Go read Suresh 's novel "Gharana", especially if you like Indian music in any form. I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a practitioner & student, I found it so relatable! Let me highlight a few of my favourite portions from it without giving away too much of the story.

📚 Don't miss the chance to meet Prof. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd and get your copy of 'The Shudra Rebellion' signed! 📌 Join us this Sunday, Dec 22 at 6PM at the Hyderabad Book Fair near the stage. An unmissable event celebrating this groundbreaking work.

Boy! 7yrs since this happened. He called yesterday to talk about how much he enjoyed reading 'Gharana' written by Suresh, abysmal quality of scripts narrated and fondly recalled his long association with #ShyamBenegal ! #AnantNag youtu.be/b-fLLyn2LOg?si…

Anant Nag got something to say about 'Gharana' by Suresh woohoo! ❤️

My daughter wrote a review of my novel, 'Gharana'

"When I am writing all this, I wonder at my father’s courage in openly and fearlessly letting his colleagues and other officers know where he stood on the politics of the hour." scroll.in/article/1078358 An excerpt from ‘1948 Hyderabad Readings: One Period, Many Views,’ edited by

Cover reveal!! Our debut anthology, coming soon from SouthSideBooks

😍😍 Mozhi's first anthology. Can't wait to hold it in my hands

Mozhi’s first anthology. Coming soon from SouthSideBooks. We love the cover! 🥰🌸

Imagine... #MozhiPrizeAnthology

Tamil writer Jeyamohan on his stories featured in our new anthology "The Mozhi Prize Anthology – I : A House Without Cats and Other Stories". Forthcoming from SouthSideBooks in Feb 2025. Pre-order your copies: mozhispaces.in/anthology/

Translator Mayuravarshini on 'A Brief Strain of Music', her translation of Tamil writer Vannadasan's 'Oru siru isai'. Featured in 'The Mozhi Prize Anthology – I : A House Without Cats and Other Stories' from SouthSideBooks Pre-order here: mozhispaces.in/anthology/

Writer Senthil Jaganathan on his stories 'Cotton Fever' and 'Clarinet', featured in 'The Mozhi Prize Anthology – I : A House Without Cats and Other Stories' from SouthSideBooks

Translator Iswarya on Jeyamohan's 'Ammaiyappam'. Featured in 'The Mozhi Prize Anthology – I : A House Without Cats and Other Stories' from SouthSideBooks Pre-order here: mozhispaces.in/anthology/

Translator Megana Kumar on 'The Mozhi Prize Anthology – I : A House Without Cats and Other Stories'. Forthcoming from SouthSideBooks Pre-order here: mozhispaces.in/anthology/

The good folks at SouthSideBooks did an interview with me on my novel 'Gharana.' Here are some excerpts.

Finished reading Suresh’s novel Gharana. A deep dive into the nada prapancham of Hindustani music. Reminded me of the Sanskrit shloka about the two milk-giving breasts of goddess Saraswati - music and literature. Both in good measure! 👏

N S Madhavan, N.S. Madhavan , the well known writer, has some nice words to say about my novel, 'Gharana' My sincere thanks to him for the encouraging words.