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In Awe of Eve
Writing Female Protagonists
Speakers
Has the image of a ‘conventional Indian woman’ changed in the last decade or so? If so, what is the role of literature and books in changing society’s outlook towards women?
Exploring different shades of the written woman five authors delve into the nuances of their protagonists ranging from the historical figure to the fictional, dark and unpredictable female character
The speakers will touch on the changing relationships of Indian women with the ideas of love and marriage as more and more single women from small towns are becoming open to the idea of a life with fewer dependencies in the big city.
Part of the WorldLit series in collaboration with Bangalore Literature Festival
Speakers
Jaishree Misra
Jaishree Misra has an MA in English Literature from Kerala University and two post grad diplomas from the University of London, in Special Education & Broadcast Journalism.
She has worked at the BBC and the British Board of Film Classification. She has also been a Special Educator & teacher.
She has written eight novels published by Penguin and Harper Collins, including the best-selling Ancient Promises & Rani. Her most recent book is a light non-fiction account of building a writer’s studio by the sea in Kerala. She is currently on a writing sabbatical & on the board of Vahani Scholarships.
More information at www.jaishreemisra.com
Kiran Manral
Kiran Manral is a writer and social media influencer. After quitting her full-time journalist’s job when her son was born, Kiran became a mommy blogger on the internet, with a remarkably original voice. She was a journalist at The Asian Age, The Times of India, features editor at Cosmopolitan, India Cultural Lead and Trendspotter at Gartner Iconoculture, Senior Consultant at Vector Insights, Ideas Editor at SheThePeople.TV.
Kiran is currently an author and an independent research and media consultant.
She was shortlisted for the Femina Women Awards for Literary Contribution in 2017. The Indian Council of UN Relations (ICUNR) with the Ministry of Women and Children, Govt of India, awarded her the International Women’s Day Award 2018 for excellence in the field of writing.
Her novella, Saving Maya, was long-listed for the 2018 Saboteur Award, supported by the Arts Council of England in the UK. Her novels ‘The Face At the Window’ and ‘Missing, Presumed Dead were both long-listed for Jio MAMI Word to Screen, and ‘The Face at the Window’ was showcased at the South Asian Film Festival 2019. The Kitty Party Murder was shortlisted for the Popular Choice award at the 2021 JK Papers TOI AutHER awards.
Her other books include The Reluctant Detective, Once Upon A Crush, All Aboard, Karmic Kids-The Story of Parenting Nobody Told You, A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up, True Love Stories, 13 Steps to Bloody Good Parenting, Raising Kids with Hope and Wonder in Times of a Pandemic and Climate Change, and More Things in Heaven and Earth. She also has published short stories in various magazines, in acclaimed anthologies like Have A Safe Journey, Boo, The Best Asian Speculative Fiction 2018, Grandpa’s Tales, Magical Women and City of Screams. Kiran lives in Mumbai, with her family.
Rucha Chitrodia
Rucha Chitrodia, author of the 2021 novel It’s Also About Mynah (Amaryllis), has extensive journalistic experience and is currently Editor, Special Reports with The Times of India, Mumbai. In her long career, she has written on social, cultural and financial issues, and also on food. A short story by her featured in the 2018 humour anthology, Jest Like That (Atta Galatta). She lives in Mumbai with her family.
Vani Mahesh
Vani Mahesh is based in Bangalore and her latest novel Meet Me in the Middle has been published by HarperCollins India and Black Ink. She has also written three books based on Indian scriptures that are published by Amar Chitra Katha.
Vani owned and ran EasyLib.com, the first online library in India for thirteen years. A software engineer by profession, she worked for IBM, California and currently works as a consultant for the Jio Digital Library.
Sujata Parashar
Novelist, short-story writer and poet, Sujata Parashar became widely popular with her Pursuit series and has so far written twelve books across genres. A postgraduate in human rights, she has a rich and diverse work experience. Apart from authoring bestsellers, Sujata is a psychosocial trainer and the founder of a talk-therapy based platform, The Talk-It-Out-Express, a platform to enhance emotional well being.
Sujata received the prestigious PVLF Author Excellence Award 2022 for her non fiction, Going Solo – Raising Happy Kids. She was recognised as one of the Women Achievers of 2021 by Apeksha Sandesh News. She has also been the recipient of the 100 Women Faces 2018 award and several other literary awards. You can find out more about her on her website, www.sujataparashar.in
