I live and write on Dharug Country, part of the Eora nation. I grew up in a home of poetry and books, prayers and love, in the sun-drenched east coast of Sri Lanka.

I believe in education for all, especially women, as a means to equality and freedom of choice. I write to call out the need for action against injustice – personal or political.

I published Poetry from Batticaloa, an anthology of my mother’s Tamil poetry with my English translation.

So, what’s my writing about?

We connect by telling stories and writing stories. We are built one story at a time.

My story begins with an unfair political change that causes nationwide ethnic segregation impacting my young children’s social rights. I break free from the dominating government and move across Africa and Europe in search of a country that would offer my family what we had lost – a home, and freedom to make our own choices. We find both in Australia, in a charming suburb rich in history – Wahroonga – meaning our home in the Kuring-Gai language.

And that’s how I get to be in this vibrant land of first-time storytellers, to tell my story that began half a century ago.