Joe Eshwar
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Joe Eshwar is the pseudonym of the well-known Indian writer, poet and filmmaker, Jomy George.
[edit] Biography
Jomy George, pen name Joe Eshwar, was born on 8th of February, 1975, in Kottayam, Kerala, South India. Eshwar's first book Tessellated Pavements, was translated into four languages. It divided the poetic scenario of Indian English writing into two. It was lauded by O. V. Vijayan, Kerala's greatest writer, and Dr. Santa Bhattacharji of New College, Oxford. Eshwar thereafter was seen as a prodigy in England and he was first among the Indian writers to receive an honour from Men of Letters, a literary foundation in Kent, the United Kingdom. His poetry was the most intellectually discussed. His films Bogady and The Response are considered as works that gave a a contemporary form and charm to the craft of filmmaking. He is married to Dani Augustine and lives in Liverpool.
[edit] Published works
Eshwar's books include Tessellated Pavements, published in 1999, and The Travelor's Prayer (2003). His short stories include Jennifer's got a mail (1997), Bogady (1998), Mysorinte Ormakkayi (1999), To the Land of tall trees (1999), Parameshwarapothuvaline Kanmanilla (2000), Sarovar (2001), The story of Ben Fisher (2002), The search (2003), The Labyrinth (2004).
[edit] Filmography
Films that Eshwar has been involved with include:
- First Bypaths (1997}
- White House (1999)
- Poverello (2000)
- God's Pauper (2002)
- Bogady (2004)
- Documentaries On Vindhyagiri (2002)
- Against the Wind (2004)
- The Response (2005)
- Mumma (2006)
- Healing Wounded Innocence (documentary) (2006)
