Srividya Ganapathy

About Srividya Ganapathy

Srividya is a part-time content writer and a mom to two girls. Writing, painting and dabbling in knitting, crocheting, embroidering, not necessarily in that order, are her passion. She writes in the hope that one day her book will see the light of day.

Neela Mala - Azha. Valliappa — It was during one of my ‘gnabagam varude‘ (recollection of the past) moments that I remembered my favourite childhood novel “Neela Mala“. Written by the Tamil poet Azha. Valliappa, (author of poems like ‘nila nila odi vaa’) this novel was serialised in Gokulam magazine in 1976. After an unsuccessful search […]

Neela Mala – Azha. Valliappa

Worth a read Children by Srividya Ganapathy

I am Malala - Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb — I am no fan of biographies. But I have read a few, if they were in sight and if there was nothing else to read. Maybe I wouldn’t have read this book too, if the girl on the cover hadn’t looked at me with her determined eyes, daring me to […]

I am Malala – Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb

Must-Read Biography by Srividya Ganapathy

Mayil will not be quiet - Niveditha Subramaniam & Sowmya Rajendran — A couple of months ago I glanced at a few books listed in the Hindu’s Literary review supplement. I had almost forgotten about the book, when the catalogue search of my local library threw up ‘Mayil’. As it rang a bell, I ordered the book “Mayil will not be quiet” […]

Mayil will not be quiet – Niveditha Subramaniam & Sowmya ...

Must-Read Diary Tween by Srividya Ganapathy

Weed - Paro Anand — It was while browsing Facebook that I came across some feeds, which talked about a program by author Paro Anand. So while checking out books from the library I happened to notice the name in the lists and browsed the books. As is my wont, I did not check for […]

Weed – Paro Anand

Must-Read Young Adult by Srividya Ganapathy

The Mystery of the Silk Umbrella - Asha Nehemiah — Having grown up on a steady diet of Enid Blytons, Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, I never thought of picking up a novel by an Indian author. I don’t have anything against Indian authors, I have read R. K. Narayan and Ruskin Bond when my dad insisted, but the thought […]

The Mystery of the Silk Umbrella – Asha Nehemiah

Must-Read Children Mystery by Srividya Ganapathy