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Vasantha Surya (born 10th April, 1942) is a poet, journalist, and translator whose prose translations from Tamil include six novels, an anthology of contemporary short fiction (A Place to Live), and a collection of Imayam’s short stories (An Order from the Sky). The Stalk of Time and A Word Between Us are her two poetry collections in English, while among her translations of poetry are To Plunge Within, a selection of verses from the Tamil classic Nammaazhwar’s Thiruvaimozhi, and several poems in Tamil Dalit Writing. The Ballad of Budhni is her translation of a narrative folk poem in Bundeli Hindi, Budhni ki Aalha. Her works for children include Mridu in Madras, translated into Tamil by Prema Srinivasan and herself, and a children’s Ramayana. Her articles and reviews have appeared in major publications. A Matter of Method is an investigative report on the creation and dismantling of the Method of Science Exhibition for UNESCO’s International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).