About
Manjula Padmanabhan
Introduction
Manjula Padmanabhan (b. 1953), is an author, playwright, artist and cartoonist.
She grew up in Europe and Southeast Asia, returning to India as a teenager.
Her play HARVEST won the Onassis Award for Theatre, in Greece, in 1997. She has illustrated over twenty children’s books including her own stories and puzzles. TAXI, her most recent novel, has won the Sushila Devi Award for women’s fiction, 2024.
Event & Program Schedule
5:00 PM - 5:50 PM - 02 FEBRUARY 2025
ANTARANG - The Longest Kiss about the life and times of Devika Rani: Kishwar Desai in conversation with Dr Seema Raizada
RANGDARSHINI - Bhopal 92': Anupam Shrivastava in conversation with Vertul Singh
VAGARTH - Taxi, The Sushila Devi Book Award Winner: Manjula Padmanabhan in conversation with Sukrita Paul Kumar
