Sindhu Rajasekaran

Sindhu was born in Madras to IAS officer and Film Director [[Gnana Rajasekaran]] and Sakunthala Rajasekaran.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} She grew up in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]. Trained as an Electronics and Communications Engineer at [[Anna University]], Sindhu received a master's degree in English from the [[University of Edinburgh]].{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

Sindhu was born in Madras to IAS officer and Film Director [[Gnana Rajasekaran]] and Sakunthala Rajasekaran.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} She grew up in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]. Trained as an Electronics and Communications Engineer at [[Anna University]], Sindhu received a master's degree in English from the [[University of Edinburgh]].{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

A recipient of the Dean's Global Research Award at the University of Strathclyde,{{cite web | url=https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/meetourstudents/humanities/sindhurajasekaran/ |title=PhD Creative Writing}} Sindhu's research revolves around queer South Asian pasts, creative epistemologies & queer decolonial storytelling. She has presented her research at various international academic conferences including the Association for Asian Studies AAS-in-Asia Conference, Asia in Motion: Memory, Preservation and Documentation, in South Korea,{{cite web| url= https://www.asianstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/20203-AAS-in-Asia_Program-Book_%EC%B5%9C%EC%A2%85.pdf|title= ‘AAS-in-Asia Program Book’| date=January 20, 2026}} the 50th Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Network,{{cite web| url= https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/rseaward_indianfamines/events/|title= ‘The British Empire, Scotland, and Indian Famines: Writings on Food Crisis in Colonial India’| date=January 2024}} and at the Centre for Gender History, University of Glasgow.{{cite web| url= https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_891277_smxx.pdf|title= ‘Programme of Events’| date=September 2022}} Sindhu graduated with a PhD in Creative Writing in 2025.

A recipient of the Dean's Global Research Award at the University of Strathclyde,{{cite web | url=https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/meetourstudents/humanities/sindhurajasekaran/ |title=PhD Creative Writing}} Sindhu's research revolves around queer South Asian pasts, creative epistemologies & queer decolonial storytelling. She has presented her research at various international academic conferences including the Association for Asian Studies AAS-in-Asia Conference, Asia in Motion: Memory, Preservation and Documentation, in South Korea,{{cite web| url= https://www.asianstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/20203-AAS-in-Asia_Program-Book_%EC%B5%9C%EC%A2%85.pdf|title= ‘AAS-in-Asia Program Book’| date=January 20, 2026}} the 50th Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] Research Network,{{cite web| url= https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/rseaward_indianfamines/events/|title= ‘The British Empire, Scotland, and Indian Famines: Writings on Food Crisis in Colonial India’| date=January 2024}} and at the Centre for Gender History, University of Glasgow.{{cite web| url= https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_891277_smxx.pdf|title= ‘Programme of Events’| date=September 2022}} Sindhu graduated with a PhD in Creative Writing in 2025.

==Literary works==

==Literary works==

Sindhu's debut novel ''Kaleidoscopic Reflections'' was longlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2011.{{cite web| url= https://www.news18.com/news/books/crossword-book-award-longlist-announced-368191.html|title= ‘Crossword Book Award Longlist announced’| date=May 5, 2011}} The novel tells the tale of an inter-caste Tamil family, spanning five generations, and how their destiny is inextricably linked to the fate of India.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

Sindhu's debut novel ''Kaleidoscopic Reflections'' was longlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2011.{{cite web| url= https://www.news18.com/news/books/crossword-book-award-longlist-announced-368191.html|title= ‘Crossword Book Award Longlist announced’| date=May 5, 2011}} The novel tells the tale of an inter-caste Tamil family, spanning five generations, and how their destiny is inextricably linked to the fate of India.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

In her second book, So I Let It Be, the themes of love, loss of individuality, sexuality, and an overwhelmingly poignant and profound sense of saudade are explored. Stories from this collection have previously been featured in literary magazines. ''The Sacred Cow'' appeared in the internationally acclaimed Asia Literary Review.{{cite web| url=https://www.asialiteraryreview.com/sacred-cow |title= ‘Asia Literary Review’}} ''The Routine'' was published in Elsewhere Lit.{{ cite web| url= http://www.elsewherelit.org/sindhu-rajasekaran |title= ‘Elsewhere Lit- A journey of literature and art’}} Huffington Post{{ cite web| url= https://www.huffingtonpost.in/anubha-yadav/14-contemporary-short-stories-that-will-spark-your-mind_a_21464159/ |title= ‘14 Contemporary Short Stories That Will Spark Your Mind’}} listed this story among 14 contemporary short stories that will spark your mind. Her short story ''Mountain of God'' was published in Kitaab.{{cite web| url= https://kitaab.org/2016/07/10/short-story-mountain-of-god/ |title= ‘Short Story: Mountain of God’}}

In her second book, So I Let It Be, the themes of love, loss of individuality, sexuality, and an overwhelmingly poignant and profound sense of saudade are explored. Stories from this collection have previously been featured in literary magazines. ''The Sacred Cow'' appeared in the internationally acclaimed Asia Literary Review.{{cite web| url=https://www.asialiteraryreview.com/sacred-cow |title= ‘Asia Literary Review’}} ''The Routine'' was published in Elsewhere Lit.{{ cite web| url= http://www.elsewherelit.org/sindhu-rajasekaran |title= ‘Elsewhere Lit- A journey of literature and art’}} [[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]{{ cite web| url= https://www.huffingtonpost.in/anubha-yadav/14-contemporary-short-stories-that-will-spark-your-mind_a_21464159/ |title= ‘14 Contemporary Short Stories That Will Spark Your Mind’}} listed this story among 14 contemporary short stories that will spark your mind. Her short story ''Mountain of God'' was published in Kitaab.{{cite web| url= https://kitaab.org/2016/07/10/short-story-mountain-of-god/ |title= ‘Short Story: Mountain of God’}}

Sindhu's acclaimed third book, Smashing the Patriarchy, was published by [[Aleph Book Company]] in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.alephbookcompany.com/book/smashing-the-patriarchy-a-guide-for-the-21st-century-indian-woman/ | title=Smashing the Patriarchy | publisher=Aleph Book Company | access-date=24 March 2021}} Centred around the bold voices of millennials and Gen Zs, Smashing the Patriarchy explores how young Indian women from diverse backgrounds ingeniously overcome the patriarchy in their everyday lives.

Sindhu's acclaimed third book, Smashing the Patriarchy, was published by [[Aleph Book Company]] in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.alephbookcompany.com/book/smashing-the-patriarchy-a-guide-for-the-21st-century-indian-woman/ | title=Smashing the Patriarchy | publisher=Aleph Book Company | access-date=24 March 2021}} Centred around the bold voices of millennials and Gen Zs, Smashing the Patriarchy explores how young Indian women from diverse backgrounds ingeniously overcome the patriarchy in their everyday lives.