Sitamma Stories

A collection of published stories written by Jaya Madhavan inspired by her grandmother Seetha

Jaya Madhavan: Jaya Madhavan, an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, is a poet, an award winning children’s novelist, comic strip writer and an illustrator too. Her first book for children "Sita and the Forest Bandits" won the first prize in the Children Book Trust’s All India Competition for Writers of Children’s Books (2001). Her second book for young adults "Kabir the weaver poet" is a research backed novel published by Tulika, Chennai and is currently a CBSE recommended textbook. Her short stories and poems for adults have been published in various anthologies and literary journals. She holds an M.A and MPhil in English Literature and MSc in Counseling and Psychotherapy. She is a visiting faculty at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and Bangalore. A certified Yoga instructor and a mental health counselor, Jaya's passion includes traveling, visiting temples of antiquity and singing. The articles you see here have been published in various national dailies, magazines and journals.