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Vidya Shankar, an English Language teacher, freelance editor, editing consultant, and writing coach, is presently promoting her third poetry book Light and Line Drawings written in collaboration with her friend and fellow poet, Sangita Kalarickal. A Touchstone longlisted poet (2024), her work has appeared in prestigious collections, namely, the Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English and the Poetry Marathon anthologies. She is Associate Editor of haibun for haikuKATHA journal, and editor for two full length books and four anthologies. Featured in a unique coffee table book on 50 inspiring women of Chennai, Vidya loves singing, dancing, and making art. She finds meaning to her life through yoga.

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	The Flautist of Brindaranyam by Vidya Shankar (Goodreads Author), Shankar Ramakrishnan 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of Yogamaya it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shyama Sastry (National biography series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flautist of Brindaranyam by Vidya Shankar (Goodreads Author), Shankar Ramakrishnan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art and Science of Carnatic Music (With Notation) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Margazhi Sadhana Day 30, 2025-26

𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒉𝒊 𝑺𝒂𝒅𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑫𝒂𝒚 30, 2024-25𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 30𝑽𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑨(𝑲) 𝑲𝑨𝑫𝑨𝑳 𝑲𝑨𝑫𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑫𝑯𝑨 𝑴𝑨𝑨𝑫𝑯𝑨𝑽𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑰 𝑲𝑬𝑺𝑨𝑽𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑰 Krishna, Margazhi ends today and so doThe thirty verses of ThiruppavaiBut I will continue seeking You Even beyond.Are thirty poems enough to praise Your Greatness Revel in Your beauty and sing Your Glory?Kothai, Your Thiruppavai initiates meOn a quest to find Krishna And merge with Him as You once di Read more of this blog post »

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