- “Iru Kadal, Oru Nilam” – My first book, a travelogue was published by Vishnupuram Publications.
- My short story “Pietermaritzburg” was published in the January 2024 issue of Kaalam magazine (60th edition).
- An essay I wrote on Poet Perundevi’s poetry collection, Mooche Narumanamaanaal (a translation of Akka Mahadevi’s poems), appeared in the November 2024 issue of Neeli magazine.
- Attended a two day philosophy camp and a two day Emerson literary camp, both organized by VLC at Boone, NC in October, 2024. During the literary camp, I spoke in the science fiction session on “Terminal Man” by Michael Crichton.
- Along with my friends Sharada and Prasad, I hosted Je during his Bay Area visit in September 2024. We organized a “Meet the Author” Q&A session at Walnut Creek, CA with the help of Sarathy Venkataraman, Jerry Louis, Padmanaba Pillai, Sathyanarayanan, Asok Shanmugam, Shrikanth Dakshinamurthy, Guhan and Arun Ranganathan. We recently started a book club and held two in-person meetings so far.
- Attended Jaipur Literary Festival, Day 1 at Raleigh, NC. Got a signed copy of “An Era of Darkness – The British Empire in India” from Dr.Sashi Tharoor.
- During the summer, I camped at Emerald bay state park in Lake Tahoe & Camp4 campground Yosemite National Park. Visited Pinnacle national park recently.
Happy New Year Everyone.
Viswanathan 