Writers Profile And Painters Profile:
Nirmala has published one collection of short stories called “Singing earth” and three volumes of poems in English. She has published a number of short stories in English in leading English magazine like “India Literature” of Sahitya Academy, Kavya Bharti, Asian Age, The Telegraph, PEN, the Little Magazine, Femina, Eve’s montly. The Heritage Magazine, Cha an Asian Journal from Hong Kong, Message in a poetry magazine U.K. etc. She received the first prize in the short story competition conducted by Femina. Another story in 2005 was short listed for the South Asian Award by the Little magazine and published in the anthology. “Expressions”. Another poem was also shortlisted in 2006 in the poetry competition conducted by British Council – Unisun Publication. In Bare root review (spring issue 2009) published her poem from Minnesota University, Department of Creative Writing, etc. My first collection of short stories named “The Singing Earth” has been published by publisher Li Fi Publications New Delhi. My first novel called “Secrets of mango rain “ was released in December 2023. By Alcove publishers.
