In conversation with Vishal Bheeroo: Usha Narayanan says: The challenge was mythology with a contemporary flavor Who doesn’t love tales of mythology? As children, we would be enthralled by captivating stories of Indian mythology narrated in books and by our parents. Yet, in our innocent minds, we dreamt of heroes having super power and didn’t realize that they could be made as human a... Read more
In conversation with Preethi Venugopala on tulipsandme.blogspot.in Today on 'On Writing', the author interview series where authors talks about their writing process, we have Usha Narayanan. Starting off with a gold medal in English from the University of Madras, and two Masters degrees – Usha Narayanan took off like a magpie, collecting more bling. She was creative director in advertising agencies like RK Swamy/BBDO, one of India’s ... Read more
By Siva Subramanian on Amazon.in: At school, I spent countless hours immersed in Amar Chitra Katha comics, captivated by Malavika's beauty or Abimanyu's bravery or Tulsidas' devotion. Usha Narayanan's PRADYUMNA brought back those happy, magical days of imagination and story-telling! A fast-paced, beautifully scripted, richly painted word-picture, PRADYUMNA grips from the ver... Read more
Book review by Rubina Ramesh, The Book Club: I have read The Madras Mangler by Ms. Narayanan. She had given me quite a bit of chills and thrills in that read. When I got the copy of Pradyumna, a mythology no less, I was a bit surprised. The genre-jumping author has a talent which very few authors can only boast of. Adding to her list is an upcoming romance by Harlequin, India. So keeping her versatility in mind, one must c... Read more
