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	~~[[File:Padma Venkatraman 2019 Texas Book Festival.jpg\|thumb\|Venkatraman at the 2019 Texas Book Festival]]~~

	'''Padma Tiruponithura Venkatraman''' (born 13 November 1969), also known as '''T. V. Padma''', is an Indian American author. Before she became an award-winning novelist, she spent time on and under the oceans, acted as chief scientist on research vessels, directed a school in England and led diversity efforts at a university.		{{Infobox writer
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			\| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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			'''Padma Tiruponithura Venkatraman''' (born 13 November 1969), also known as '''T. V. Padma''', is an Indian American author. Before she became an award-winning novelist, she spent time on and under the oceans, acted as chief scientist on research vessels, directed a school in [[England]] and led diversity efforts at a university.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	== Scientific career ==		== Scientific career ==
	Venkatraman's journey to writing was circuitous.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-01-14\|title=Interview: Padma Venkatraman ~\|url=http://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/interview-padma-venkatraman/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|language=en-GB}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] to pursue graduate studies.<ref name="rainbowBio">{{Cite web\|title=Author Biography: Padma T.V.\|url=http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml~~\|url-status=dead~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080950/http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|archive-date=2012-02-16\|website=readingrainbow.in}}</ref> She obtained a [[Master's degree]] (1990-1994) and a [[Doctorate]] (1996-2001) from the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]] (VIMS), part of the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="masters" /><ref name="doctorate">{{cite book\|last1=Venkatraman\|first1=Padma T.\|title=Persistent organic pollutant transport and fate: Assessment by molecular tracers\|date=2001\|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]\|doi=10.25773/v5-qfn7-av89}}</ref> She conducted postdoctoral research in Environmental Engineering at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and later worked in Germany (at an institute formerly called Ifm and now known as Geomar), served as head of Inwoods Small School, and taught oceanography in addition to directing directed diversity efforts at the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name="rainbowBio" />		Venkatraman's journey to writing was circuitous.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-01-14\|title=Interview: Padma Venkatraman ~\|url=http://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/interview-padma-venkatraman/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|language=en-GB}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] to pursue graduate studies.<ref name="rainbowBio">{{Cite web\|title=Author Biography: Padma T.V.\|url=http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080950/http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|archive-date=2012-02-16\|website=readingrainbow.in}}</ref> She obtained a [[Master's degree]] (1990-1994) and a [[Doctorate]] (1996-2001) from the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]] (VIMS), part of the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="masters" /><ref name="doctorate">{{cite book\|last1=Venkatraman\|first1=Padma T.\|title=Persistent organic pollutant transport and fate: Assessment by molecular tracers\|date=2001\|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]\|doi=10.25773/v5-qfn7-av89}}</ref> She conducted postdoctoral research in Environmental Engineering at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and later worked in Germany (at an institute formerly called Ifm and now known as Geomar), served as head of Inwoods Small School, and taught oceanography in addition to directing directed diversity efforts at the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name="rainbowBio" />

