Sasikala Alappat"Sasikala Alappat is an Associate Professor of History at the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)Deemed to be University, Bengaluru. She holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where her academic journey deepenedher engagement with the complexities of human life and emotions. Beyond the classroom, her passion finds expression in poetry-a space where thought meets feeling. For Sasikala, poetry is not a departure from her scholarly life, but a return to something essential: the search for meaning, connection, and inner stillness.When Silence Blooms is her first collection of poems in English, reflecting years of introspection, memory, and the subtle interplay of silence and language." Read More Read Less