Sowmya is a BA in English from Stella Maris College, Chennai, and an MA in Gender Studies from the University of Sussex, UK. She also happens to be my editor at Chandamama, where she manages the English edition.

Sowmya Rajendran has written books for children across age groups, from picture books for the tiny ones to young adult fiction. Her books are on the CBSE's recommended reading list for schools. She is a columnist with the student edition of The New Indian Express and Sify Movies. Sowmya's titles with Penguin include the graphic novel Nirmala & Normala and The Incredible History of India's Geography, a children's adaptation of Sanjeev Sanyal's Land of the Seven Rivers. She lives in Pune