A novelist and performance storyteller
Vayu Naidu’s storytelling – written and oral – spans diaspora, urban, epic, folk and tribal stories inspired by multiple literary and performance traditions. Her first novel, Sita’s Ascent, was nominated for the Commonwealth Book Award. Her latest novel, The Living Legend: Ramayana Tales Near and Far, was published by Ebury in 2024. Naidu has written for British Theatre, BBC Radio Drama, and tours internationally as a Performance Storyteller. She is a Royal Literary Fund Bridge Fellow, and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Naidu is Professor of Practice at The School of Arts, SOAS.