	==Writing career==		==Writing career==
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	Venkatraman's debut novel, ''[[Climbing the Stairs]]'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.~~\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/147959304~~\|title=Climbing the stairs\|date=2008\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-24746-0\|location=New York\|oclc=147959304}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''[[Booklist]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' and ''[[Voice of Youth Advocates]]'' (''VOYA''). The ''[[Providence Journal]]’s'' Sam Coale called it a "fine, often heartbreaking first novel" and pointed out that, although he was not a "young" adult, he loved it and had not realized that it was categorized as such until it was pointed out to him. The novel also received glowing reviews in ''Kirkus Reviews'', ''[[School Library Journal]]'', ''India New England News'' and ''[[India Currents]]''. ''Climbing the Stairs'' won the 2009 Julia Ward Howe Award for Young Readers<ref>{{Cite web\|title=1997-2018\|url=https://bostonauthorsclub.org/19972015\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=Boston Authors Club\|language=en-US}}</ref> and the ASTAL (Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature) RI Book of the Year Award and several other honors (ALA/YALSA BBYA; Amelia Bloomer List selection; Bank Street College of Education Best Book; Booklinks Best New Book; Booklist Editor's Choice Best Book; Booksense Notable; Capitol Choice; CCBC choice; CLN Top 25; National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Center (NCSS/CBC) Notable; NYPL Best Book; PASLA Top 40; PW Flying Start) and was shortlisted for Reading Across Rhode Island, the Cybil awards, and state awards in Maine, Utah, South Carolina and New Jersey.		Venkatraman's debut novel, ''[[Climbing the Stairs]]'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.\|title=Climbing the stairs\|date=2008\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-24746-0\|location=New York\|oclc=147959304}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''[[Booklist]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' and ''[[Voice of Youth Advocates]]'' (''VOYA''). The ''[[Providence Journal]]'s'' Sam Coale called it a "fine, often heartbreaking first novel" and pointed out that, although he was not a "young" adult, he loved it and had not realized that it was categorized as such until it was pointed out to him. The novel also received glowing reviews in ''Kirkus Reviews'', ''[[School Library Journal]]'', ''India New England News'' and ''[[India Currents]]''. ''Climbing the Stairs'' won the 2009 Julia Ward Howe Award for Young Readers<ref>{{Cite web\|title=1997-2018\|url=https://bostonauthorsclub.org/19972015\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=Boston Authors Club\|language=en-US}}</ref> and the ASTAL (Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature) RI Book of the Year Award and several other honors (ALA/YALSA BBYA; Amelia Bloomer List selection; Bank Street College of Education Best Book; Booklinks Best New Book; Booklist Editor's Choice Best Book; Booksense Notable; Capitol Choice; CCBC choice; CLN Top 25; National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Center (NCSS/CBC) Notable; NYPL Best Book; PASLA Top 40; PW Flying Start) and was shortlisted for Reading Across Rhode Island, the Cybil awards, and state awards in Maine, Utah, South Carolina and New Jersey.

	Venkatraman's second novel, ''Island' End'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.~~\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/646111952~~\|title=Island's end\|date=2011\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-25099-6\|location=New York\|oclc=646111952}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Padma\|first=VENKATRAMAN\|title=Island\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=islands-end\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly''. It went on to win the international South Asia Book Award, and the Paterson Prize, as well as several honors (Kirkus BBYA; ALA/YALSA BBYA; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; CCBC choice, and ALA/Amelia Bloomer selection) and was a finalist for the BAC award and NE-SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award.		Venkatraman's second novel, ''Island' End'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.\|title=Island's end\|date=2011\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-25099-6\|location=New York\|oclc=646111952}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Padma\|first=VENKATRAMAN\|title=Island\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=islands-end\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly''. It went on to win the international South Asia Book Award, and the Paterson Prize, as well as several honors (Kirkus BBYA; ALA/YALSA BBYA; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; CCBC choice, and ALA/Amelia Bloomer selection) and was a finalist for the BAC award and NE-SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award.

