 T. Selva's first article was published in the New Straits Times when he was just 14 years old.Since then, he started contributing articles in English and Malay to several newspapers (New Straits Times, The Star, Straits Echo, ) and magazines (Gema RTM, Sinar Zaman) during his teenage years.He joined The Star in February 1980 and after a short stint at the headquarters, was sent to become the newspaper's staff correspondent in Klang.