The poem won Second Prize in the Ninth All India Poetry Competition conducted by The Poetry Society (India) in 2000.
[1] This was the second major literary award for Revathy, who had also won second prize in the eighth All India Poetry Competition.
The poem has received rave reviews since its first publication in 2000 in the book Emerging Voices.
[2] The poem has been frequently quoted in scholarly analysis of contemporary Indian English Poetry.
[3] The poem has become very popular in Indian English literature and has been widely anthologised.