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Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan blogger is a and writer.
She writes under the pseudonym on The Compulsive
Confessor. Her first book, a semi-autobiographical
attempt, is "You Are Here", published by Penguin group.
Her second book is titled 'Confessions of a List maniac'
which was published by Scholastic.
She is the daughter of the famous malayalam writer and
IAS officer N.S.Madhavan who is one of the most
powerful voice of Malayalam literature. Her mother Shiela
Reddy is a journalist.
EXPERIENCE OF THE
AUTHOR(MEENAKSHI
REDDY MADHAVAN)
Correspondent:
Outlook Magazine
December 2006 – April 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Worked as the Mumbai features correspondent for Outlook magazine.
Author:
You Are Here (Penguin Books, India)
August 2008 – Present (4 years 3 months)
My debut novel You Are Here was released in August 2008 and was on the bestseller charts for several months. It is now
being optioned for a movie.
Features Writer:
Indian Express
Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Newspapers industry
January 2005 – December 2007 (3 years)
Worked as a features reporter covering books, alcohol and embassies, along with several trend stories.
Freelance writer:
Freelance (Self-employed)
April 2008 – Present (4 years 7 months)
I do two columns on books and blogging for Hindustan Times and Deccan Chronicle. I also do freelance assignments for
other publications, including international media--reviews, opinions and so on. I also work as a guest blogger for the
British Airways website, Metro twin Mumbai. (mumbai.metrotwin.com)
“ 17 year old Layla knows that
Journal writing is way retro but
decides to recreate the whole
blog thing in a note
book. Layla’s journal entries
often morph into quirky lists that
record her observations on her
life and times."
This book urged me to go for List making. I have come to believe that
List making can be turned into an art if you let it. Some advantages of
list-making that I have realized: