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Komala is a member of the Authors Guild of India. She writes in Tamil, her mother tongue as well as in English. She is a recognized author in Tamil.
- She holds post graduate diploma in Journalism from Bhartiya Vidhya Bhawan, with Kulapati's Medal and Deccan Herald cash award for best student in Journalism.
- She has attended World Tamil Conferences held in India and abroad and she has presented a paper "Angkor Monuments - A Study" at the Vth world Tamil Conference.
- She has authored two novels and about 100 short stories in Tamil.
- Her stories have been translated in other languages - English, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu etc.
- One novel and two collections of short stories in Tamil and one translated into Hindi have been published.
- Has won awards for short stories from well known magazines in Tamil, Kalaimagal and Ananda Vikatan.
- She writes illustrated articles on a variety of subjects in English and Tamil.
"Komala writes in two languages.
Fiction in Tamil and fact in English...."
"She does not merely entertain.
She makes you ponder. She engages you..."
Gautaman Bhaskaran in The Hindu.
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