Shreekumar
Varma



Indian author, playwright, newspaper columnist and poet.

Known for his works

Lament of Mohini (Penguin, 2000), Maria's Room (HarperCollins, 2010) Kipling's Daughter (AngloInk, 2018) Devil's Garden: Tales Of Pappudom (Puffin, 2006), The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu (Penguin, 2009), Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel (Macmillan, 1997), and his collected plays, Five & Other Plays and Midnight Hotel & Other Plays (collections of three plays each, both published by Adisakrit, 2019)

Work Spectrum


NOVELS & STORIES

Five novels, including two for children, and numerous short stories in anthologies and magazines.

Plays

Plays, including two prize-winners, have been performed by leading theatre groups. Some have also been published in collections.

Poems

Poems have appeared in anthologies, magazines and newspapers, and also two collections.

Columns

Columns and reviews have appeared in The Hindu, Indian Express, Times of India, Deccan Herald, Frontline, The Scroll, among others.

Portfolio

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  • Novel
  • Plays
  • Poem

Kipling's Daughter

(Anglo-Ink (2018)

Devil's Garden

(Puffin (2006)

Twilight Ours

(Adisakrit-2020)

Midnight Hotel

Independantly published (2019)

Five

Adisakrit(2019)

The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu

Penguin India(6 August 2009)

News

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A what-if love story for Kipling

Shreekumar Varma’s latest book recreates the world of an Anglo-Indian in today’s age

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Madras in words

by Shreekumar Varma

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Asia Pacific Literary Festival

28, 29 & 30th Nov '22 @ Bangalore

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