SHAJIL ANTHRU Born in Trivandrum in 1968 to K M Anthru and Jameela Beevi, Shajil Anthru started writing short stories and poems at small ages following the footsteps of his father K M Anthru, a short story writer and essayist in Malayalam. His first published creative writing is an English poem at the age of 11. Thereafter he published stories, poems and essays in leading newspapers and magazines in Malayalam. His published works are Rekshakante Varavu (2010) – Malayalam short story collection, Utharam (2013) – Malayalam novel, Swapanagalile Pakshi (2017) – Malayalam poetry collection and Over a Cup of Tea (2018) - Love story collection in English which includes world’s shortest story. In 2007 he Scripted, directed, and wrote lyrics for his telefilm “Daivam Vannu” based on his short story. He is married to Mini H S. His daughter is Roshni S. By profession, he is an Engineer with Quality and Project Management skills.