English = tamil

Sindhu Rajasekaran is an Indian author and

film maker. Her debut novel Kaleidoscopic
Reflections was longlisted for the Crossword
Book Award in 2011,[1] while her prose and
poetry have appeared in internationally
acclaimed literary magazines. She co-founded
an independent film production
company, Camphor Cinema, and produced
the critically acclaimed Indo-British feature
film Ramanujan, based on the life and times
of the mathematical genius Srinivasa
Ramanujan.Her second book is a collection of short stories titled So I Let It Be;it released in 2019

Sindhu was born in Madras to well known IAS officer and Film Director Gnana Rajasekaran and
Sakunthala Rajasekaran. 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.

Sindhu’s debut novel ‘‘Kaleidoscopic Reflections’’ was longlisted for the Crossword Book Award
in 2011.[4] The novel tells the tale of an inter-caste Tamil family, spanning five generations, and
how their destiny is inextricably linked to the fate India - the land of contradictions.

= Kashmir

Parveena Ahangar (born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir)

is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of
Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Jammu and Kashmir.
She won the Rafto Prize for Human Rights in 2017 for her
“protests against enforced disappearances” and for
demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and
Kashmir.[1][2] She was also nominated for Nobel Peace
Prize in 2005.[3][4] She was named as one of the BBC 100
Women, a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from
around the world for 2019.[5]
Parveena is referred to as the 'Iron lady of Kashmir'. She
was nominated by the Indian media Channel CNN IBN for an award which she rejected on
account of the deceitful approach by Indian media over the pain and tragedies of Kashmiris.[6]
parveena Ahangar is one of those Kashmiri women achievers who rose from their personal tragedies, emerging
as a beacon of hope to their fellow Kashmiris. In her words, “Nobody understands a mother’s pain. I’m a victim,
there are many like us. APDP originated out of my pain, and pain of hundreds of mo thers like me.”