Rajathi Samsudeen is an Indian Tamil writer well known by her pen name Salma. Overcoming orthodoxy, marital violence and being confined in her own society, Salma has become an International literary figure and spokesperson for women’s rights. Her novel The Hour Past Midnight was shortlisted for the Man Asian Prize (2009) and the Crossword Book Prize (2010). Salma’s novel Women Dreaming is longlisted for Dublin International Literary Award 2022.