	Venkatraman's novel in verse, A Time to Dance,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma~~\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/892041345~~\|title=A time to dance\|isbn=0-14-751440-1\|location=New York, NY\|oclc=892041345}}</ref> was released in May 2014 by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) to starred reviews in 5 journals (''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''Voices of Youth Advocates'', ''Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' and ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|title=~~https://www.slj.com?reviewDetail=a-time-~~to~~-dance~~\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=a-time-to-dance\|access-date=2021-01-19\|~~website~~=School Library Journal}}</ref>); received glowing reviews in newspapers (such as the ''[[Denver Post]]'', ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'' and ''Providence Journal''); and accumulated numerous awards and honors (e.g. American Library Association (ALA) Notable; ALA/Young Adult Library Association (YALSA) Best Book for Young Adults (BBYA), Booklist Top 10 art book for youth; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; Bookworm Central Top 40; Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) choice; Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature (CSML) Best Book; Eliot Rosewater Award (IN) finalist; Forever Literary Top 10 Character Driven Books; International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities; International Reading Association (IRA) Notable Books for a Global Society; IndieBound selection; Kirkus BBYA; Mighty Girl Best Books of the year; New York Public Library (NYPL) Top 25).		Venkatraman's novel in verse, A Time to Dance,<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma\|title=A time to dance\|isbn=0-14-751440-1\|location=New York, NY\|oclc=892041345}}</ref> was released in May 2014 by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) to starred reviews in 5 journals (''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''Voices of Youth Advocates'', ''Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' and ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite magazine \|title=A Time to Dance, Padma Venkatraman Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin) \|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=a-time-to-dance\|access-date=2021-01-19\|magazine=School Library Journal}}</ref>); received glowing reviews in newspapers (such as the ''[[Denver Post]]'', ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'' and ''Providence Journal''); and accumulated numerous awards and honors (e.g. American Library Association (ALA) Notable; ALA/Young Adult Library Association (YALSA) Best Book for Young Adults (BBYA), Booklist Top 10 art book for youth; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; Bookworm Central Top 40; Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) choice; Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature (CSML) Best Book; Eliot Rosewater Award (IN) finalist; Forever Literary Top 10 Character Driven Books; International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities; International Reading Association (IRA) Notable Books for a Global Society; IndieBound selection; Kirkus BBYA; Mighty Girl Best Books of the year; New York Public Library (NYPL) Top 25).

	In 2019, Venkatraman's The Bridge Home<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma~~\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1035435590~~\|title=The bridge home\|date=February 2019\|isbn=978-1-5247-3811-2\|location=New York, NY\|oclc=1035435590}}</ref> fourth novel for young people was released by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) to starred reviews in School Library Journal,<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Padma\|first=VENKATRAMAN\|title=The Bridge Home\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=the-bridge-home\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Connection. She also read the audiobook herself, and it was so successful that she was later asked to read the audiobook version of A Time To Dance. The Bridge Home Audiobook was a Junior Library Guild selection and won Audiophile Magazine's Earphone Award.		In 2019, Venkatraman's The Bridge Home<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma\|title=The bridge home\|date=February 2019\|isbn=978-1-5247-3811-2\|location=New York, NY\|oclc=1035435590}}</ref> fourth novel for young people was released by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) to starred reviews in School Library Journal,<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Padma\|first=VENKATRAMAN\|title=The Bridge Home\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=the-bridge-home\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Connection. She also read the audiobook herself, and it was so successful that she was later asked to read the audiobook version of A Time To Dance. The Bridge Home Audiobook was a Junior Library Guild selection and won Audiophile Magazine's Earphone Award.

	== Additional Awards and Honors ==		== Additional Awards and Honors ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{Cite web\|title=Homepage of Padma T.V.\|url=http://www.cliofindia.com/padma/~~\|url-status=dead~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023165200/http://www.cliofindia.com/padma/\|archive-date=2016-10-23}}		*{{Cite web\|title=Homepage of Padma T.V.\|url=http://www.cliofindia.com/padma/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023165200/http://www.cliofindia.com/padma/\|archive-date=2016-10-23}}
	*{{Cite web\|title=Climbing the Stairs website\|url=http://www.climbingthestairsbook.com/index.html~~\|url-status=dead~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026054448/http://www.climbingthestairsbook.com/index.html\|archive-date=2016-10-26}}		*{{Cite web\|title=Climbing the Stairs website\|url=http://www.climbingthestairsbook.com/index.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026054448/http://www.climbingthestairsbook.com/index.html\|archive-date=2016-10-26}}
	*{{Cite web\|title=Children's Book Review: Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman\|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399247460\|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]\|date=2008-05-01}}		*{{Cite web\|title=Children's Book Review: Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman\|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399247460\|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]\|date=2008-05-01}}
	*{{Cite web\|title=Padma Venkatraman\|url=http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_v/venkatraman.php\|website=Children's Literature Network~~\|url-status=dead~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606195516/http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_v/venkatraman.php\|archive-date=2014-06-06}}		*{{Cite web\|title=Padma Venkatraman\|url=http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_v/venkatraman.php\|website=Children's Literature Network\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606195516/http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_v/venkatraman.php\|archive-date=2014-06-06}}
	*{{Cite web\|title=Across the oceans with Padma T Venkatraman \|url=http://www.readingrainbow.in/interview-padma.shtml/\|first=Atula\|last=Ahuja\|date=2008-07-10\|website=readingrainbow.in~~\|url-status=dead~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222112607/http://www.readingrainbow.in/interview-padma.shtml\|archive-date=2012-02-22}}		*{{Cite web\|title=Across the oceans with Padma T Venkatraman \|url=http://www.readingrainbow.in/interview-padma.shtml/\|first=Atula\|last=Ahuja\|date=2008-07-10\|website=readingrainbow.in\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222112607/http://www.readingrainbow.in/interview-padma.shtml\|archive-date=2012-02-22}}

