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Anusha Veluswamy

Anusha Veluswamy is an architect, educator, and award-winning author with a master’s degree in architecture. She has been honoured with the REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship & Bronze Award (2018) and the Woman Lit of the Year Award (2021, 2024). As the founder of The Little Dipper Publishing, she champions culturally rooted and representative children’s literature. Her books Where is Mr. Thookam? (2022) and Maari: A Gift from the Skies (2022) have earned multiple nominations and awards, including the AGBLF Book Prize 2023, for their rich storytelling and cultural essence.