Vinitha is an award-winning author and editor who paints and also writes poetry. An ex-journalist and columnist, Vinitha has written over 30 books—fiction, non-fiction, picture books—for children. 

Her stories are part of CBSE and ICSE curriculum. Her book Jamini Roy’s Unbroken Lines is part of the Parag Honour’s List and had been shortlisted for the Publishing Next 2024, Best Children’s Printed Book of the Year (8+ category); while her book Ammu and the Sparrows won the Neev Literature Award 2021 and made it to the Parag Honour List and is being used by therapists in narrative healing. 

Her first not-for-children book, a food memoir, is slated to be released in October 2026. 

Delegate | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026

Book Reading: Lost and Found: In a Mumbai Koliwada | 2020

Books That Speak to Young Children | 2021

A Sense of Place in Picture Books | 2020

Everyday Courage

Mythology and Math