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Writer. Illustrator. 16 bestsellers (fiction and non fiction) My BBC interview Instagram website

Bangalore, India
Joined July 2008
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Official Trailer of my new book: All The Love You Deserve. Get the book at your locak bookstore or online: @WestlandBooks
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This is what Bengaluru looks like right now . I thought I would tweet this because all I see are flood pics. This is near Hebbal. The floods are only in a few areas. #bangalorerains
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How beautiful ! The rotational speeds of various planets
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Wow. The simplicity and beauty of this ! 👏🏽
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In front of my house. Who else is a fan of jackfruit ? We make a curry with raw jackfruit and we also eat it when it’s ripened. #nature #trees
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Am the fittest I’ve ever been in my life! Hello 50 😊 (turned 50 today). #birthdaygirl
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I started my blog in Oct 2006, when nobody was reading me. Today I have 13 books, over 100 poems,over 300 newspaper articles & many short stories. I still write in my blog (have kept it ad free and don't make any money). If you are passionate about writing, just write! #Writers
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True this ! 👇🏽
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What a fabulous visual demonstration of sound ! No wonder we feel calm with certain sounds and agitated with others.
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Wow! Wish we could all glide through our problems like this!
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This is my mom who is 73. She married at 19 and my dad shielded her from everything. He died in 2006. My mom had never done a single thing without him.She was shattered. It was a slow climb back. She refused to live with me or my bro. Look at her now ! So proud of her ! #mom
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My daughter was awarded her Masters in Visual Communication (with a distinction) from UCA at a very impressive ceremony held at Royal Festival Hall, London, yesterday. Grateful that I could be with her to celebrate this landmark in her life ❤️ ⁦⁦ @UniCreativeArts
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If you love an author’s work, please refuse to read PDFs of books that people forward. Proudly BUY the book if you can afford to. Authors spend YEARS creating content that you love , and need to pay their bills just like you. Support publishing. Say NO to piracy. #writerslife
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So cool! What amazing talent !
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Want to read more ? Here are my top three tips . #Reading #readmorewomen
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On my recent trip to Switzerland 🇨🇭 I sketched live on location every single day! Sharing my sketchbook 👇🏽. A lot of people stopped to admire my work and spoke to me in Swiss-German, which I couldn’t understand. Then they appreciated my work through actions! #art #Switzerland
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Four easy practices that can change your life ! 👇🏽 #lifestyle
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My baby turns 22 today! Happy birthing day to me ☺️☺️. Can’t believe that the years have flown by so quickly. Seems like just the other day she was two and would refuse to get off my hips. Had to carry her everywhere — like we were one unit. Now I carry her in my heart.
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"You can be anything you want to be." Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) #moviequote
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My son turned 25 today. Can’t believe how the years have flown. Am happy he could be in India with me,today . #birthdaywishes #MotherSon
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Writers too have bills to pay just like you . They work hard — for years to write one book. So stop asking for free books . Proudly buy the book if you can afford it . Support the publishing industry . #writerscommunity #Writers
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This look amazing @authoramish ! Wishing you the very best !! And hearty congrats!👏🏽👏🏽
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There’s no point having great academic achievements if you don’t know how to be kind and polite. #SaturdayThoughts
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A real friendship is when you are so happy together you don’t care about anything else ! 💕
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There’s a special place in hell for those who try to cheat senior citizens by calling them up and posing as people from their bank. Most senior citizens , especially those not wel versed with technology get frightened and give the info.
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Wow !! 😍😍
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4 years
A tip especially for women authors : Please don’t be apologetic to promote or talk about your work. If you have written a book let the world know ! Don’t explain by saying “book plug” or “Promo alert” etc . If you don’t own your book no one will.
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There's a difference between caring for an aged parent and being responsible for their happiness. Giving them necessary care (emotional and physical)--yes, that's on us. As long as we're doing that we should let go of the guilt.They're responsible for their own happiness
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Heavy rains in Bengaluru. 3.30 pm feels like 7.00 pm #bengalururain
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Who is cuter ? 😍
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In India parents laud academic achievements. What about those thousands of kids who were never brilliant at academics but go on to start their own businesses giving employment to others ?
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When someone uses ‘there’ for ‘their’ and ‘your’ for ‘you’re’, it puts me off. If you want to be a writer, it is so important to have good grammar. #writer
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13 years. 14 books . Over a million copies sold . Am deeply grateful to all my readers who continue to read everything I write ✍🏼 Thank you ❤️ #bookstagram #books
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One of my reading nooks in my home. I have created several reading nooks. This is where I have my coffee and read after I wake up. #home #garden #wakeup
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My greatest blessings. Both my children live in different countries. It’s after 9 months that I am seeing my son, and seeing my daughter after 6 months. So grateful to have this time (and bond) with them. How fast they turned into adults ! #parenting
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5 reasons to forgive yourself 👇🏽👇🏽
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3 tips for aspiring writers 1. Write every day. It needn’t be shown to anyone, it needn’t be your best writing but write ! 2. Don’t compare your writing to the “great writers”. 3. Every writer doubts their writing. Push past the self doubts. #WritingCommunity #writerslife
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I am 47 and it is the BESTEST time of my life! I get told a LOT that I look 24, I don’t look like I have adult children etc Forties have taught me not to give a rats ass about what anyone says. I do ME and that’s all what matters ! What is most important is being FIT.
