“Getting published just happened as a happy accident. “- Preethi Venugopala (Indian Author)

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Preethi Venugopala as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature.

For the whole of March, we will be featuring South Asian Women Writers on Kitaab. You can read the editor’s note to know more about this.

Today, we are featuring Indian author Preethi Venugopala. Preethi grew up in Kerala and worked as a civil engineer for a Japanese corporation in Dubai before embarking on her writing career. She has published over 11 novels, 2 novellas, one audiobook, and over fifteen short stories on various platforms. She is associated as a writer with Storytel India, Juggernaut, Pratilipi, Notion Press, Readomania, etc.

She currently works as a Pre-med faculty at a Caribbean medical school. During her leisure time, Preethi can usually be found crocheting, indulging in reading, or binge-watching Korean Dramas. She lives in Bengaluru with her husband and son.