“As a writer I can read the language of silence and in those unspoken feelings and words is my muse and also my Achilles heel.”- Mohua Chinappa (Author / Poet)
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Team Kitaab is in conversation with author, poet, and columnist Mohua Chinappa about her latest book, Thorns in My Quilt (Rupa Publications, 2024).
Mohua Chinappa is an author, a columnist, a renowned podcaster in India, a TEDx speaker, a former journalist, and a corporate communications specialist.
The Mohua Show, a podcast she started in 2020, has close to 2 million downloads. She contributes regularly to various national dailies and magazines, including The Telegraph, Deccan Herald, and Outlook. She is regularly invited as a speaker on TEDx and Josh Talks.
Mohua’s other initiative—NARI: The Homemakers Community—provides a platform for homemakers to voice their everyday challenges.
Her book—Nautanki Saala and Other Stories—was awarded the PVLF Best Debut Non-Fiction (in English) Award 2023. She also has two poetry collections to her credit—If Only It Were Spring Everyday and Dragonflies of My Dreams.
