Sindhu Rajasekaran
Sindhu Rajasekaran is an Indian author and film maker. Her debut novel Kaleidoscopic Reflections was longlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2011,[1] while her prose and poetry have appeared in internationally acclaimed literary magazines. She co-founded an independent film production company, Camphor Cinema, and produced the critically acclaimed Indo-British feature film Ramanujan,[2] based on the life and times of the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan. Her second book is a collection of short stories titled So I Let It Be; it released in 2019. [3]
Early life and education
Sindhu was born in Madras to well known IAS officer and Film Director Gnana Rajasekaran and Sakunthala Rajasekaran. She grew up in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Trained as an Electronics and Communications Engineer at Anna University, Sindhu received a master's degree in English from the University of Edinburgh.
Literary works
Sindhu’s debut novel Kaleidoscopic Reflections was longlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2011.[4] The novel tells the tale of a Tamil family, spanning five generations, and how their destiny is inextricably linked to the fate India - the land of contradictions.
Sindhu’s short story The Sacred Cow appeared in the internationally acclaimed Asia Literary Review in 2012.[5]
Her poems Meghdooth and Let Me Molest You have been published by Muse India as part of an anthology of poetry in 2012,[6] and So I Let It Be and Mermaid[7] were published in The Dance of the Peacock by Hidden Brook Press, Canada in 2013.[8]
Theatre and Film
Sindhu co-wrote and acted in a play titled The Tiara Gynaelogues, staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2011.[9]
With Ramanujan Sindhu forayed into the world of screenwriting and film production; she is the Assistant Scriptwriter[10] of the film and also the Producer of the film. She set up the production house, Camphor Cinema, with her husband in 2012.[11]
References
- ^ "Crossword Book Award Longlist announced". IBNLive.com. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Krishnamachari, Suganthy (5 July 2013). "Saluting brilliance". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "So I Let It Be by Sindhu Rajasekaran". Pegasuspublishers.com. 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Longlist for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award Released". asiawrites.org. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Sacred Cow" (Volume 22). Asia Literary Review. Winter 2011.
{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Sindhu Rajasekaran". museindia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Two in the Bush". 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Dance of the Peacock. Canada: Hidden Brook Press. 2013. ISBN 978-1-927725-00-9.
- ^ "Literary Events in Edinburgh". cityofliterature.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ramanujan shoots of the film at Cambridge and London". indianoon.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Camphor Cinema Presents Their First Film Ramanujan". boxofficeindia.co.in. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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