Meghna Pant
Meghna Pant is an Indian author, journalist and speaker.[1] She has won awards for her contribution to literature, gender issues and journalism, including the Frank O’Connor International Award and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.[2]
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Meghna Pant at the Mumbai book launch of her novel ' One & A Half Wife ' | |
Occupation | Author, Journalist, Speaker |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | MBA |
Alma mater | "St. Xaviers College, Mumbai", Nanyang Business School |
Notable works | One & A Half Wife, Happy Birthday!, Feminist Rani, The Trouble With Women, How To Get Published In India |
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Biography
Born in Shimla, Pant is the sister of stand-up comedian Sorabh Pant.[3]
Career
One & a Half Wife (Westland, 2012) – her debut novel – won the national Muse India Young Writer Award (2014) and was shortlisted for several other awards, including the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.[4]
Pant's debut collection of short stories Happy Birthday [5] (Random House, 2013) was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Award (2014) [6] and selected by Wikipedia 'among the world's top 10 most memorable short story collections'.[7]
Her second short story collection The Trouble Book with Women (Juggernaut, 2016) is considered by one commentator to be a landmark in feminist writing [8] and was described as 'the best book from Juggernaut' by The Hindu Business Line.[9]
Pant published her first non-fiction book Feminist Rani (Penguin Random House, 2018) [10] that features interviews with Kalki Koechlin, Gurmehar Kaur, Tanmay Bhat, Gul Panag and Aditi Mittal, among others.[11] Her second non-fiction book How To Get Published In India (Bloomsbury, 2019) is India's first and only guide to publishing in India.[12] It was reviewed favourably by major publications like the Times of India, Hindu, Free Press Journal, Indian Express and Mumbai Mirror.[13] Pant has a forthcoming book: THE HOLY 100 (Rupa, 2018).[14]
Pant's short stories have been published in Avatar Review,[15] Wasafari, Eclectica,[16] and QLRS.,[17] as well as in several anthologies including Namita Gokhale's The Himalayan Arc, where her story Boongthing was critically praised by many publications like The Hindu and Hindustan Times.[18][19]
Feminism
Among India’s five gutsy women making powerful personal statements - The Hindustan Times[20]
25 witty, sharp and fearless women to follow on Twitter - SheThePeople[21]
An honest, intelligent, insightful and downright feminist - GirlHQ[22]
Pant curates a monthly panel discussion in Mumbai called 'Feminist Rani'[23] and anchors various women-centric shows for the news portal FirstPost.[24][25]
Pant has been a speaker and moderator at events where she interviews women who have reportedly broken glass ceilings in various walks of life. She has ostensibly taken a strong feminist stance in her writing.[26]
Pant has written on issues including consent, rape,[27] domestic violence, miscarriage,[28] surrogacy, body-shaming[29] and public safety for women for various prominent publications. A physical abuse survivor, she has spoken at several platforms, including TEDx, on her personal experience, urging women to speak out against domestic violence. She is credited for having popularised the phrase “Stop The Silence. Stop The Violence.”[30]
Journalist
Pant has previously worked as a business news anchor with Times Now, NDTV and Bloomberg-UTV in Mumbai and New York. She was reporting from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the 2008 financial crisis. Her articles have been published in all major publications, including The Hindustan Times[33] and The Huffington Post.[34]
In 2020, Pant became a podcaster with a show about personal finance called SHOW ME THE MONEY, for Amazon's Audible.[35]
Speaker
Pant has spoken at literary festivals and conferences, including the Jaipur Literature Festival,[36] Tata Literature Live!,[37] Kala Ghoda Literature Festival,[38] Pune International Literary Festival,[39] Young Makers Conclave, #RiseWithTwitter, The UN Feminist Conference, as well as TEDx.[40]
In 2019, Pant appeared as an expert on the show Kaun Banega Crorepati with Amitabh Bachchan.[41]
Awards and Achievements
- FICCI Young Achiever's Award (2019) – Winner[42]
- TLJ Women Achiever's Award (2019) – Winner[43]
- Laadli Media Award (2018) – Winner[44]
- Bharat Nirman Award (2017) – Winner[45]
- FON (Fellows of Nature) South Asia Short Story Award (2016) – Winner[46]
- Muse India Young Writer Award (2013) – Winner[47][48]
- Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2018) – Longlist [49]
- Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (2014) – Longlist[50][51][52]
- The Cinnamon Press Novel Writing Award (2012) – Shortlist[53]
- 10 Indian Achievers Make It Big[54]
- 25 Women To Follow On Twitter[55]
- Best Female Authors[56]
- 19 Badass Indian Ladies Everyone Should Look Up To[57]
Pant abridged the world’s longest epic, The Mahabharata, into one hundred tweets[58] that The Guardian (UK) called "wonderfully descriptive and paced".[59][60]
Bibliography
Novels
- One & A Half Wife (2012). New Delhi: Westland. ISBN 978-9381626481.
