Sharanya Manivannan
blogs from Chennai
Latest posts by Sharanya ManivannanSharanya Manivannan writes and illustrates fiction, poetry, children's literature and non-fiction. She was born in 1985, grew up in Sri Lanka and Malaysia, and has lived in India since 2007. Sharanya's books are: Incantations Over Water (graphic novel, 2021), Mermaids In The Moonlight (picturebook,...
Posted on 15 January 2024 | 9:44 am
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Just before the solstice, a precious friend travelled to see me and arrived into the tidal resurgences of my life like a pair of bookending bulwarks, her presence parting the churn and providing solid ground. She told me a story from Japan - whether folklore or parable, I neglected to record, and I...
Posted on 15 January 2024 | 9:12 am
Read postEarlier this month, the subject of paid menstrual leave came up in the Rajya Sabha, when Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha posed a question about whether the central government would accommodate the same, as a matter of policy. Representing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, MP Smriti Irani responde...
Posted on 15 January 2024 | 9:11 am
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