AM Bl KA ANA NTH IS A POET EVEN IN ROSE

Yes, one eanjind in her writings, em ever growing sense of wonder about the world around- she sees it as a peace loving soul onee and as a questi oningspiri t once.

- AMBIKA ANANTH

" Violets and Wounds', is a compilation of creative pieces by an eminent author Ambika Ananth.The blurb of the book by - Dr Lakshmi Bandlamudi, City University of New York, USA, gives a most pithy yet powerful assessment ofthe book - Here is how it goes - " How does one detect time honored values in a rapidly changing society? In a city like Bangalore that stands as an emblem of globalization, beckoning one and all to the digital world only to hear louder echoes of their own voices and consume shared knowledge, it is easy to lose track of our shared values and become numb to human touch. It takes a talented writer like Ambika Ananth to refract multiple dimensions of city life - the mundane, the horrible and the beguiling - to open doors to the imaginative horizons of human experiences. Violets and Wounds is a string of thoughtful pearls brought from the depths of the soul by a masterful prose stylist. Ideas, values and human emotions turn poetic as they