Short Stories
- Happy Birthday! (2013). London: Random House. ISBN 978-8184004038.
- The Trouble With Women (2016).
Non-fiction
- Feminist Rani (2018). Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0143442875.
- How to Get Published in India (2019). Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-9388271066.
References
- http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/author-meghna-pant-s-new-book-deals-with-women-violence-and-feminism/story-vLA6IJOGdNlLR2PtGHysFN.html
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/speakers/meghna-pant/articleshow/66690460.cms
- "Sibling Speak". dnaindia. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- https://penguin.co.in/author/meghna-pant/
- http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/author-meghna-pant-s-new-book-deals-with-women-violence-and-feminism/story-vLA6IJOGdNlLR2PtGHysFN.html
- https://www.openroadreview.com/2016/10/01/interview-meghna-pant/
- https://wiki.ezvid.com/m/10-memorable-moving-short-story-collections-GxPOxRW9TQMUA/
- http://girltalkhq.com/authors-new-book-trouble-women-series-of-short-stories-feminism-violence-life-india/
- https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/a-sociological-continuum-of-remarkable-women/article21987594.ece1/
- https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/300818/penguin-releases-shaili-chopra-and-meghna-pants-feminist-rani.html
- http://www.museindia.com/MuseIndia/Viewforum?topicid=71058
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/meghna-pant-shares-tips-on-book-publishing-at-this-event/articleshow/68578005.cms
- https://www.amazon.in/How-Get-Published-India-go-ebook/dp/B07MD7GYFP
- http://www.businessworld.in/article/Meghna-Pant-Wins-Laadli-Media-Award/18-09-2018-160258/
- "Avatar Review". avatarreview.ne. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- "Eclectica". eclectica.org. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- "QLRS". qlrs.com. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-himalayan-arc-journeys-east-of-south-east-review-zero-shun-game/article23853809.ece
- https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/the-himalayan-arc-takes-a-long-hard-look-at-the-uneasy-realities-of-the-region/story-AKVXvooCBE8DhRRVNU13JK.html
- Five Gutsy Women make Powerful Personal Statements.
- http://www.shethepeople.tv/25-witty-sharp-and-fearless-women-to-follow-on-twitter/
- http://girltalkhq.com/authors-new-book-trouble-women-series-of-short-stories-feminism-violence-life-india/
- Deepa Malik on First Lady.
- Nimrat Kaur on First Lady.
- https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/unpregnant-1553234890426.html
- Why Societal Violence of Women Must Stop
- [ http://www.huffingtonpost.in/meghna-pant/art-attack-comedians-prep_b_6710976.html]
- https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/speaker/meghna-pant-2/
- https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20191009/281651076859371
- https://www.avidlearning.in/programmes/2016/e-103-kala-ghoda-art-festival-2016/
- http://thepunekar.com/2013/09/pune-literary-festival-schedule/
- Stop The Violence, Stop The Silence | Meghna Pant | TEDxXLRI
- https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kaun-banega-crorepati-11-day-17-written-update-amitabh-bachchan-guides-another-contestant-to-signifi-2098829
- https://www.meghnapant.com/bio/
- https://www.meghnapant.com/bio/
- http://www.businessworld.in/article/Meghna-Pant-Wins-Laadli-Media-Award/18-09-2018-160258/
- https://kitaab.org/2017/04/28/author-meghna-pant-wins-bharat-nirman-award/
- http://www.ruralmarketing.in/industry/social/kumaon-literary-festival-revives-nature-writing/
- "Muse India awards announced". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- "Muse India Awards for Pant, Sinha". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- https://www.pressreader.com/india/storizen-magazine/20180620/281500751973213
- Staff writer (10 June 2014). . Face n Facts. Retrieved 10 June 2014
- . Retrieved 25 June 2014
- Staff writer (10 June 2014). . KITAAB. Retrieved 10 June 2014
- "For debutant author Meghna Pant, inspiration comes from unearthing the stories people make up about themselves or others, and discovering the truth behind them". Verve. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- https://www.scoopwhoop.com/These-10-Indian-Achievers-Make-It-Big/#.46jag3ioq
- http://www.shethepeople.tv/25-witty-sharp-and-fearless-women-to-follow-on-twitter
- http://www.polkacafe.com/best-female-authors-in-india-1024.html
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/shayanroy/badass-indian-ladies-everyone-should-look-up-to
- http://www.news18.com/news/books/twitter-fiction-festival-author-meghna-pant-will-be-retelling-the-mahabharata-in-100-tweets-on-march-13-673139.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/14/twitter-fiction-festival-2014
- https://www.openroadreview.com/2016/10/01/interview-meghna-pant/