Rajasree Variyar is an author and short story writer born in Bangalore and raised in Sydney.
A marathoner and self-described history nerd, she lives in London..
The Daughters of Madurai is Variyar\'s debut novel, inspired by a childhood memory of a news segment about a case of female infanticide in her birthplace of Bangalore--and her experience spending time with a grassroots charity in Madurai empowering women and educating girls and boys to help eradicate the practice.
Her short stories won second prize in the Shooter Literary Magazine short story competition and were longlisted for the Brick Lane Bookshop short story competition.
Rajasree Variyar is an author and short story writer born in Bangalore and raised in Sydney
