Featured Interview With Shyamala Shanmugasundaram
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am an author, freelance writer and the chief ideator of Kahani Takbak, a platform to promote Indian children’s books, authors and illustrators. I was raised in several towns across India. Currently, I live in Chennai, India.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Books have been a part of my life since early childhood. We lived in small towns where there was adequate time to read plenty of books. I started writing when my child turned three. He loved storybooks. We frequently ran out of books to read and our preferred library was a two-hour drive from home. I started creating stories to keep my child occupied and soon ventured into writing them.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Though I read all kinds of books, I am partial to the mystery, mythology, adventure and sci-fi genres. I am inspired by authors who churn their creativity and continue to bring out books regularly.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is a collection of 26 short stories for adults. The stories are set in urban and rural India.
Tanna’s wedding is happening soon. He takes it on himself to clean the house and stumbles upon a satchel belonging to his dead postman father. Even worse, he discovers a bunch of letters that never got mailed. Tanna almost tosses the letters out but acting on an instinct of responsibility, he decides to post them. What happens to people when these letters arrive after more than a decade is explored through twenty-six stories that contain generous doses of love, betrayal, suspicion, frustration, ambition, and redemption. Strangely, each person would have chosen a different route in life had they received them in time…A misplaced letter, a new path…such is LIFE!
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