Venkataraghavan is a writer, actor, and director. His non-fiction book “The Origin Story of India’s States” was published by Penguin in 2021, and his children’s books by Pratham Books. His short fiction has appeared in The Iowa Review and The Bombay Literary Magazine. He was awarded the 2023 Neev Fellowship for Children’s Book Creators, for which he is writing a novel for early adolescents set in the Madras Zoo during the Second World War. He has written, directed, produced and performed in “Brachio: The Story of a Lighthouse”, a full-length play for children based on the principles of social justice and equity, which premiered in 2023 in Bengaluru. “Brachio”, the chapter book for children, is forthcoming from HarperCollins in 2025.
