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Welcome to the curated literary archive of Saravanakumar Murugan (Sarav / Someone is Special). This trophy room chronicles 15+ years of words crafted from the heart—spanning 18 published and forthcoming novels, classic anthologies, contest victories, national brand collaborations, and precious reader gestures that made an author feel on Cloud Nine.
18 Published & Upcoming Works
From the beloved Coffee Date and Believe in Miracles to the German 55-fiction edition die 55 and the upcoming 5-volume Swastikastra epic.
Prestige Contest Triumphs
Double Gold Batoms and Super-Veteran status at Blog-a-Ton, 5x IndiBlogger wins, BOIB Junta Verdict Winner, and Lufthansa Travel Stories prize.
Editorial Picks & Press
7x BlogAdda WOW & Tangy Tuesday Picks, features in Storizen, Cynic, Ekphrasis India, Thought Catalog citations, and author interviews.
15 Years of Reader Love
Touching birthday tributes, handwritten reader sketches, mutual community dedications, and over 11,800 heartfelt comments.
Published Solo Novels & Works (13 Titles)
Original novels, poetry collections, and short fiction available worldwide in Paperback & Kindle.
Upcoming Novels & The Swastikastra Epic (6 Titles)
Forthcoming releases including the 5-volume mythological saga, humor guides, and romantic fiction.
Swastikastra: The Golden Ripe Mango
A monumental multi-volume mythological saga weaving ancient cosmic warfare, sacred wisdom, and mortal destiny.
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How (Not) to Irritate Your Wife
A witty, affectionate, and laugh-out-loud perspective on modern marriage, matrimonial diplomacy, and everyday joy.
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Love at 18
A nostalgic celebration of the sweet intensity, innocence, and vulnerability of teenage romance and first love.
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A Day With You
A poetic chronological romance mapping the emotional depths, gentle glances, and quiet intimacy shared in twenty-four hours.
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One Hundred Years
A sweeping century-long tapestry tracing love, shifting eras, resilient bonds, and enduring family destinies.
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P.S. Serendipity
A delightful tale of fate's unexpected coincidences, chance encounters, and letters that find their way home.
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Short stories, poems, and collaborative pieces published in prominent national and international collections.
Return, my short story is a complimentary story published in the book Shades Of Life 2 - The Love For Colors, Edited by Saravana Kumar Murugan and Published by indiauthor.in. The book is released online on Feb 14, 2017 and grandly launched on Feb 25, 2017 at Blossom Book House, Bangalore.
"Eleventh Hour" short story is published in the book Will You By My Dirty Little Secret?, Edited by Nehali Lalwani and Published by Gargi Publishers.
Dear Friends we are happy to announce the final list of selected poets for Timeless Love, an International anthology of... Posted by Swadhin Shaktiprasad on Friday, November 13, 2015 "Come On Idiot, You Are For Me!" my poem, is getting published in the book Timeless Love, Edited by Swadhin Prasad & Dev Mishra and Published by Shades Publications.
"Down Memory Lane" short story co-authored with Vidhya, is published in the book Shades of Life: a collection of award winning short stories & poems, compiled & edited by me, and published by Shades Publications. It’s my dream project and it is released on March 23, 2016. Links to order: Amazon
“A Tale Of Two Mice” short story is published in the book Friendship- Bonds Beyond Time: a collection of twenty-five award winning short stories compiled and edited by me and Published by Shades Publications. Links to order: FlipKart | Amazon
The selected writers of 31 Crimes amongst 743 entries are:Ummul Fazilkirti gargDebashish MishraAnusree BasuJitu... Posted by Numerique publications on Saturday, April 11, 2015 "Adulterated Relationship" short story is getting published in the book 31 Crimes: a collection of thirty-one award winning short stories.
