Karri Sriram

Karri Sriram (born 1973) is an English-language Indian writer.

Biography

Early life and education

Karri Sriram was born in 1973 in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh (now part of Chattisgarh) to Lakshmi and Arvind Kumar.

He was studying in the South Eastern Railway (English Medium) School at Bilaspu, when a national scholarship conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources Development took him to Daly College, where he finished his schooling. He was selected for the National Defence Academy (88th course, 5th rank in UPSC topper's list for Air Force), but owing to a medical objection, finished his graduation, Bachelors of Arts (History, Economic and Political Sciences), from BVK College, Visakhapatnam.

Career

Formerly a journalist, he has worked with "The Indian Express", the business publication division of Express Group and "The Deccan Chronicle". He has been a columnist for "The Hindu"' and currently writes a fortnightly column, "Sedition and Perdition", for "The New Indian Express". As a journalist, he was among the earliest journalists in India writing on IT, Software, Web, IT Education, and handling the website for a news publication, besides writing on innumerable subjects, predominantly including civic matters, public interest, social trends, political analysis, city life, education and careers, among others.

He moved from being a journalist to a corporate career, and has been part of the communications, strategy and branding of leading IT corporates including Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Satyam Computer Services. He was also part of the communications team of the Indian School of Business and as an associate editor, brought out the school's magazine, "Insight". [ISB Insight: http://www.isb.edu/isbinsight/Insight_Jun04.pdf]

Published works

*"The Spiritual Supermarket" (Mosaic Books, 2007)
*"Autobiography of a Mad Nation" (due out 2009)

Awards

*2007: longlist for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award (Non-Fiction category), "The Spiritual Supermarket" [ [http://www.crosswordbookstores.com/html/HCBA-2006-Long-List-Non-Fiction.htm Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2007 English Non Fiction Longlist] ]

References

External links

* [http://oratorgreat.blogspot.com/ Writing for Passion] - Karri Sriram's blog

Interview in The Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/25/stories/2007112558670200.htm