C. P. Surendran

C. P. Surendran was born in 1958. He is a poet, novelist and journalist from India.

Biography

Born to Malayalam writer and rationalist Pavanan and Parvathy, C. P. Surendran received his M.A. in English Literature from Delhi University, Delhi. He taught English literature for a short while at Calicut University before moving to Mumbai to work as a journalist with English newspapers including The Times of India, Times Sunday Review and Bombay Times. He was resident editor of The Times of India in Pune for three years and senior editor with The Times of India in Delhi. He was chief editor, DNA. A selection of his poems was included in Gemini II (1994) . He published his first collection titled Posthumous Poems in 2000 and went on to publish three more collections: "Posthumous Poems", "Canaries on the Moon" and "Portraits of the Space We Occupy". His first novel An Iron Harvest, about the Naxalite uprising in Kerala, was published by Indiaink in 2006. He lives in Mumbai.

In 2018, Surendran was accused of sexual harassment by at least 11 women.[1] In 2018, the allegations compelled him to step back as director of the Mathrubhumi Festival of Letters.[2]

Bibliography

Novels

  • An Iron Harvest (Indiaink)
  • Lost And Found ( HarperCollins, 2010)[3]
  • "Hadal" (HarperCollins 2015)

Poetry

  • Gemini II (Penguin Viking)
  • Posthumous Poems (Penguin Viking)
  • Canaries On The Moon (Yeti Press)[4]
  • Portraits Of The Space We Occupy (Harper Collins)

References
  1. Sharma, Supriya; Narayanan, Nayantara (14 October 2018). "11 women recall how journalist CP Surendran sexually harassed them, he dismisses them as 'lynch mob'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Journo CP Surendran steps back as Mathrubhumi lit fest director after Me Too allegations".
  3. "An Iron Harvest: Hard and Bound". newindianexpress.com. newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Literary Review". thehindu.com. thehindu.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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