"I'm all yours" short story co-authored with Simran Kaur is getting published in the book A Little Chorus of Love: a collection of twenty-four award winning short stories. Links to order: FlipKart | Amazon
"But... why it has to be you?" short story is getting published in the book Love Stories Around Us : a collection of twenty-five award winning short stories. Links to order: FlipKart | Amazon
"A Life Full of Colors" short story published in the book Zest of Inklings: a collection of twenty-five award winning stories and ten lovely poems. Check the updates of here. Links to order: Infibeam | Amazon
"Ithalgal" short story published in the book Seasons of Love: a collection of twenty award winning stories specially written on the eve of Valentine’s Day. Check the updates of Valentine’s Day Special book here. Links to order: HomeShop | eBay
"120 Minutes" short story published in the book Uff Ye Emotions 2 : a collection of eleven award winning stories. India's most loved story book. Check the updates here . Links to Order: FlipKart | HomeShop | eBay
"The Last Date" short story published in the book Kaleidoscope : An eclectic collection of twenty-five amazing stories, this anthology owes its origin to an international short story competition organised by Springtide. Check the updates about kaleidoscope here . Links to Order: Infibeam | HomeShop | GoGangZing
"The Page Will Turn" poem published in July, 2015 Issue of Writer's Ezine .
"Software Engineer's Cry" poem published in September Issue of Storizen Magazine .
"Cry of a Night Queen" poem will be published in the upcoming edition of Ekphrasis India Online Magazine .
" First Waters " poem published in February 2011 issue of Cynic Online Magazine .
Contest Wins & Major Literary Awards (26 Wins)
Double Gold Batoms, IndiBlogger champion selections, BlogAdda honors, and national contests.
“Life is a chocolate” won GOLD BATOM in 53rd edition of Blog-a-Ton .
“An Unsent Letter” won BRONZE BATOM in 52nd edition of Blog-a-Ton .
Let's feed a child helps Blogadda and Akshaya Patra in their initiative to feed a child for an entire year.
Konigsee: A must visit place won Third Prize in Ultimate Travel Stories Contest hosted by CupoNation India
“Down Memory Lane” won SILVER BATOM in 49th edition of Blog-a-Ton .
“The Page Will Turn” won GOLD BATOM in 46th edition of Blog-a-Ton .
“My Tweet” won in “#CatchTheFlavour” contest on IndiBlogger.
All my 30 posts for P.A.U.S Activity won Daily Prizes at BlogAdda.com . Also, I topped the chart with maximum reward points in all four weeks (Weekly Winner) and in the month long campaign (Activity Winner) as well.
“My Tweet (Challenge)” won in “#ChennaiExpressAndYou” contest on IndiBlogger.
“Chicken Rolls” won in Easy Doodle Recipe contest at BlogAdda.com in association with TastyKhana.com .
“Reminiscing Memories of a Sweet Road Trip” won in “The Perfect Road Trip” contest on IndiBlogger.
“Life in #2030” won in “The Future of Shopping” contest on IndiBlogger.
“Made for each other ♥” won in “THE CHARACTER” contest on IndiBlogger.
“Strangers, in the night” won GOLD BATOM in 31st edition of Blog-a-Ton .
“Desire of a Call Girl” won POPULAR VOTE WINNER in “DESIRE” contest on thenovelette.com.
“What can a sharp mind and fiery tongue can do in a sticky situation” won in “SETS YOU ON FIRE” contest on IndiBlogger.
“A boon for car lovers” won in “FREEDOM FROM FUEL HIKES” contest on IndiBlogger.
“Will my life be colorful” won in “TAKE FLIGHT WITH COLOR” contest on IndiBlogger.
“Cute Tunes” won FIRST PRIZE in 9th edition of Blogeshwar organized by Anubhooti.
“Cute Tunes of Nature” won in “GRAND POETRY CONTEST” of BlogM.
“The pic became our...the home became our…” won GOLD BATOM in 20th edition of Blog-a-Ton .
“Do people reveal their true Identity on social Media?” won in 2nd edition of “THE GREAT DEBATERS” contest on BlogJunta.
“The cry of a mother” won in “TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST” contest on BlogJunta.
“Is falling in”Love“once-a-lifetime feeling?” won in 1st edition of “THE GREAT DEBATERS” contest on BlogJunta.
“Cry of a mother” my photograph won 2nd Prize in “WAY TO WORK” contest on BlogAdda Facebook Page.
