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Rathnakumar Raghunath

French Language Specialist, Singer, Actor, Film Maker, Entrepreneur and now Author

French Language Specialist, Singer, Actor, Film Maker, Entrepreneur and now Author

Rathnakumar Raghunath was born in 1988, in Chennai, India. While he was more inclined toward music as a child, as he grew older, he developed a passion for languages. In school, he wrote a couple of short stories and won the Camlin Young Author award for his work, "It Happened One Night: And It Changed My Life." He claims that his life changed the moment he saw the French-Canadian singer, Céline Dion, perform on a show on TV back in 2003. He fell in love with her pure talent and her down-to-Earth personality, and he was inspired to pursue courses in the French language in order to understand Read More...

Rathnakumar Raghunath was born in 1988, in Chennai, India. While he was more inclined toward music as a child, as he grew older, he developed a passion for languages.

In school, he wrote a couple of short stories and won the Camlin Young Author award for his work, "It Happened One Night: And It Changed My Life."

He claims that his life changed the moment he saw the French-Canadian singer, Céline Dion, perform on a show on TV back in 2003. He fell in love with her pure talent and her down-to-Earth personality, and he was inspired to pursue courses in the French language in order to understand her French repertoire. He has done C1 in French at Alliance Française de Madras and A2 in Spanish at Instituto Hispania.

During college, he wrote and directed a couple of short films, one of which, also won the Bimbam Award for Best Concept.

He has, since, gone on to bag acting roles in various Musicals and Plays such as "Archie: The Musical,” "Oscar,” "Stay By My Side,” "Skipping Christmas,” "Star of Wonder,” "Moulin Rouge,” and has performed in Concerts such as, "Magic of Musicals 2,” "September Symphony,” "Magic of Music 3,” where he opened the show with Michael Jackson’s "Earth Song." He was also a part of a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel and performed with the Philharmonic Society of Selangor Choir from Malaysia.

He also features in a Gospel album by Jere Franklin titled "Jeeva Raagangal." He was one of the singers in the single, "Kindle the Fire" that was an official entry in an international competition in 2013. He was the "Artist of the Week" on 104.8 Chennai Live FM in 2015.

He is currently following a career involving the French language. He also is a budding entrepreneur and has an online handmade jewelry and gift shop called Something Different.

During the COVID-19 Lockdown of 2020, he created an IGTV series called "Rawrange Series." It is a comedy that he has written and performed. Through everything that he has been doing, his passion for writing has always stayed with him. It is that which has pushed him toward writing more short stories, flash fiction works, and modern poetry.

His first published work is "Elevator," a flash fiction of about 1700 words, which has won the Literally Story prize. It was published in 2019. His first book of modern poetry is “Smörgåsbord of Musings.” It has sold over 1000 copies and has won The Author Pages 2021 award for Best Debut. He has also written a small collection of poetry in French called “Les Cicatrices,” which was a #1 bestseller on Amazon. He has a series of e-books called Digital Pride. It is a series of LGBTQIA+ short stories that will be published every year in time for Pride Month. “Catch Me ’Cause I’m Falling” is the first story in that series. It became the official selection for NE8x® Litfest 2021. "Comeuppance" is his 5th publication.

He is currently working on his next book of modern poetry in English and hopes to publish it in 2023. He also has plans of translating his work into French and Spanish. Audiobook versions of his work are also under production.

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Charcuterie of Thoughts

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

★★★ From the Award Winning Author of Smörgåsbord of Musings ★★★

Charcuterie of Thoughts is Rathnakumar’s highly anticipated sophomore collection of poetry.

Much like its previous iteration – Smörgåsbord of Musings – this book is a concoction made of love, life, laughter, anger, joy, despair, romance, disgust, yearning, pain, wonder, and hope. It's a tribu

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Charcuterie of Thoughts

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

★★★ From the Award Winning Author of Smörgåsbord of Musings ★★★

Charcuterie of Thoughts is Rathnakumar’s highly anticipated sophomore collection of poetry.

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Comeuppance

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

The Colemans have not gone on vacation in a long time. Excited by the offer to spend the weekend at a quaint little cottage outside of town, they embark upon the road trip that will change their lives forever.

