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U.Subramaniam is an Indian Short Story Writer in English born in 1934 at Thalasseri, Kannur District, Kerala. He had his education too there. He joined TamilNadu Government Service and retired from there in 1992 at Madurai. He has been living there since then.

While in Service he wrote essays on literary and historical subjects in various magazines. And on the eve of retirement, he started writing short stories. Following are his collections.

1.Vimala is willing - 1996 2.In the afternoon of life - 1999 3.The Committed Official - 2000 4.When Pandavas Lost - 2002 5.In the evening of life - 2005 6.As dusk falls - 2008 7.Selected Stories - 2016

On the whole there are 130 pieces. One volume is exclusively devoted to bureaucratic tales. The others deal with the family, friends, a hill station etc. He characterizes his stories as the fruition of an attempt to understand life.