Lakshmi Kannan
Dr. Lakshmi Kannan is a poet, novelist, short story writer and critic. Her latest book is Guilt Trip and Other Stories (Niyogi Books, 2023). Her historical novel The Glass Bead Curtain (2020, 2016) was widely discussed for the early feminist movement toward educating and empowering women with the support of influential men in Madras Presidency during British rule, a time that saw judicial reforms used to counter faulty court verdicts. For more details, please see The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English Ed Manju Jaidka & Tej N. Dhar (2023) for her entry pp. 217-218 and visit www.lakshmikannan.in