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I'm 48, and say the forties have been the best decade of my life. Bring the fifties on.
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Turning 50 . I just published a new post :
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Young men messaging me telling I am “cute”...Sorry guys, it doesn’t work. I am 47 and mother to two adult kids who are older than you. Suggest you try those lines on someone your age 😎
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My mother just sent me this pic from Kochi airport DC books. So happy to see this . @dcbooksonline ! #books
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"Embedded within that hope is the fundamental belief in the potential of every person to be a force for good." Zach Snyder's Justice League (2021) #movie #moviequote
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At my mother’s place in #Kerala . If you’ve read my books you will know many of them are set here.Being here is #bliss
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This is an #HindiAudioThriller on @spotify that has a little bit of everything. Humor, Satire, Doom. There is something for everyone here. I love how the narrative moves and is fluid. I love the interactions between Dr. Gayatri and Peter in #Virus2062
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It rained last night. A carpet of red flowers. A yellow stone bench. Blue skies. Green trees. What more do you need to be happy? Good morning! #nature #trees #morning
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Wow! That’s an amazing achievement ! Hearty congrats and best wishes to Arya !
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Youngest Mayor in India. 21-year-old Arya Rajendran will be the #Mayor of Trivandrum Corporation in Kerala.
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Superbly explained 👇🏽
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Got my #covishield vaccine today. It was a really smooth and easy process. I registered on the #cowin site and went at the allotted time. Of course , I read a book while I waited 😊. Waited hardly for 10-15 minutes. Kudos to the health authorities in India ! #vaccinated
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Seeing the #HamaraBhiEkZamanaTha trend and I realised my Zamana is NOW and today ! I am 51 and I am in the best shape of my life. This is from yesterday’s workout. Fitness forever !
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Terminal 2 of @BLRAirport is STUNNING! Beautiful artwork of iconic old bangalore landmarks on the walls, panoramic views of the runway, fabulous garden, trees and a waterfall ! Love it ! #Airport #Bengaluru
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Today,on 27th, we celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary! The resort did this for us which we found cute and amusing after 27 years! I think the two most essential ingredients for a long relationship are, mutual respect and giving each other space. Love grows only from this.
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My husband and I walked into a bank where we’re both joint account holders. The guy who receives us) greets my husband and ignores me completely! Doesn’t even say a cursory hello. (Not naming the bank as that’s not my intention. It’s an observation of behaviour)
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5 truths about #writers 1. We’re not upset if you haven’t read our book. 2. We truly do not care if you read it and didn’t like it. 3. For us, writing is WORK. 4. Every book we write is not about us. 5. Yes, we can probably read your mind :) #writerslife
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When people hear I have written 13 Books in 12 years they say “oh you are prolific” or “you rarely struggle”. How presumptuous !! What about years and years of discipline ? If you want to write a lot , you need discipline and commitment more than anything ! #writingtips #writer
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My daughter and I are the same size and we exchange clothes. She lives abroad now and just now I texted her asking if a black t shirt I found in my wardrobe was hers. She doesn’t remember and I don’t remember either.😂😂😂 Good problem to have ☺️ #MotherDaughter #howfastkidsgrow
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Totally loving Varanasi ! Sat by the ghats and painted this just now 😍😍😍
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Call me old fashioned — but I find this new trend of ripped jeans and torn t shirt with holes , totally lame! Utterly ridiculous!!
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Rang in my 51st birthday 🥳 at Varanasi. Absolutely love this place — so much spirituality at every turn. The Ganga Aarthi is spectacular as are the temples #Varanasi #benares
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We in India should stop glorifying the exam toppers. Over 13,000 students died in 2021 in India (report by NCRB) at the rate of more than 35 every day--reason was failure in exams. One exam doesn't make your life. We must stop this insane pressure.
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Three easy ways to read more 👇🏽 (and reading more can transform your life )
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All my books 12 years of writing in a 12 second video 😅😅 Watch!👇🏽👇🏽
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Life takes you by surprise and then some. Presenting, the trailer for #AHundredLittleFlames Get your copy here:
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Clicked this pic just now ! Love this city ❤️ #nammabengaluru
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My mom is arriving today from Kerala and she just sent me this pic from @dcbooksonline at @KochiAirport ! Such a proud 🥲 moment for me. Wish my dad was around to see this. He would have been so happy. #books #BookTwitter @HarperCollinsIN @Srishtipub
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So excited to show you all the cover of my next book! It’s a fiction set in a coffee estate. It’s a tale of secrets, family and finding yourself. Check out the blurb: @HarperCollinsIN
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Lots of people sending me this. Apparently I was an option in yesterday’s KBC #kbc #whowantstobeamillionaire
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As a writer,I've come across many inspiring stories of breaking barriers and lived some of them myself. The #DhoniUnacademyFilm has beautifully captured the nuances of all those stories in one. @Unacademy well done on teaching the #LessonNo7 so gracefully.
