I have grown up with ghost stories and colourful folk tales. The rich heritage of Indian myth, folklore and superstitions had been a part of Sudhakar’s growing up years it is this heritage that Sudhakar tries to express through his poems, as he says, “My home was surrounded with fields shining in the blazing sun. Other than the presence of rich visual imagery, Sudhakar's primary forte is his use of the technique of magic realism which till date has been hardly used by Indian poets so extensively. Being a member of the younger generation, the visual media culture that defines this generation has left a mark on him, which in turn is reflected in his poetry. The sound patterns on which Malayalam poetry functions is moulded to perfection in the poetry of Syam Sudhakar. Sudhakar was associated with a research project on Gender Studies in IIT Madras and worked at Christ College, Irinjalakuda and VIT, Chennai before he began his teaching career at St. He is also one of the founder members of Centre for Performance Research and Cultural Studies in South Asia and the Poetry Advisor of Sydney School of Arts and Humanities. Phil with a specialization on Dravidian Aesthetics from Presidency College, Chennai and Ph.D in Beat Generation Literature from the University of Madras. He pursued his Masters in English Literature from the University of Madras, M. After his early education at K.V.R.H.S and G.H.S.S Vadanamkurissi, he completed his graduation in English and History from St. Syam Sudhakar was born in 1983 in Vadanamkurissi, a village in Palakkad District, Kerala. He has also published a number of poems and articles in leading magazines and journals both home and abroad. His debut collection in Malayalam Earpam ( Damp, 2001) and the English collection Drenched by the Sun (2013) are the most prominent works of his poetic career. His poems have been translated into several languages including Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, Manipuri, French and Chinese. He writes poems in Malayalam, his native language, and in English. Syam Sudhakar (born 16 October 1983) ) is a bilingual poet and academic from Kerala, India.
Vadanamkurussi, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
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