Ramu Ramanathan is an Indian playwright, director and editor. His plays include Mahadevbhai, Cotton 56, Polyester 84, Jazz, Comrade Kumbhakarna, and Postcards From Bardoli. His plays have been performed in multiple languages in India and elsewhere. He is the author of three books: 3, Sakina Manzil And Other Plays, a collection of eight plays, and two collections of poems, My Encounters with a Peacock and To Sit on A Stone – And Other Shorts. His book 3, Sakina Manzil And Other Plays is published by Orient Blackswan in collaboration with the English and Foreign Languages University. Besides playwriting, Ramanathan is the editor of Print Week and What Packaging? magazines and has been associated with the print industry for 30 years. He regularly writes columns for newspapers and is also working on a book based on his theatre experiences in Mumbai.