Stories written by

Suneetha Balakrishnan

This anthology of poetry and short fiction attempts to unravel what dissent means in today’s times

The Helter Skelter Anthology of New Writing features 19 original works that were selected by Meena Kandasamy and Eunice de Souza.

Suneetha Balakrishnan
· Dec 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm
Manu Bhattathiri’s fictional town of Karuthupuzha returns. It’s still Malgudi for the 21st Century

First seen in the writer’s short stories and now back in a novel, the South Indian town continues to harbour eccentric characters.

Suneetha Balakrishnan
· Aug 11, 2018 · 08:30 am
Daman Singh’s ‘Kitty’s War’ explores lives and love in a railway town while two wars rage

World War II and the freedom movement seeped into everyday life in British India, as this novel reveals.

Suneetha Balakrishnan
· Jul 22, 2018 · 08:30 am

This novel of nested narratives chronicles the battles of two women (or three, including the author)

Chandramathi’s Malayalam novel has been translated by the author with her real name, Chandrika Balan, into English.

Suneetha Balakrishnan
· Jun 23, 2018 · 07:00 am