“Moments of Madness” won in “MOMENTS OF MADNESS” contest on BlogAdda.
Gift Vouchers & Brand Collaborations (24 Rewards)
National brand campaigns and contest rewards from Flipkart, Amazon, Jabong, Dominos, Fastrack, and more.
Real Togetherness won “Gift Voucher” in "#RealTogetherness" campaign organized by Kissan India.
It“s Summery Time! Let”s Stay fit! won “Gift Voucher” in "#StayFit" campaign organized by Dabur Honey India.
Surf It All! Surf It Fast! won “Gift Voucher” in "#SurfItFast" campaign organized by UAC Browser India.
Happiness is buying oneline jewellery won “Gift Voucher” in an campaign organized by Candere India.
Top five reasons that could redefine the smartphone experience. #CantWait4Zenfone2 won “Gift Voucher” in "#CantWait4Zenfone2" campaign organized by ASUS India.
Shake It Baby won “Gift Voucher” in "#MyAirtelAp" campaign organized by Airtel India.
Happiness is won “Gift Voucher” in "Coca-Cola Internation Day of Happiness" campaign organized by Coca-Cola.
Brunch to Breakfast won “Gift Voucher” in "Kellogg“s Waale Guptaji ka Nashta" campaign organized by Kellogg”s.
Top five reasons that could redefine the smartphone experience won “Gift Voucher” in "CantWait4Zenfone2" campaign organized by ASUS.
Together is Better won “Gift Voucher” in "Together is Better" campaign organized by https://housing.com/lookup .
Start A New Life won “Gift Voucher” in "Start a New Life" campaign organized by https://housing.com/lookup .
Dry Baby, Happy Baby won “Gift Voucher” in "Dry Baby, Happy Baby" campaign organized by http://www.rewardme.in/tag/Pampers .
My Favorite Story won “Gift Voucher” in "Look Up" campaign organized by https://housing.com/lookup .
You complete me, idiot! won “Gift Voucher” in "#MyFamilyMyPride" campaign organized by HDFC Life.
Bedtime Rituals won “Gift Voucher” in "Bedtime Rituals" campaign organized by Pampers Baby-Dry Pants.
I made my choice to be #BefikarUmarBhar won “Gift Voucher” in "#BefikarUmarBhar" campaign organized by Lifesurance Whole Life Savings Insurance plan.
No Fikar. Chat Quikr. won “Gift Voucher” in "Get Quikr NXT!" campaign organized by www.quikr.com .
In Search Of Incredible won “Gift Voucher” in "ASUS Go Sleek" campaign organized by IndiBlogger for Bangalore Bloggers in association with ASUS India.
The Cupid Proposal won “Gift Voucher” in "Cupid Games 2015" campaign organized by Closeup Cupid Games.
Happy Home won “Gift Voucher” in "A healthy child makes a happy home" campaign organized by Dabur Chyawanprash.
Rediscovering Passion won “Gift Voucher” in "Micromax Canvas Tab P666 with Intel Inside" campaign organized by Micromax Mobile.
Happily Ever After won “Gift Voucher” in "Kitna chain hota hai na sachchai mein" campaign organized by KINLEY INDIA.
My Teddy Travelogue won “Gift Voucher” in "#TeddyTravelogues" campaign organized by Club Mahindra.
Rise Above Fear won “Gift Voucher” in "#RiseAboveFear" campaign organized by Mountain Dew India.
Featured Posts & Editorial Picks (19 Features)
BlogAdda WOW, Tangy Tuesday Picks, Spicy Saturday Picks, and top curated literature.
“Write” selected as “Tangy Tuesday Picks” by BlogAdda on December 31, 2013.
“Life is a mix of both: Sweet and Sour!” selected as “Tangy Tuesday Picks” by BlogAdda on September 3, 2013.
“Isha ♥ Sid” selected as “WOW Post” by BlogAdda.
“...her wait” selected as “WOW Post” by BlogAdda.
“Weird Dream” selected as “WOW Post” by BlogAdda.
“To you…with ♥” selected as “WOW Post” by BlogAdda.
