Shreekumar Varma
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| Born | 1955 (age 61–62) Satelmond Palace, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, teacher |
| Website | http://www.shreevarma.com |
Shreekumar Varma is an Indian author, playwright, newspaper columnist and poet, known for the novels Lament of Mohini (Penguin, 2000), Maria's Room (Harper Collins, 2010), Devil's Garden: Tales Of Pappudom (Puffin, 2006), The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu (Puffin, 2009) and the historical book for children, Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel (Macmillan, 1997).
Varma was born in 1955 in Satelmond Palace, Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram. His parents left Kerala and settled down in Madras when he was four. He studied in the Good Shepherd Convent, the Madras Christian College High School and the Madras Christian College, from where he completed his MA and M.Phil in English Literature. He also did a course in Journalism from the Bhavan's College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He took part in plays in school and college, and also participated in and devised programmes for All India Radio. He worked for the Indian Express and the Film Industry Journal (renamed Cinema Today) in Bombay. Back in Madras, he edited and published a magazine named Trident, and was associated with a printing press, as well as a publishing and creative training unit. He taught English Literature and Journalism at the Madras Christian College. He taught Creative English at the Chennai Mathematical Institute for 13 years. He was a charter member and President of the Rotary Club of Madras Southwest. His mother is the Matriarch of the Travancore Royal Family. He is the grandson of the last ruling Maharani of Travancore, Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, and the great grandson of the artist Raja Ravi Varma.
He lives in Chennai with his wife Geeta, and is a full-time writer. He is a cousin of artist Rukmini Varma.
His novels include Lament of Mohini (Penguin) and Maria's Room (Harper Collins). His books for children include Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel (Macmillan), Devil's Garden (Puffin) and The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu (Puffin). The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu and "Maria's Room" are also available as digital "talking" books for the blind and the dyslexic.
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