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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Venkatraman was born in [[Chennai]] on 13 November 1969, and studied at ~~[https://www.theschoolkfi.org~~ The School KFI] for most of her life. Even as a child, she loved to write, especially poetry. One of the poems she wrote as a child was published in the inaugural issue of the Delhi London Poetry Quarterly.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Delhi London Poetry Foundation\|url=http://www.kalkithetenthincarnation.com/delhi-london-poetry-foundation/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=Tenth Incarnation\|language=en-US}}</ref> She also learned to play the [[Veena]] from Smt. Savitri Rajan, a disciple of Veenai Dhannammal. Yoga became part of her way of life when she began to practice asana, pranayama and dhyana at around the age of 8 under the direct tutelage and guidance of the legendary [[yoga]] teacher, Shri T. [[Tirumalai Krishnamacharya\|Krishnamacharya]].		Venkatraman was born in [[Chennai]] on 13 November 1969, and studied at The School KFI for most of her life. Even as a child, she loved to write, especially poetry. One of the poems she wrote as a child was published in the inaugural issue of the Delhi London Poetry Quarterly.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Delhi London Poetry Foundation\|url=http://www.kalkithetenthincarnation.com/delhi-london-poetry-foundation/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=Tenth Incarnation\|language=en-US}}</ref> She also learned to play the [[Veena]] from Smt. Savitri Rajan, a disciple of Veenai Dhannammal. Yoga became part of her way of life when she began to practice asana, pranayama and dhyana at around the age of 8 under the direct tutelage and guidance of the legendary [[yoga]] teacher, Shri T. [[Tirumalai Krishnamacharya\|Krishnamacharya]].

	She spent her last two years of school at ~~[http://www.st-michaelsacademy.com~~ St. Michael's Academy] in Chennai from which she graduated in 1986. She completed her undergraduate studies at [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]] in 1989, receiving [[Bachelor's degree]]s in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Botany.<ref name="masters">{{cite book \|last1=Venkatraman \|first1=Padma T. \|title=Comparative Toxicity of Creosote and Creosote Contaminated Sediments \|date=1994 \|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]\|doi=10.25773/v5-8pw4-r153}}</ref> There she enjoyed engaging in community outreach via Rotaract Bangalore Orchards. Venkatraman then spent a year at ~~[https://brockwood.org.uk~~ Brockwood Park School], in the United Kingdom.		She spent her last two years of school at St. Michael's Academy in Chennai from which she graduated in 1986. She completed her undergraduate studies at [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]] in 1989, receiving [[Bachelor's degree]]s in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Botany.<ref name="masters">{{cite book \|last1=Venkatraman \|first1=Padma T. \|title=Comparative Toxicity of Creosote and Creosote Contaminated Sediments \|date=1994 \|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]\|doi=10.25773/v5-8pw4-r153}}</ref> There she enjoyed engaging in community outreach via Rotaract Bangalore Orchards. Venkatraman then spent a year at Brockwood Park School, in the United Kingdom.