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With my son, in Switzerland 🇨🇭 right now. What a BEAUTIFUL country ! Feel grateful 🥲 and blessed for these precious precious moments with my loved ones. All we truly have is this moment and now. @MySwitzerland_e #motherandson #lucerne
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My daughter Purvi turns 20 today — and the only thing that will make her truly happy is something I am not able to give her —- a vaccine slot ! (She has been trying for weeks now ) #COVIDVaccination #timeswelivein #birthdaygirl
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Please support authors in pricing! Authors work for YEARS and MONTHS to write the books you love to read. It still costs less than coffee for two at Starbucks !! So please be PROUD to pay for a book that you love!
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I get these messages from people : “I want to be a writer but I don’t know what to write.” If you feel this way you are writing for the wrong reasons. It’s not your calling. Try something else. When you *want* to write it will burst forth like a volcano. Nothing will stop you.
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Authors spend many years writing a book.It costs less than what you spend on coffee.Don't steal books off the Internet. Don't buy pirated
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@NakulShenoy Absolutely Nakul and it’s devastating . I am not for a moment saying that it’s okay those areas are flooded. (You can see my other tweets ) But the media makes it out like WHOLE blr is which is not right. That was my point
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Nice to have my son back in India 🇮🇳 and save me the trouble of driving myself ☺️. Small joys of motherhood! #motherhood #motherson
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Super excited to tell you about my next book, a fiction. Published by @HarperCollinsIN . Guess the title and win Amazon gift vouchers ! Watch this video for clues 😁. Contest closes on 9th May. Results on 10th may ! A ______ called_______ #BookTwitter #newbook
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Hard to say who is more graceful! Love this ! How majestic the horse is !
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One happy proud organic urban farmer ! Today’s harvest.
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Watch the book trailer 👇🏽 And type to order!😊
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This is my mothers cottage in Kerala. She sent this to me today and I felt so happy to see it. Good morning! #Flowers #goodmorning
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When a Bangalorean finds a road with no traffic 😄 . #Bangalore #skies
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People asking for free books annoy me. Do you ask your dentist for a free check up? Authors spend years writing a book. Respect that pls.
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This #WorldBookDay2022 wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t share a pic of my books. This is ONE of my bookshelves. I have book shelves in every room in my house. #WorldBookDay2022
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5 things you can do to support the publishing industry if you love books 1. Talk about the book you loved to your friends . 2.Give a shoutout on your social media with the book cover 3. Write a review on amazon 4. Refuse to buy pirated books 5. Buy 2 copies and gift one!
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Today is my 26th #weddinganniversary . Last year when our 25th was during #lockdown I never thought it would be the same this year too. But our #garden seems to be wishing us. Everything today has bloomed in a pair ! #smalljoys #blessed @Satish_Shenoy
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Every single salon I’ve been to in India “which shampoo and conditioner you use ?” And no matter what you answer they try to sell you one from their salon ! So now I just surreptitiously see what they have to sell and I say that I use that one 😂 #salonstories #hair
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Publication day is always special for any writer ! Thank you @HarperCollinsIN for my author copies☺️ Now out, at a bookstore near you ! #TheMagicMindset : your practical guide to a happier life ! Link to order online : #books #Writers
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From my garden. There are at least 25 hibiscus 🌺 flowers today — so colourful and pretty. 😍 Many butterflies too. Good morning. #hibiscus #garden
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To my daughter on her eighteenth birthday:
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Today at #Varanasi , I sketched this (live) while waiting for my order. The bearded person you see standing outside the cafe is the owner of the cafe. I chatted a while with him and he told me some interesting stories. LOVE this place !
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From my morning walk today. Nature is so rejuvenating. Hope you walked today ! Good morning. #nature #Bengaluru #lakes
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Just outside my home. How pretty is this 😍! @amaltas14 @jilpanz #nature #Bengaluru
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Books alleviate stress and take our mind off #IndiaFightsCorona for at least a little while. #booksaressential @WestlandBooks @Srishtipub
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One of my fav exercises in the gym for core. Forgive the poor lighting—usually I never shoot myself exercising but today decided to. Btw — I am 51. When it comes to fitness age is never an excuse. #fitness #coreworkout
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I am very excited about #lals ! It’s a new version of 34 b and c. All the favourite stories from that are there and many new stories as well. They are all true stories from my life! Get it:
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Hey everyone! Presenting, the cover of my next book, #TheRuleBreakers . The book will be out on 17th September. Pre-order your copy now:
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What a lovely way to darn !
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Wonderful!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Congratulations @basiljoseph25 . So well deserved. Absolutely loved #MinnalMurali
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I feel overwhelmed and honored to be declared as the the Best Director among 16 countries at the Asian Academy Awards 2022. Today,I feel prouder than ever to be a part of the Malayalam movie industry and to represent India on this stage. #minnalmurali #AsianAcademyCreativeAwards
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How pretty is this ? Whole of #bangalore is like this now ! #Flowers #pink
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