Prema Srinivasan

Prema Srinivasan is an Indian author.

Biography[]

She holds a Ph.D. in Children's literature in English. A published credit of Prema Srinivasan is Children's Fiction in English in India, Trends and Motifs published in 1998 by TR Publications.^[1]

Srinivasan has been a regular reviewer of children's books in The Hindu, which is a leading national daily in India. She has written a novel for children "Treasure Hunters" published in the 'Young World', supplement of The Hindu.

Among her other works, she has translated Australian author Libby Hathorne's 'Thunderwith' into Tamil called Idiyosai, published by Palaniappa Bros in 2001. Her latest translation work, in the Tamil Language is Madarasil Mridu, or Mridu in Madras written by Vasantha Surya in English.

Her travelogue (2009) 'Footloose and Fancy-Free" is an anthology of travel tales. It has been reviewed in The Hindu.^[2] Eleven of these were originally published in The Hindu supplements and four appeared as blogs in sita.gita.com.

Her most recent publication, "A visionary's Reach", was released by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (a former President of India) on January 7, 2014 at the Madras Institute of Technology (now a part of Anna University, Chennai). The book traces the life story of Chinnaswami Rajam (Dr. Prema Srinivasan's grandfather), who established this institute of technology by selling his palatial mansion, the India House, in 1949. The book has several contributors including Sri. Abdul Kalam. Prema Srinivasan who has authored the preface, epilogue and first chapter has dedicated the book to the memory of her father C.R. Ramaswamy, who carried on his father's work during his lifetime.

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