A collection of voices from the Singapore Malayalee Community, this title explores the fascinating lives and history of this community, with more than 100 personal narratives and commissioned photo portraits.
Dr Anitha Devi Pillai is a fourth-generation Singapore Malayalee, an applied linguist by training and a teacher educator by profession. Anitha has a PhD in Applied Linguistics and she is the author of Singaporean Malayalam: The Presence of a Hybrid Language and has published research several articles on the Singapore Malayalee community.Dr Puva Arumugam is a Singapore born Indian playwright and poet with a Ph.D. in Theatre and Cultural Studies. She has staged plays both in Singapore and in Australia in various theatre festivals. Puva also takes a keen research and writing interest in diaspora and ethnic minority migrant communities.