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Sharanya Manivannan

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Personal blog of the writer Sharanya Manivannan.

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• Ubud Writers’ & Readers’ Festival

  Posted on Saturday October 11th, 2008 at 00:00 in bali, books, books actually, events, Festivals, indonesia, literary, literature, live literature, Personal, poetry, readings

  I’m leaving tonight for for a week in Bali (and yes, on work!), to attend the Ubud Writers’ & Readers’ Festival 2008. Other than general official engagements and anything that ha...

• The Venus Flytrap: Honouring Our Destinies

  Posted on Saturday October 4th, 2008 at 00:29 in author, Career, Cinema, destiny, films, il postino, italian, Journey, mario ruoppolo, pablo neruda, Personal, poet

  A few weeks ago, I watched the Italian film Il Postino, inspired by the legendary Pablo Neruda, and found myself weeping in its closing moments. I shut my laptop and held myself as sobs racked my body...

• Homecoming Anniversary

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 15:06 in Personal

  Yesterday, October 1st, marked a year since I moved back to India. This is a cause for celebration, but lately has been marred by something niggling. Let me take this opportunity to correct a rather a...

• The Venus Flytrap: Going There And Going Back

  Posted on Friday September 26th, 2008 at 22:33 in alfonso cuarón, Cinema, column, Driving, elizabeth gilbert, films, journeys, movies, Nostalgia, Personal, road trip, the venus flytrap

  When I tell people that my favourite film is Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También, they do not understand. They do not understand how this coming-of-age story about two Mexican boys could be th...

• Lavanya Sankaran Fellowship

  Posted on Sunday September 21st, 2008 at 01:33 in fellowship, lavanya sankaran fellowship, Personal, residency, sangam house, writing

  I am delighted to share that in addition to having been accepted into this year’s residency programme at Sangam House, I have also been given the Lavanya Sankaran Fellowship for 2008-2009.  ...

• The Venus Flytrap: Just Ask Jeeves

  Posted on Saturday September 13th, 2008 at 00:20 in assistant, book, column, friends, fun, job title, jobs, Personal, publishing, Recruitment, secretary, shillika chandrasekhar

  I hired my first secretary last week. Unlike most other collaborations in this book publishing process, I got exactly the person I wanted. She’s smart, young, confident, and the sort of girl who...

• Endings and Beginnings

  Posted on Sunday August 24th, 2008 at 12:11 in book, literature, madras week, Personal, poems, poetry, witchcraft, writing

  And Madras Week comes to a close. One exhibit, seven readings, a spoken word heritage walk, a fisherfolk song drama. More. Soon. I’m exhausted, and Chandroo is taking off for a whole week. So pi...

• The Venus Flytrap: A Photo Negative Heart

  Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 00:17 in belonging, Chennai, cities, city, column, dislocation, eugenio montejo, exile, home, homeland, india, longing

  I’ve heard of people planting the umbilical cords of their children in their backyards. I think this is a beautiful, poetic idea, with just the right amount of the macabre to make it a well-roun...

• Ergo, I Am Famous

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 08:23 in ergo, media, oh my god, Personal, surprise, the hindu

  So, last night went very well, but I’m rushing a column and simultaneously rushing to tonight’s reading, so we’ll talk about that later. But I just had to come on here and say “...

• Travesty!

  Posted on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 00:15 in Personal, trivial

  Someone had a launch of an Ojos de Brujo album right here in Chennai, and didn’t invite me! :(...