Kalyanaraman loves to span generations. It all started when he got his hands on a manuscript of a Sanskrit work written by his great grandfather, comprising of some 200 verses in Sanskrit. He translated Ganesatatwasudhalahari into Tamil and English, taking the help of some experts. More than anything else, the process gave him an insight into the way his great-grandfather felt and he had a strong urge to write about the times he lived in. He, like all his forefathers before him was born in the sacred Cauvery delta. Thus was born, Songs of the Cauvery
He lives and writes in Bangalore with his wife.
