Medha Deshmukh Bhaskaran is the author of Chhatrapati Shivaji's bestselling biography, Challenging Destiny (2016, The Write Place). It is now a National Bestseller. It was nominated in two categories at the Raymond Crossword Book Awards 2017 and has been translated into Marathi (Zunz Niyatishi) and Hindi (Niyati ko Chunauti). Her book on the sensational world of pharmaceuticals and medicines, based on her personal experiences, Prescription of Life (The Write Place), was launched in 2018. Her other books include Frontiers – a Relentless Battle between Aurangzeb and Shivaji (2018, Penguin Random House) and Life and Death of Sambhaji (2021, Penguin Random House). Frontiers has been translated into Marathi (Ranasangram). Life and Death of Sambhaji has been translated into Hindi (Shivaji Maharaj Ke Suputra ki Shouryagatha). Challenging Destiny and Life and Death of Sambhaji are available as audiobooks.
Her latest book 'Up Against Darkness' is on a social issue that torments our society for thousands of years. It is published by Sakal Publications.
Medha is a microbiologist and has worked for food and pharmaceutical companies in marketing as well as business development in countries like Germany, India, and the United Arab Emirates. From a young age, she has dabbled in poetry in Marathi and English. Medha has written articles on a variety of subjects for leading newspapers in India (Indian Express) as well as in the Gulf (Khaleej Times and Gulf News). She currently lives in Bengaluru, India.
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ou can get in touch with Medha via the following ways:
Email: medha4979@gmail.com
Twitter: @MedhaDB
Instagram: @medha.deshmukh.bhaskaran
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