown in visitors' centres at heritage locations like the Ajanta caves. He has also written poetry for two dance performances. He has been a columnist for publications like The New Indian Express, The Economic Times Madras Plus, The Hindu MetroPlus and the Deccan Herald. He is also a literary reviewer for The Hindu and the Sunday Herald.
He was an adjunct professor in Creative English at the Chennai Mathematical Institute for 13 years. He taught English Literature and Journalism at the Madras Christian College. He has lectured and presented papers at several colleges and institutes and at the Madras University.
He was a charter member and president of the Rotary Club of Madras Southwest and editor of the club magazine for eight years. He was awarded the Charles Wallace [India] Trust fellowship, and was Writer-in-Residence at Stirling University, UK, in 2004.
He was on the jury of the inaugural The Hindu Best Fiction Award as well as short story and poetry competitions organised by Deccan Herald, Karadi Tales, IIT Chennai's Saarang and The Prakriti Foundation. He is married to Geeta, and has two sons, Vinayak and Karthik.
You may also want to look
up for a report on the First TG Narayanan Endowment Lecture on our past blogpost
HERE.
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