Heralded by Barnes & Noble as one of the
“Great New Writers of 2013,” Ashok
Rajamani is an internationally published author, poet, artist, essayist,
radio host, and activist in New York City. At the age of twenty-five, he
suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage due to an undetected birth defect. Though
he survived, he was left with bisected blindness, epilepsy, distorted hearing,
erratic amnesia, metal staples in his brain, and, ultimately, a carved skull
courtesy of open brain surgery. Ashok’s amazing survival resulted in his
triumphant memoir, The Day My Brain
Exploded: A True Story, which has received worldwide acclaim, hailed by
multiple media outlets, including Publishers
Weekly, Harper’s, Booklist, PBS, Atlantic Monthly,and
more. In addition to The Day My Brain
Exploded, his first book, Ashok’s prose and poetry have also appeared in
multiple publications, such as Scholars
& Rogues, South Asian Review, Danse Macabre, 3:AM magazine,and dozens
more. He has been host for Brain Injury Radio and belongs to the Authors Guild,
New York Writers Coalition, Asian American Writers Workshop, and South Asian
Journalists Association. He is a nationwide speaker as well, having conducted
multiple reading engagements in venues such as the United Nations and renowned
book festivals. Ashok is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York
University, where he received his journalism degree with Kappa Tau Alpha
honors. He attended Columbia University for advanced cultural studies.
