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'''Kiran Manral''' (born 1971) is an Indian author. Based in [[Mumbai]], she published her first novel ''The Reluctant Detective'' in 2011.<ref name=rdb>{{cite web|url=http://thereluctantdetectivebook.blogspot.fr/p/born-on-june-22-1971-in-mumbai.html|title=About Kiran Manral|publisher=thereluctantdetectivebook|accessdate=3 November 2016 |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.writerstory.com/kiran-manral-interview-karmic-kids-book/|title=Kiran Manral Interview - Karmic Kids Book|publisher=WriterStory|accessdate=3 November 2016 |language=}}</ref> ''Karmic Kids'' (2015) her first non-fiction work, is an introduction to parenting based on her own experience of raising a son.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Book-Review-Karmic-Kids/articleshow/50341138.cms|title=Book Review: Karmic Kids|newspaper=The Times of India|date=27 December 2015|accessdate=3 November 2016 }}</ref> Manral is also the founder of India Helps, a network of volunteers that assists disaster victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oneandahalfminutes.com/calcuttascape/kiran-manral/|title=Kiran Manral|publisher=One and a Half Minutes|accessdate=3 November 2016|language=|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104012001/https://oneandahalfminutes.com/calcuttascape/kiran-manral/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Born in [[Mumbai]] on 22 June 1971, Manral studied at Duruelo Convent High School in Mumbai and graduated in English from [[Mithibai College]] in 1991.{{citation needed|date= August 2022}} After working as an advertising copywriter, she joined the news service at Mumbai's DSJ TV and went on to work as a feature writer for ''[[The Times of India]]'' and [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan India'']]. In 2000, she became a freelance journalist and, from 2005, a blogger creating "Thirtysixandcounting" and "Karmickids". At their height, both were considered to be among the most popular blogs in India,<ref name="rdb" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://memsahibinindia.com/2016/06/11/the-people-of-india-kiran-manral/|title=People of India - Kiran Manral|publisher=Memshahib in India|date=11 June 2016|accessdate=4 November 2016|language=|archive-date=5 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105032242/https://memsahibinindia.com/2016/06/11/the-people-of-india-kiran-manral/|url-status=dead}}</ref> before she closed them down in order to devote more time to motherhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiva.com/author/kiran-manral/1964|title=Kiran Manral|publisher=iDIVA|accessdate=4 November 2016 |language=}}</ref>

She then turned to writing, publishing ''The Reluctant Detective'' in 2011, which received generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehungryreader.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/book-review-the-reluctant-detective-by-kiran-manral/|title=Book Review: The Reluctant Detective by Kiran Manral|publisher=The Hungary Reader|accessdate=4 November 2016 |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womensweb.in/articles/reluctant-detective-book-review/|title=The Reluctant Detective|author=Datta, Unmana|publisher=Women's Web|accessdate=4 November 2016|language=|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104204741/http://www.womensweb.in/articles/reluctant-detective-book-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Once upon a Crush'' which followed in 2014 describes the romance experienced by an office girl who constantly runs into misfortunes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/kiran-manral-once-upon-a-crush|title=Book review: Once upon a Crush|author=Chandarana, Nittal|publisher=Verve|date=14 May 2014|accessdate=4 November 2016 |language=}}</ref> Manral comes up with another romance in her ''All Aboard'' (2015), set on a Mediterranean cruise ship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/book-launches/Book-Review-All-Aboard/articleshow/48854854.cms|title=Book Review: All Aboard|newspaper=The Times of India|date=8 September 2015|accessdate=4 November 2016 }}</ref>

The same year, Manral published her first non-fiction work, ''Karmic Kids'', describing her experience of bringing up her spirited son from childbirth to age ten. One calls for the book "to be read by everyone", not just mothers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Book-review-Karmic-Kids/articleshow/50332331.cms|title=Book review: Karmic Kids|newspaper=The Times of India|date=26 December 2015|accessdate=4 November 2016 }}</ref> Set in the [[Himalayas|Himalayan foothills]], her novel, ''The Face at the Window'', is described as "a dark brooding story of mysterious, concealed identities."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/Book-Review-Himalayan-Gothic-Haunted-lives-and-loves-in-the-hills/articleshow/51509508.cms|title=Book Review: Himalayan Gothic|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 March 2016|accessdate=4 November 2016 }}</ref>

Her novella, ''Saving Maya'', was long listed for the Saboteur Awards UK, supported by the [[Arts Council England]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lounge-books.com/award-winners-we-lov/saboteur-awards-2018|title=Saboteur Awards 2018|website=Lounge Books|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-21|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930173536/https://www.lounge-books.com/award-winners-we-lov/saboteur-awards-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> She published ''Missing, Presumed Dead'', a psychological thriller in 2018. The Times of India called it "a must-read for everyone who knows a dear one battling mental illness."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-missing-presumed-dead-explores-the-nuances-of-dealing-with-a-family-member-battling-mental-illness/articleshow/65780961.cms|title=Micro review: 'Missing Presumed Dead' explores the nuances of dealing with a family member battling mental illness - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> In 2019, she published ''13 Steps to Bloody Good Parenting'' which she co-wrote with author [[Ashwin Sanghi]]. She has also written the ''True Love Stories'' series and ''A Boy's Guide To Growing Up'' for Juggernaut, an app-based reading platform. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.juggernaut.in/authors/3aba35b7b0634cb8bdd7338744b1c12e|title=Read free pdf books online by Kiran Manral on Juggernaut Books|website=www.juggernaut.in|access-date=2020-01-21|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806005002/https://www.juggernaut.in/authors/3aba35b7b0634cb8bdd7338744b1c12e|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Publications==
*{{cite book|title=Reluctant Detective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BEv5oOufQ8UC|year=2011|publisher=Westland|isbn=978-93-81626-11-5}}, novel
*{{cite book|title=Once Upon A Crush|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k46TAwAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-82473-91-6}}, novel
*{{cite book|title=All Aboard!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M4JICgAAQBAJ|year=2015|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5214-048-0}}, novel
*{{cite book|title=Karmickids: The Story of Parenting Nobody told you!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QEewDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT2|year=2015|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-84544-87-4}}, non fiction
*{{cite book|title=The Face at the Window|year=2016|publisher=Amaryllis|isbn=978-93-81506-78-3}}, novel
* ''Saving Maya''. Bombaykala Books. {{ISBN|978-8193642856}}. Novel.
* ''Missing, Presumed Dead''. Amaryllis. {{ISBN|978-9387383685}}. Novel.
* ''13 Steps to Bloody Good Parenting''. {{ISBN|978-9387578784}}. Non-fiction.
* ''[[The Kitty Party Murder]]''. {{ISBN|978-9390327621}}. Fiction

==See also==
* [[List of Indian writers]]

==References==
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LouJ11418910501 at 04:37, 29 April 2026