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Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is the author of a dozen works of fiction and nonfiction. She also records voice work for documentaries, educational programmes, journalistic initiatives, and audiobooks, and won the 68th National Film Awards, India for Best Narration (2022). Her writing has been widely anthologized and excerpted for school curricula and one of her stories was dramatically performed by Silicon Valley Shakespeare, California. She has been featured on radio and TV, profiled in magazines, and is a frequent guest at literary festivals. She is also a former non-profit development professional who spent two decades as an advocate and fundraiser for persons with disabilities.