She spent a brief stint working as a Labour Relations Officer at the Janatha Estates Development Board in Hatton at a time when she was also the mother of a toddler.
[3] She eventually compiled a poem collection titled Thalaivar at a Labour Conference in 1978 based on the real life experiences she gained while watching the plight of social disparities at estate levels.
She was adjudged as the winner of Gratiaen Prize for the year 2010 in recognition for her literary work titled On the Streets and Other Revelations which was a collection of 28 poems.
[6] She also published another children oriented story series titled The Adventures of Sokadi: The Line Room Mouse which also received rave reviews from critics.
[7] She wrote and published poems including All is Burning which was based on the plight of a labourer who contemplated about committing a suicide and The True Tale of the Stolen Potatoes which was about a poor man and his family.