Dr. Aparna Ajith is a bilingual writer who loves to dwell in the world of words. She was awarded Ph.D in English Literature from the Central University of Rajasthan. Her area of specialization is Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. Her interest lies in Creative Writing, Gender, Diaspora, Film and Culture Studies. She holds a Master degree in English Literature (UGC NET qualified) from the University of Hyderabad and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Trivandrum Press Club. She has presented papers at various national and international conferences. As a freelance journalist, she writes and translates articles for the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. She is an avid reader and blogger who dabbles in the world of prose and verse. Having lived in four Indian cities and a hamlet, she soars high in the sky of artistic imagination, wielding out of her realistic and diasporic impressions. She was awarded Panorama Global Youth Literary Award 2020. Her maiden anthology of poems entitled Musings of Venuswas published in 2021. She is the author of Little Anvik in the Tides of Time. Alongside her career as an Assistant Professor in English, she cherishes time with her baby, Anvik Sujeeth, who inspires her poetic musings. She marked her debut as a creative non-fiction writer with her Suitcases, Sandcastles, and Little Anvik.
