Kaveri Nambisan

Kavery Nambisan was born in Coorg district, Karnataka. She went to school in Delhi and graduated from St John’s Medical College, Bangalore. She stood first in surgery and was sponsored by the University of Liverpool for higher training. She obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons when she was twenty-four.
Kavery Nambisan has written several award-winning books for children. She is also the author of two novels, The Truth (Almost) About Bharat and The Scent of Pepper, both published by Penguin.
Kavery Nambisan is married to journalist and poet Vijay Nambisan. She currently lives and works in Kerala.