Mike Masilamani

Mike Masilamani is closely associated with 'the dark art of advertising', having run an ad agency for 30 years in Sri Lanka.

He was educated at St Thomas's Prep School, Colombo and Loyola College, Chennai.

Mike sees his take on fiction writing as a continuation of the rich tradition of story- telling that is an integral part of Sri Lankan culture. "The reality we live in is often times more bizarre than fiction. What struck me was how inured we had become to the numbers- be it the cost of building a highway or the death toll in a bomb blast-but especially in a war. As one of the characters in the book observes 'the numbers never add up in a war. It doesn't matter which side is counting'.

The story 'Boy who Speaks in Numbers', was adapted for the stage as 'Travelling Circus' performed by Mind Adventure Theater Co.