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La Louve Vengeresse

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

Les Coleman ne sont pas partis en vacances depuis longtemps. Enthousiasmés par l'offre de passer le week-end dans un charmant petit chalet à l'extérieur de la ville, ils se lancent dans le voyage qui changera leur vie pour toujours.

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Hémorragie Oculaire

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Dans cet ensemble de poèmes captivants, Rathnakumar Raghunath explore les nuances complexes de l'amour, de la douleur et de l'espoir. À travers des vers évocateurs, il peint un tableau émotionnellement puissant des relations, des luttes internes et des moments de
vulnérabilité.

Hémorragie Oculaire est une collection poignante qui laisse une empreinte durable, tout comme les é

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Comeuppance

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Smörgåsbord of Musings

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★★★ Winner of the Author Pages Award 2021 for Best Debut ★★★

Smörgåsbord of Musings is a collection of poems, anecdotes and random thoughts expressed from the points of view of different people - men, women, non-binary persons, kids, teenagers, adults - all going through different things in life. People living happy lives, some not-so-happy lives, people in love, hopeless romantics, people dealing with heartbreak, the ones

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Rathnakumar Raghunath was born in 1988, in Chennai, India. While he was more inclined toward music as a child, as he grew older, he developed a passion for languages.
In school, he wrote a couple of short stories and won the Camlin Young Author award for his work, "It Happened One Night: And It Changed My Life."
He claims that his life changed the moment he saw the French-Canadian singer, Céline Dion, perform on a show on TV back in 2003. He fell in love with her pure talent and her down-to-Earth personality, and he was inspired to pursue courses in the French language in order to understand her French repertoire. He has done C1 in French at Alliance Française de Madras and A2 in Spanish at Instituto Hispania.
During college, he wrote and directed a couple of short films, one of which, also won the Bimbam Award for Best Concept.
He has, since, gone on to bag acting roles in various Musicals and Plays such as "Archie: The Musical,” "Oscar,” "Stay By My Side,” "Skipping Christmas,” "Star of Wonder,” "Moulin Rouge,” and has performed in Concerts such as, "Magic of Musicals 2,” "September Symphony,” "Magic of Music 3,” where he opened the show with Michael Jackson’s "Earth Song." He was also a part of a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel and performed with the Philharmonic Society of Selangor Choir from Malaysia. 
He also features in a Gospel album by Jere Franklin titled "Jeeva Raagangal." He was one of the singers in the single, "Kindle the Fire" that was an official entry in an international competition in 2013. He was the "Artist of the Week" on 104.8 Chennai Live FM in 2015.
He is currently following a career involving the French language. He also is a budding entrepreneur and has an online handmade jewelry and gift shop called Something Different. 
During the COVID-19 Lockdown of 2020, he created an IGTV series called "Rawrange Series." It is a comedy that he has written and performed. Through everything that he has been doing, his passion for writing has always stayed with him. It is that which has pushed him toward writing more short stories, flash fiction works, and modern poetry.
His first published work is "Elevator," a flash fiction of about 1700 words, which has won the Literally Story prize. It was published in 2019. His first book of modern poetry is “Smörgåsbord of Musings.” It has sold over 1000 copies and has won The Author Pages 2021 award for Best Debut. He has also written a small collection of poetry in French called “Les Cicatrices,” which was a #1 bestseller on Amazon. He has a series of e-books called Digital Pride. It is a series of LGBTQIA+ short stories that will be published every year in time for Pride Month. “Catch Me ’Cause I’m Falling” is the first story in that series. It became the official selection for NE8x® Litfest 2021. "Comeuppance" is his 5th publication. 
He is currently working on his next book of modern poetry in English and hopes to publish it in 2023. He also has plans of translating his work into French and Spanish. Audiobook versions of his work are also under production.

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Rathnakumar Raghunath

Charcuterie of Thoughts

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

Charcuterie of Thoughts

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

Comeuppance

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La Louve Vengeresse

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

Hémorragie Oculaire

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

Comeuppance

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Smörgåsbord of Musings

Books by Rathnakumar Raghunath

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