About Kiran Manral
Kiran Manral is a writer and major social media influencer. After quitting her full-time journalist’s job when her son was born, Kiran became a mommy blogger on the internet, with a remarkably original voice. She was a journalist at The Asian Age, The Times of India, features editor Cosmopolitan, India Cultural Lead and Trend spotter at Gartner Iconoculture US, Senior Consultant at Vector Insights, Ideas Editor, SheThePeople.TV. Kiran is currently a celebrated author and an independent research and media consultant.
She was shortlisted for the Femina Women Awards for Literary Contribution in 2017. The Indian Council of UN Relations (ICUNR) supported by the Ministry of Women and Children, Govt of India, awarded her the International Women’s Day Award 2018 for excellence in the field of writing. In 2021 she was awarded the Womennovator 1000 Women of Asia award. In 2022, she was named amongst the 75 Iconic Indian women in STEAM by Red Dot Foundation and Beyond Black, in collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, and British High Commission, New Delhi.
Her novella, Saving Maya, was long-listed for the 2018 Saboteur Award, supported by the Arts Council of England in the UK. Her novels 'The Face At the Window’ and ‘Missing, Presumed Dead were both long-listed for Jio MAMI Word to Screen, and ‘The Face at the Window’ was showcased at the South Asian Film Festival 2019. The Kitty Party Murder was shortlisted for the Popular Choice award at the 2021 JK Papers TOI AutHER awards.
Her other books include The Reluctant Detective, Once Upon A Crush, All Aboard, Karmic Kids-The Story of Parenting Nobody Told You, A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up, True Love Stories, 13 Steps to Bloody Good Parenting, Raising Kids with Hope and Wonder in Times of a Pandemic and Climate Change, More Things in Heaven and Earth and Rising: 30 Women Who Changed India. She also has published short stories in various magazines, in acclaimed anthologies like Have A Safe Journey, Boo, The Best Asian Speculative Fiction 2018, Grandpa’s Tales, Magical Women and City of Screams. Kiran lives in Mumbai with her family.
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Fortytwoandcounting 
Ohh to change some bits of my past..I would love to have the chance to do that..not all of it..just some…
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Nothing really!
The best or worst I can think of is changing the decision to have a certain lady as a room mate…was horrible!
may be i’ll undo that…but about myself….nope, I am happy the way I am!
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my life: Nothing for as it is now. A lot for what it was between 1990-93 and 1995-99.
my appearance: My feet? I am happy with what I have but I like to think of all the sexy shoes/sandals I could have tried on if I had feet that were smaller and less masculine.
my past: Wouldn’t make one mistake that I did back in middle school.
my present: nothing.
my spouse: nothing.
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Oh some parts of my past for sure…I know all that adversity makes you stronger and all that..but I would ve been ok with a little less of my strength!!
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your life–Nothing
your appearance–Add few inches
your past–Some blunder mistakes I did need to be undone
your present–Nothing (may be get little extra rest)
your spouse–Nothing
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your life – Everything
Your appearance- lose few kilos
Your past – Everthing
Your Present – Everything, except my nephew.
Your spouse – We, will have to find out about that….dont we??
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@all: Except for Tara, everyone seems happy with their life, and that is so good and reassuring. What prompted this post was a thought I had the other day that I would not trade my life with anyone elses, and that terrified me because I wondered if it meant I was entering a complacency zone.
RV: Since the past is gone, am sure the present makes up for it.
Chandni: Thats great. Isnt that really a good feeling, that you are in a place where you are truly happy about yourself.
Ceekay: Am glad that your present is good for you not to want to change it. Thats what is really important isnt it. Dont bother about them feet. Have you seen Bipasha Basu’s feet ever? They are really huge and totally unfeminine, but she’s so hot. Wear what you like. Its the total package that matters.
Gooddaysunshine: I know just what you mean. I could do with a little less strength of character too. But When I really think back, I know that going through those days when all we ate was khichdi, I appreciate all I have today much more than I would have had I not been through them.
Jayshri: LOL. Am with you on everything, except I want to lose a few inches…..
Tara: Everything except your nephew?????? Scary. Including your life. Whats stopping you babe, you’re young, you have your entire life ahead of you. Go on and make the changes you want. *Hugs*
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Wouldn’t change a thing. Which doesn’t mean I’m happy with the world around me, but I’m happy with who I’m becoming.
One thing I’d like to change, in exactly all of us including myself – I’d like everyone to live for and towards something we love, as opposed to against something we hate.
Negativity is draining the life out of me right now, I guess learning to feel at peace with life is just a part of growing up.
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May be a few parts of my past..but not necessary 🙂 Linked this page 🙂
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May be a few parts of my past..but not necessary Linked this page
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Kiran,
Actually growing up with those large feet was terrible but ever since I moved to the US, it has been better. And anyway, I like my shoes comfortable and sensible give the kind of work I need to do. But there is no telling what my preferences would have been had I grown up with sexy feet 😛
Bipasha has big feet??? You see, this kind of information would have made me feel better 25 years ago when I was going through the trauma 😀 You are so right on about the total package thing – I have learnt it from a few women I came across at work who are big/ have big feet but carry themselves so very elegantly. And then there are some with really good figures who have absolutely no dress sense and that destroys their complete personality.
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