Ep 24: The White Lotus with Aditi Krishnakumar

<p>In a small town in the south of India, jewels of the temple goddess go missing. The accountant is found dead on the temple steps. An unfortunate accident, they all say, what with the rains the previous night.</p><p>All, except young Arali, who cannot rest until she finds answers. </p><p>But this is 1901. Arali is only 14. </p><p>And, the aforementioned accountant&#39;s death has made her a widow.</p><p><br>In this episode, Suparna Chatterjee talks to author Aditi Krishnakumar about her Young Adult historical murder mystery, The White Lotus. We learn about Aditi&#39;s interesting background in mathematics, literature, management and law, all of which have helped shape her writing. We talk about what makes Young Adult such an exciting genre, and of course, learn about her favourite desi detective, Kalpana Swaminathan&#39;s Lalli.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: <a href="https://www.suparnachatterjee.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Suparna Chatterjee</a> </p><p>Instagram: soup_and_chat and thedesidetectiveshow</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aditikrishnakumar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Aditi Krishnakumar</a> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books by Aditi :</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The White Lotus</p><p>That Year at Manikoil</p><p>Miracles for the Maharaja</p><p>Murder in Melucha</p><p>The Magicians of Madh</p><p>Codex</p><p>A Whole Summer Long</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Theme Music by B. Prasanna and Khurshed Batliwala </p><p><br></p><p>Haradhoner Doshti Chhele:</p><p>https://youtu.be/z4S3fVtyCFc?si=XsuWsCUmXZ-GbrFr</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>