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Nayanika Mahtani

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New Delhi, India

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Young Adult, Children's, Historical Fiction

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Nayanika Mahtani once dreamed of a career in musical theatre, but took a detour to pursue an MBA at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, which led her into investment banking. Nayanika is now an award-winning author and screenwriter based in London.

Her books, published by Penguin Random House, span genres from historical fiction to multi-generational family sagas. They have received critical acclaim, bestseller recognition, and awards, including the prestigious South Asia Book Award.

In film, Nayanika has co-written the story and screenplay for the Hindi film, Shakuntala Devi, starring Vidya Balan. Released on Amazon Prime, the film became one of the platform’s most-watched Hindi titles globally at the time. She is currently c ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 154 ratings · 68 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ambushed 4.43 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Across the Line 4.38 avg rating — 65 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gory Story of Genghis Khan: Aka Don’t Mess with the Mongols 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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'Across the Line' Selected for 'South Asia Book Award' Honours List

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Across the Line

A small ray of sunshine came my way today amidst all the bleakness.

'Across the Line' has been selected in the Honours List of the 2020 South Asia Book Awards, alongside a fabulous line-up of books from across the world.

This is even more special to me as being based in the UK disqualifies my books from being submitted as entries for many prestigious awards within Indi Read more of this blog post »

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