	== Scientific career ==		== Scientific career ==
	Venkatraman's journey to writing was circuitous.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-01-14\|title=Interview: Padma Venkatraman ~\|url=http://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/interview-padma-venkatraman/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|language=en-GB}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] to pursue graduate studies.<ref name="rainbowBio">{{Cite web\|title=Author Biography: Padma T.V.\|url=http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080950/http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|archive-date=2012-02-16\|website=readingrainbow.in}}</ref> She obtained a [[Master's degree]] (1990-1994) and a [[Doctorate]] (1996-2001) from the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]] (VIMS), part of the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="masters" /><ref name="doctorate">{{cite book\|last1=Venkatraman\|first1=Padma T.\|title=Persistent organic pollutant transport and fate: Assessment by molecular tracers\|date=2001\|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]\|doi=10.25773/v5-qfn7-av89}}</ref> She conducted postdoctoral research in Environmental Engineering at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and later worked in Germany (at an institute formerly called Ifm and now known as ~~[https://www.geomar.de/en/~~ Geomar]), served as head of ~~[https://inwoods.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiAo5qABhBdEiwAOtGmbr2pNiz1chZUAe3jRi9Tgc1YBjCAAK8zald03wMBCaJwlWA3xQgQuhoCtpoQAvD_BwE~~ Inwoods Small School], and taught oceanography in addition to directing directed diversity efforts at the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name="rainbowBio" />		Venkatraman's journey to writing was circuitous.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2016-01-14\|title=Interview: Padma Venkatraman ~\|url=http://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/interview-padma-venkatraman/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|language=en-GB}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] to pursue graduate studies.<ref name="rainbowBio">{{Cite web\|title=Author Biography: Padma T.V.\|url=http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080950/http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml\|archive-date=2012-02-16\|website=readingrainbow.in}}</ref> She obtained a [[Master's degree]] (1990-1994) and a [[Doctorate]] (1996-2001) from the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]] (VIMS), part of the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="masters" /><ref name="doctorate">{{cite book\|last1=Venkatraman\|first1=Padma T.\|title=Persistent organic pollutant transport and fate: Assessment by molecular tracers\|date=2001\|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]\|doi=10.25773/v5-qfn7-av89}}</ref> She conducted postdoctoral research in Environmental Engineering at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and later worked in Germany (at an institute formerly called Ifm and now known as Geomar), served as head of Inwoods Small School, and taught oceanography in addition to directing directed diversity efforts at the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name="rainbowBio" />

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	Venkatraman's debut novel, ''[[Climbing the Stairs]]'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/147959304\|title=Climbing the stairs\|date=2008\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-24746-0\|location=New York\|oclc=147959304}}</ref> was released to ~~[https://www.robweisbach.com/padma-venkatraman~~ starred reviews] in ''[[Booklist]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' and ''[[Voice of Youth Advocates]]'' (''VOYA''). The ''[[Providence Journal]]’s'' ~~[http://Sam%20Coale~~ Sam Coale] called it a "fine, often heartbreaking first novel" and pointed out that, although he was not a "young" adult, he loved it and had not realized that it was categorized as such until it was pointed out to him. The novel also received glowing reviews in ''~~[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/padma-venkatraman/climbing-the-stairs/~~ Kirkus Reviews]'', ''[[School Library Journal]]'', ''~~[https://indianewengland.com~~ India New England News]'' and ''[[India Currents]]''. ''Climbing the Stairs'' won the 2009 Julia Ward Howe Award for Young Readers<ref>{{Cite web\|title=1997-2018\|url=https://bostonauthorsclub.org/19972015\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=Boston Authors Club\|language=en-US}}</ref> and the ASTAL (Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature) RI Book of the Year Award and several other honors (ALA/YALSA BBYA; Amelia Bloomer List selection; Bank Street College of Education Best Book; Booklinks Best New Book; Booklist Editor's Choice Best Book; Booksense Notable; Capitol Choice; CCBC choice; CLN Top 25; National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Center (NCSS/CBC) Notable; NYPL Best Book; PASLA Top 40; PW Flying Start) and was shortlisted for Reading Across Rhode Island, the Cybil awards, and state awards in Maine, Utah, South Carolina and New Jersey.		Venkatraman's debut novel, ''[[Climbing the Stairs]]'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/147959304\|title=Climbing the stairs\|date=2008\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-24746-0\|location=New York\|oclc=147959304}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''[[Booklist]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' and ''[[Voice of Youth Advocates]]'' (''VOYA''). The ''[[Providence Journal]]’s'' Sam Coale called it a "fine, often heartbreaking first novel" and pointed out that, although he was not a "young" adult, he loved it and had not realized that it was categorized as such until it was pointed out to him. The novel also received glowing reviews in ''Kirkus Reviews'', ''[[School Library Journal]]'', ''India New England News'' and ''[[India Currents]]''. ''Climbing the Stairs'' won the 2009 Julia Ward Howe Award for Young Readers<ref>{{Cite web\|title=1997-2018\|url=https://bostonauthorsclub.org/19972015\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=Boston Authors Club\|language=en-US}}</ref> and the ASTAL (Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature) RI Book of the Year Award and several other honors (ALA/YALSA BBYA; Amelia Bloomer List selection; Bank Street College of Education Best Book; Booklinks Best New Book; Booklist Editor's Choice Best Book; Booksense Notable; Capitol Choice; CCBC choice; CLN Top 25; National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Center (NCSS/CBC) Notable; NYPL Best Book; PASLA Top 40; PW Flying Start) and was shortlisted for Reading Across Rhode Island, the Cybil awards, and state awards in Maine, Utah, South Carolina and New Jersey.

