She is Ms. Mysterious & The world is Curious

Anju Pulivarthi is an arts student research scholar and multimedia journalist based in Bengaluru Karnataka India. After embarking on academic research she published several papers in reputed international journals and received the “Best Research Paper Presentation” award at the Dubai IMRF Conference on Social Media Studies (2019). In recognition of her impact in the field she was honored with the “Individual Achiever Award” in Media/Journalism by the Karnataka State Traders Chamber of Commerce (KTCC – State Board) in 2023.These experiences bridging scholarship newsroom practice and public discourse shape Anju’s creative voice. She writes with the curiosity of a researcher and the clarity of a journalist attentive to how media culture and everyday life intersect in contemporary India. Bengaluru’s vibrant rhythms multilingual textures and digital hustle frequently surface in her work alongside themes of memory belonging and resilience.Her forthcoming poetry collection introduces readers to a supple mix of forms. The book moves fluidly between contemplative free verse crisp haiku sequences that distill a moment into a breath and a handful ofcontemporary sonnets that reimagine the classic fourteen-line structure for present-day concerns. The result is a conversation between brevity and music: haiku offer flashes of perception; free verse opens space fornarrative and reflection; the sonnets bring a measured cadence and turn of thought. Throughout Anju experiments with sound image and lineation to make complex ideas feel intimate and immediate whethershe’s sketching a city street at dawn tracing the afterglow of a headline or listening for quiet in a hyper-connected world.Building on her academic foundations and journalistic practice Anju is now crafting a distinct literary path and stepping confidently into authorship.