“A reason to celebrate” selected as “WOW Post” by BlogAdda.
“... yet another untold story through my lens” selected as “Spicy Saturday Picks” by BlogAdda on July 21, 2012.
I can never explain the happiness brought by my friend this morning when he emailed me the links of my blog post that... Posted by Few Miles on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 “Sand” featured on Independent Poetry Society Facebook Page .
“…of fallen petals” featured on Independent Poetry Society Facebook Page .
“…of fallen petals” featured on BlogNation and PoetryBlogs.org Facebook Page.
“World Food Day - Blog Action Day - 2011” featured on “Blog Action Day” and appreciated by “Save The Child” Organization.
“World Food Day - Blog Action Day - 2011” selected as BlogJunta Editor’s Choice.
“Through a child”s eyes ’ selected as BlogJunta’s Poem Of The Day on April 26, 2011
“Wishes” selected as BlogJunta Editor’s Choice .
“! Wishes !” featured by Gemma of Greyscale Territory as best poem of the month( January 2011 )
Featured Quotes, Media & Online Mentions (14 Citations)
Citations on Thought Catalog, The Info On, QuotesChart, Deccan Chronicle, and Top 12 Bloggers shortlist.
Shortlisted as “TOP TWELVE BLOGGERS – CREATIVE WRITING” for BlogAdda Blog Awards.
“VETERAN JUNTA OF THE MONTH – OCTOBER 2011” on BlogJunta
“POETRY JUNTA OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2011” on BlogJunta
Winner of “BEST OF INDIAN BLOGOSPHERE 2010 JUNTA VERDICT” under “Poetry” & “Fiction” categories organized by BlogJunta.
Author Interviews, Blog Reviews & Guest Columns (9 Entries)
Dedicated author interviews on WriterStory.com, BloggerInterviews.com, in-depth reviews, and guest tributes.
Interviewed by WriterStory.com on October 30, 2015.
Interviewed by Blogger Interviews on October 5, 2013.
Interviewed by Jingle Poetry on March 29, 2011.
Reviewed by Cart Hick TF of Lucifer House Inc on August 26, 2012.
Reviewed by Leo of I Rhyme Without Reason on May 31, 2011.
Reviewed blogs as a part of JP community. Follow them here: Someone is Special
Between the Lips , scribbled a guest post on my twenty-fifth birthday for Leo.
Amit“s Beautiful Journey , scribbled a guest post to celebrate Amity”s second blogoversary.
Heart-Touching Moments & Reader Dedications (6 Stories)
Special friendships, birthday tributes, reader sketches, and heartwarming milestones with fellow bloggers.
Simran“s dedication: The moment I listened my Heart to touch someone”s Heart
Simran“s Birthday Wish: Bash! It”s Someone Special“s Birthday I”m deeply touched by your post, sketch and wishes Simran.. *Happy Tears* ~ My hearty thanks to your, your family and to... Posted by Few Miles on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Handwritten Letter by Ash I was really happy and excited to chat with a person who loves my writings. She did flatter me with her words...Here... Posted by Few Miles on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Rachana's Birthday Wish and a story inspired by my post: He loves me - He loves me not
Jingle Poetry Awards & NaPoWriMo Honors (10 Awards)
Celebrate Poet of the Year honors (2010 & 2011) and Outstanding Poet of National Poetry Month.
Few Miles won The Celebrate Poet of 2011 Awards - Summer
Few Miles won The Celebrate Poet of 2011 Awards - Spring
Few Miles won Outstanding Poet of National Poetry Month Award - 2011
Few Miles won The Celebrate Poet of 2010 Awards
Few Miles won The Celebrate Blogger of 2010 Awards under Short Story Category
Few Miles won The Celebrate Blogger of 2010 Awards under Humor Category
“Jasmine” won The Celebrate Poet of September Awards
“USB” won The Celebrate Blogger of August Awards under Humor Category.
“True Love” won the Runner Up Award of The Celebrate Blogger of August Awards under Short Stories Category
Few Miles has received Awards and Honors from fellow Bloggers and Poetry Communities!
