Author Shankari Chandran believes storytelling may be our most powerful weapon in the search for hope, truth, empathy and justice.  Shankari is a Sri Lankan Thamil Australian author. Her third novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens won Australia’s most prestigious literary award, the Miles Franklin, last year. In this interview with Life & Faith, Shankari shares her story, her inspirations and the power of storytelling as a carrier of hope, an antidote to injustice and a catalyst for empathy.    --- Explore:   Shankari’s website