Shreekumar Varma is an author, playwright, poet, newspaper columnist and translator, known for the novels Lament of Mohini (2000), Maria's Room (2010), Devil's Garden (2006), The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu (2009) and the historical book Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel (1997). He is a recipient of the RK Narayan Award (2015), the Charles Wallace Fellowship (2004), and was Writer-in-Residence at Stirling University, Scotland. His plays include The Dark Lord (1986), Bow of Rama (1993), Platform (2005), Midnight Hotel (2009), Five (2010) and Cast Party (2012).
Year: 2017