N Kalyan Raman has been active as a translator for more than twenty years, with five volumes of Tamil fiction in translation to his credit. A sixth volume is to be published in June this year. Manasarovar,his translation of Ashokamitran’s novel, was shortlisted for the Vodafone-Crossword Prize in 2011. His translations of Tamil fiction and poetry have been published in important journals and anthologies of literature in Indian languages. Besides translation, he contributes the occasional book review or essay on literary subjects. With a career in technology and management behind him, he also writes on matters of technology and public policy for national newspapers and magazines. Kalyan Raman lives and works in Chennai.
