I am 70 year old pharmaceutical  scientist living in Hyderabad, India. I retired from active research just months ago.

I have been addicted to reading from a very tender age. Soon graduated to creative writing in English as well as my native language  Tamil.

My academic and professional career did not leave me much time to indulge in my passion. Now that I have time on my hand, I am very active on several Facebook platforms. I have written poetry and short stories. My work has been well received by my fellow writers and judges of the online contests.

This has given me confidence  to undertake this tough challenge. Counting on the support of fellow participants