	Venkatraman's second novel, ''Island' End'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/646111952\|title=Island's end\|date=2011\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-25099-6\|location=New York\|oclc=646111952}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Padma\|first=VENKATRAMAN\|title=Island\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=islands-end\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly''. It went on to win the international South Asia Book Award, and the Paterson Prize, as well as several honors (Kirkus BBYA; ALA/YALSA BBYA; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; CCBC choice, and ALA/Amelia Bloomer selection) and was a finalist for the BAC award and NE-SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award.		Venkatraman's second novel, ''Island' End'',<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Venkatraman, Padma.\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/646111952\|title=Island's end\|date=2011\|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons\|isbn=978-0-399-25099-6\|location=New York\|oclc=646111952}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Padma\|first=VENKATRAMAN\|title=Island\|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=islands-end\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly''. It went on to win the international South Asia Book Award, and the Paterson Prize, as well as several honors (Kirkus BBYA; ALA/YALSA BBYA; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; CCBC choice, and ALA/Amelia Bloomer selection) and was a finalist for the BAC award and NE-SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award.

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[[File:Padma Venkatraman 2019 Texas Book Festival.jpg|thumb|Venkatraman at the 2019 Texas Book Festival]]

'''Padma Tiruponithura Venkatraman''' (born 13 November 1969), also known as '''T. V. Padma''', is an Indian American author. Before she became an award-winning novelist, she spent time on and under the oceans, acted as chief scientist on research vessels, directed a school in England and led diversity efforts at a university.

== Early life ==
Venkatraman was born in [[Chennai]] on 13 November 1969, and studied at [https://www.theschoolkfi.org The School KFI] for most of her life. Even as a child, she loved to write, especially poetry. One of the poems she wrote as a child was published in the inaugural issue of the Delhi London Poetry Quarterly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi London Poetry Foundation|url=http://www.kalkithetenthincarnation.com/delhi-london-poetry-foundation/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Tenth Incarnation|language=en-US}}</ref> She also learned to play the [[Veena]] from Smt. Savitri Rajan, a disciple of Veenai Dhannammal. Yoga became part of her way of life when she began to practice asana, pranayama and dhyana at around the age of 8 under the direct tutelage and guidance of the legendary [[yoga]] teacher, Shri T. [[Tirumalai Krishnamacharya|Krishnamacharya]].

She spent her last two years of school at [http://www.st-michaelsacademy.com St. Michael's Academy] in Chennai from which she graduated in 1986. She completed her undergraduate studies at [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]] in 1989, receiving [[Bachelor's degree]]s in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Botany.<ref name="masters">{{cite book |last1=Venkatraman |first1=Padma T. |title=Comparative Toxicity of Creosote and Creosote Contaminated Sediments |date=1994 |publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]|doi=10.25773/v5-8pw4-r153}}</ref> There she enjoyed engaging in community outreach via Rotaract Bangalore Orchards. Venkatraman then spent a year at [https://brockwood.org.uk Brockwood Park School], in the United Kingdom.

