THE DANCING WAVES is a collection of poems for children which the author has written over the years. All of them are biographical or autobiographical though names have been changed to maintain privacy.

Bearing my Ode to the Supreme Power, With few inspirations from the Nature, Mused by the forces of the Fire, Amused by the journey called Life, I share, Few lyrical notes that I hope you will adore! The Book titled 'Heartfelt Symphonies 'is a platter of poems which is an attempt by the author to take her readers to a lyrical, musical landscape where she has weaved words with strings of emotions straight from her heart. The book is divided into four major parts where the first part is dedicated to the Supreme Power; the next part is a collection of poems inspired by the mesmerizing Nature followed by poems that take Fire as their muse and the last part tries to showcase varied hues of Life.

An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamalai University. Steeped in South Indian history, its arts and culture, KN is an avid reader of all the novels “Kalki” wrote, and is an accomplished player o of the percussion instrument the mridangam. KN is also an enthusiastic traveller, trekking in Himalayas being a favourite hobby. Married to Uma who is an accomplished translator of French and Tamil books and Managing Trustee of the SOS Children's Villages of India-Chatnath Homes and the Karna Prayag Trust, KN has a son Ramgopal, daughter Gayathri and a granddaughter Niveditha.