Purnima T

Here's a 3 hr podcast on my journey as a writer, translator and publisher! Technology will always remain my forte, but my 18 yrs of literary journey surprised many, including me. It was nice to rewind how it all panned out!

Different mediums, same grandeur! The epic #Ramayana continues to captivate across generations—whether on the big screen or within the pages of powerful retellings that bring fresh perspectives to a timeless story. As the big screen gears up to bring this story to life, here are some stellar books that revisit the Ramayana in ways both classic and compelling. @authoramish @cdivakaruni @dushyanthsridar @itsanandneel #Volga #TVijayKumar #CVijayasree @tpurnima #READWithHarperCollins #RamayanaTeaser #EpicRetellings #MustReads

@vijaylokapally wow. where can we get a copy?

It was wonderful to relive memories of magic from 25 years ago at the launch of Miracle at Eden. Skipper Sourav Ganguly and his team-mate Venkatapathy Raju were at hand to do the honours. My colleague VV Krishnan and I were privileged to watch the magic unfold. Then and now.

A review of "Bandaged Moments" by Professor Sanjukta Dasgupta. @nabsdg @niyogibooks differenttruths.com/focus-unlockin…

This International Women’s Day, we bring you a stellar collection of books that celebrate women’s voices and journeys of resilience. From narratives of courage to moving accounts of love and identity, these compelling books across genres honour the many stories women carry and create. Discover the full list on @harperbroadcast: harpercollins.co.in/editors-recomm… @safeenahusain @educate_girls #Volga @tpurnima #EnakshiSengupta #RaniNeutill @EnrouteH #ManasiChaudhari #NimnaVijay #HarithaCK @mehakjamal @KanzaJaved @dpanjana #READWithHarperCollins #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #WomensDayReads

"The fight against feudalism and women’s oppression went hand in hand. The emphasis on women’s issues was much more prominent in the past than it is today." scroll.in/article/108915… An excerpt from ‘Mallu Swarajyam: The Fire of Defiance’, by S Katyayini, Vimala Morthala, and Uma Chakravarti, translated from the Telugu by Purnima Tammireddy. @ZubaanBooks @SouthSideBooksH #bookexcerpt

@redriverpress @salma_poet @PanMacIndia @speakingtiger14 @PenguinIndia @HarperCollinsIN @Shubawrite @niyogibooks @maitry_roy @shillpiasingh @nishipulu @arunava @arpitayodapress @HachetteIndia @MagazineAntonym @theAntonymmag @RatnaBooks 109. The Fire of Defiance by Mallu Swarajyam, as told to Uma Chakravarti, Vimala Morthala & S. Katyayini, translated by @tpurnima (Telugu) @ZubaanBooks zubaanbooks.com/shop/the-fire-…

If 2025 had a reading pattern, it looked like this: finish, recommend, think about it, read again. Some stories simply refused to fade once the last page was turned. They stayed in conversations, resurfaced in memory, and found their way back into readers' hands. Here is our wrap of the fiction readers could not quite move on from! Discover the full list on @harperbroadcast: harpercollins.co.in/blog/editors-r… #RuchirJoshi #JeetThayil @chetan_bhagat @agarwal_stuti @authoramish #ShreyasRajagopal @rahulpandita @aninditaghose #SanjenaSathian @KanzaJaved #MMukundan #GitaKrishnakutty #AmitabhaBagchi #JissaJose @vivarthaka @ashwinsanghi #MiniKrishnan #Volga @tpurnima #VenkataraghavanSrinivasan #AnanyaBrokerParekh @dpanjana #MohammadNazimUddin #VRamaswamy @akhilpdharmajan #HarithaCK #Perundevi @writetolopa #ManjulBajaj @alkajoshi #VibhaBatra @menakaraman #SukumarRay #CharbakDipta @SatyarthNayak #NimnaVijay #PriyankaPandyaBhatt @debasmita_d @Manik_M_Jolly @stutichangle #READWithHarperCollins #FictionBooks #2025Wrapped #MustReadFiction

@journey2mastery అయ్యో... మరోసారి కలుద్దాం తప్పకుండా!

@tpurnima మీ ఆటొగ్రాఫ్ ఈ పుస్తకం మీద అందుకోవడం వీలు చిక్కలేదు

Review of Bandaged Momebts in @TheStatesmanLtd @nabsdg @tpurnima @ccatPanda #bandagedmoments #mentalhealth #translation #shortstories #womenswriting epaper.thestatesman.com/c/78576789

The Delhi launch of our co-edited volume of translated short stories. #bandagedmoments #translation #womenswriting #mentalhealth #shortstories @nabsdg @tpurnima

@PrivyTrifles @SouthSideBooksH @ZubaanBooks Thank you! 🤗

@tpurnima @SouthSideBooksH @ZubaanBooks Congratulations 👏🏽

New Book Alert: Mallu Swarajyam 's biography in my translation. Up for pre-order. @SouthSideBooksH @ZubaanBooks

Every time I hear Satish Shah's name, I just think of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron's D'mello. One of his best performances, especially as a dead man! Thank you for making us laugh, sir. We will surely miss you. #SatishShah

@storizenmag @PeriSwapna @niyogibooks @nishipulu @nabanitasengupta

#BookReview: "Bandaged Moments" is a powerful and thought-provoking collection of 26 short stories by women writers from across India, translated from 17 Indian languages. storizen.com/book-reviews/b… @PeriSwapna @niyogibooks

From my collaboration with @JonAcuff, some thoughts on destroying the illusion of perfection.

There is a quiet ache no one talks about. The ache of outgrowing a life you worked so hard to build. The career. The relationship. The routines that once made sense. Now they just feel… empty. As we age, we evolve. Our priorities change. The shiny things you once chased no longer interests the person you’ve become. This is life. It happens. This confusion, this mental fog, this inner struggle is your soul whispering, “Something else is waiting.” So don’t rush to fix it. It's your moment of 'no pressure, no diamonds'. Let yourself be blurry for a while. Because maybe being lost is the beginning of finally doing it right.

We’re thrilled to be nominated on this longlist for Atta Galatta Book Prize 2025 longlist — alongside some truly incredible titles that move, challenge, and inspire! Fiction On the Banks of Pampa by Volga The Elsewhereans by Jeet Thayil Non-Fiction Shattered Lands by @SamDalrymple123 The Searches by @vauhinivara A wonderful celebration of storytelling and thought — congratulations to all the long-listed authors! #READWithHarperCollins #AGLFBookPrize2025 #AttaGalatta #IndianAuthors #BookAwards #LiteraryLonglist

Thank you @AttaGalatta ! Many thanks to Volga garu and @HarperCollinsIN for having me as part of this journey. Congratulations to fellow writers and translators on the longlist.