One of my favourite philosophers, Confucius, said: "I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world." That's what we writers do: observe and interpret. I am a teacher, author, raconteur, and teller of stories, living in magical Melbourne. I am bewitched by Nature , love Melbourne's trams...but sometimes I find myself riding broomsticks.

I am a Postgraduate in English Language and Literature. All languages interest me. I love words and their etymology, and I am fluent in Malayalam, (my mother tongue, and the language of Kerala, my home-state) Tamil and Hindi. I understand bits of Sanskrit, Gujarati and Marathi.

I am trying my hand at German now. Learning German has been a passion with me, since I came to know that the first Malayalam dictionary was compiled by Hermann Gundert, a German missionary and scholar.

I am also beginning to learn Japanese.

I am the Poetry Editor of Fourth Wave publication.

I edit the Hope* Healing* and Humour* publication

I love feeding people, so the fridge and pantry are always full of food, in case someone drops in unexpectedly.

I am fond of all growing, green things...and they love me.

I live mindfully. I am spiritually inclined, and believe that prayer helps the pray-er, and everyone around her.

Thank you for reading. Wish you a hope-filled 2025.

Let me leave you with the words of poet and philosopher, Rumi: "Beautiful days do not come to you. you must walk towards them."