== Scientific career ==
Venkatraman's journey to writing was circuitous.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-14|title=Interview: Padma Venkatraman ~|url=http://mirrorswindowsdoors.org/wp/interview-padma-venkatraman/|access-date=2021-01-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> She moved to the [[United States]] to pursue graduate studies.<ref name="rainbowBio">{{Cite web|title=Author Biography: Padma T.V.|url=http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080950/http://readingrainbow.in/readingbuffet-author-padma.shtml|archive-date=2012-02-16|website=readingrainbow.in}}</ref> She obtained a [[Master's degree]] (1990-1994) and a [[Doctorate]] (1996-2001) from the [[Virginia Institute of Marine Science]] (VIMS), part of the [[College of William and Mary]].<ref name="masters" /><ref name="doctorate">{{cite book|last1=Venkatraman|first1=Padma T.|title=Persistent organic pollutant transport and fate: Assessment by molecular tracers|date=2001|publisher=[[College of William and Mary]]|doi=10.25773/v5-qfn7-av89}}</ref> She conducted postdoctoral research in Environmental Engineering at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and later worked in Germany (at an institute formerly called Ifm and now known as [https://www.geomar.de/en/ Geomar]), served as head of [https://inwoods.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiAo5qABhBdEiwAOtGmbr2pNiz1chZUAe3jRi9Tgc1YBjCAAK8zald03wMBCaJwlWA3xQgQuhoCtpoQAvD_BwE Inwoods Small School], and taught oceanography in addition to directing directed diversity efforts at the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name="rainbowBio" />

==Writing career==
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Venkatraman's debut novel, ''[[Climbing the Stairs]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Venkatraman, Padma.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/147959304|title=Climbing the stairs|date=2008|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons|isbn=978-0-399-24746-0|location=New York|oclc=147959304}}</ref> was released to [https://www.robweisbach.com/padma-venkatraman starred reviews] in ''[[Booklist]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' and ''[[Voice of Youth Advocates]]'' (''VOYA''). The ''[[Providence Journal]]’s'' [http://Sam%20Coale Sam Coale] called it a "fine, often heartbreaking first novel" and pointed out that, although he was not a "young" adult, he loved it and had not realized that it was categorized as such until it was pointed out to him. The novel also received glowing reviews in ''[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/padma-venkatraman/climbing-the-stairs/ Kirkus Reviews]'', ''[[School Library Journal]]'', ''[https://indianewengland.com India New England News]'' and ''[[India Currents]]''. ''Climbing the Stairs'' won the 2009 Julia Ward Howe Award for Young Readers<ref>{{Cite web|title=1997-2018|url=https://bostonauthorsclub.org/19972015|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Boston Authors Club|language=en-US}}</ref> and the ASTAL (Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature) RI Book of the Year Award and several other honors (ALA/YALSA BBYA; Amelia Bloomer List selection; Bank Street College of Education Best Book; Booklinks Best New Book; Booklist Editor's Choice Best Book; Booksense Notable; Capitol Choice; CCBC choice; CLN Top 25; National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Center (NCSS/CBC) Notable; NYPL Best Book; PASLA Top 40; PW Flying Start) and was shortlisted for Reading Across Rhode Island, the Cybil awards, and state awards in Maine, Utah, South Carolina and New Jersey.

Venkatraman's second novel, ''Island' End'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Venkatraman, Padma.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/646111952|title=Island's end|date=2011|publisher=G.P. Putnam's Sons|isbn=978-0-399-25099-6|location=New York|oclc=646111952}}</ref> was released to starred reviews in ''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Padma|first=VENKATRAMAN|title=Island|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=islands-end|access-date=2021-01-19|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> and ''Publishers Weekly''. It went on to win the international South Asia Book Award, and the Paterson Prize, as well as several honors (Kirkus BBYA; ALA/YALSA BBYA; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; CCBC choice, and ALA/Amelia Bloomer selection) and was a finalist for the BAC award and NE-SCBWI's Crystal Kite Award.

