AISWARYA T ANISH Biography

It has been six years since I joined Poemhunter. I am 17 now, and a lot have happened over the years. I became a published author, a columnist in an American newspaper...

My name is Aiswarya. I come from a tiny island village off the Arabian sea, down here in India. I live in Trivandrum, hoping to be successful as a writer somewhere in my inconsequential town.

About Me

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Age: 17

EDUCATION
- Currently doing 10th grade at Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum.
- Sree Narayana Trusts Central School, Nangiarkulangara, Harippad, Alappuzha till 8th standard.
PROFILE
- Writer and poet.

- Performance poetry artist
- Columnist in Azhchavatton newspaper published from Texas, USA.
- Author of 400 poems in two languages.
- Author of 3 novels and about 100 essays and articles
- Published internationally over the internet as well as journals.
- Poems published in international journals and anthologies
- Translator.
- Spoken English Tutor.

BOOKS
- The Crescent Smile (2011)
ACHIEVEMENTS

- Her articles have been published in ‘Reflection’ magazine published from Bahrain.

- Her poem ‘The Rain’ was published in ‘The School Magazine’ section of The Indian Express in April,2004.

- Her poem ‘Graveyard’ and other poems have been translated into Arabic and published in a magazine in Bangladesh in 2007.

- Her article ‘Plastics- A Boon or a Bane’ has been published in New n’ More, a children’s newspaper in 2008.

- Poems have been published widely on the internet, in International websites like PoemHunter.com, AllPoetry.com, PoemsAbout.com, Triond.com, Literary Ruminations.com, Triond.com etc, with several poems making it to the ‘Top 500’.

- Her letter, sent to News n’ More has also been published in one of their editions.

- Chief Editor of ‘Drushti’ news-website’s English edition for a while.

- Her poem ‘Decline and Revival’ has been published in an International journal, Taj Mahal Review.

- Her poem ‘Festival Day’ is published in an anthology of poetry, named ‘Holiday Book’, published by a New Mexican Publisher, Casa de Snapdragon, from USA.

- She is the youngest Guest Poet in an American poetry website, JBStillwater.com

- Chief Editor of school newspaper ‘The Flame’ in 2009.

AWARDS

- The Lions’ Excellence Award 2011
- Triond Young Poet of the Week Award (three times)
- Souhardodayam Club Award 2010
- Janani Arts and Sports Club Award 2010
- L. Channel Award 2011
Rotary International’s ‘Student Icon of the Year’ Award

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

- Distinction in English and Credit for Science in Macmillan IAIS Scholarship organized by University of New South Wales, Australia in the academic year 2010-2011.

- Distinction in English, Science and Computer and Credit for Mathematics for the IAIS Scholarship in the academic year 2009-2010.

- Selected as ‘Brave New Voice of Chennai’ as Audience’s Choice in the English school level of Poetry Slam Contest organized by U.S Consulate in 2011

- Finalist of ‘Brave New Voices of Kerala’ Poetry Slam Contest organized by U.S Consulate in 2010

- First in the Sahodaya Youth Festival’s Quiz Contest and third prize in essay writing.

- First prize for ‘Scale-It-Up’ and second prize for ‘Poster-It’ On the Spot Design Challenge contests at Cr8 inter-school competitions at L’ecote Chempaka International School.

- Runner-up in All Kerala ICSE/ISC Volleyball Championship at MA International School, Kothamangalam

- Participated in ‘Young Environment Scientist Award’ and came first in Alappuzha District and was selected for the International Conference on Climate Change.


HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Art and craft, music

LANGUAGES KNOWN

Malayalam, English, Hindi, Spanish
Basic French, Italian, German, Russian and Latin