Venkatraman's novel in verse, A Time to Dance,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Venkatraman, Padma|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/892041345|title=A time to dance|isbn=0-14-751440-1|location=New York, NY|oclc=892041345}}</ref> was released in May 2014 by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) to starred reviews in 5 journals (''Kirkus'', ''Booklist'', ''Voices of Youth Advocates'', ''Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books'' and ''School Library Journal''<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://www.slj.com?reviewDetail=a-time-to-dance|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=a-time-to-dance|access-date=2021-01-19|website=School Library Journal}}</ref>); received glowing reviews in newspapers (such as the ''[[Denver Post]]'', ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'' and ''Providence Journal''); and accumulated numerous awards and honors (e.g. American Library Association (ALA) Notable; ALA/Young Adult Library Association (YALSA) Best Book for Young Adults (BBYA), Booklist Top 10 art book for youth; Booklist Editor's Choice BBYA; Bookworm Central Top 40; Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) choice; Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature (CSML) Best Book; Eliot Rosewater Award (IN) finalist; Forever Literary Top 10 Character Driven Books; International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities; International Reading Association (IRA) Notable Books for a Global Society; IndieBound selection; Kirkus BBYA; Mighty Girl Best Books of the year; New York Public Library (NYPL) Top 25).

In 2019, Venkatraman's The Bridge Home<ref>{{Cite book|last=Venkatraman, Padma|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1035435590|title=The bridge home|date=February 2019|isbn=978-1-5247-3811-2|location=New York, NY|oclc=1035435590}}</ref> fourth novel for young people was released by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House) to starred reviews in School Library Journal,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Padma|first=VENKATRAMAN|title=The Bridge Home|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=the-bridge-home|access-date=2021-01-19|website=School Library Journal}}</ref> Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Connection. She also read the audiobook herself, and it was so successful that she was later asked to read the audiobook version of A Time To Dance. The Bridge Home Audiobook was a Junior Library Guild selection and won Audiophile Magazine's Earphone Award.

== Additional Awards and Honors ==
In 2009, Padma Venkatraman was a finalist for India New England's Woman of the Year Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman of the Year Past Finalists|url=https://indianewengland.com/woman-year-2016/woman-year-past-finalists/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=INDIA New England News|language=en}}</ref> In 2008, her dedication to writing magazine articles for children was rewarded when she won the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for Nonfiction. Prior to that, one of her earliest published works, ''The Cleverest Thief'', published by [[August House]] was awarded a Storytelling World Honor.

== Speaker and Teacher ==
Venkatraman has participated on panels at Harvard and other universities; provided commencement speeches at schools and keynote addresses at numerous conferences (including an upcoming keynote at NCTE); and been invited to attend international book festivals such as the PEN World Voices Festival, the Hong Kong Author Festival and the Caribbean Beach Pen Literary Festival (in Trinidad), where she was the chief guest. Her work has been featured nationally and internationally on TV and radio. Her speaking agency is the Author Village.

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Cite web|title=Homepage of Padma T.V.|url=http://www.cliofindia.com/padma/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023165200/http://www.cliofindia.com/padma/|archive-date=2016-10-23}}
*{{Cite web|title=Climbing the Stairs website|url=http://www.climbingthestairsbook.com/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026054448/http://www.climbingthestairsbook.com/index.html|archive-date=2016-10-26}}
*{{Cite web|title=Children's Book Review: Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780399247460|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=2008-05-01}}
*{{Cite web|title=Padma Venkatraman|url=http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_v/venkatraman.php|website=Children's Literature Network|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606195516/http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_v/venkatraman.php|archive-date=2014-06-06}}
*{{Cite web|title=Across the oceans with Padma T Venkatraman |url=http://www.readingrainbow.in/interview-padma.shtml/|first=Atula|last=Ahuja|date=2008-07-10|website=readingrainbow.in|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222112607/http://www.readingrainbow.in/interview-padma.shtml|archive-date=2012-02-22}}

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