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Delhi Diaries: Warm Hearts and Precious Moments
During my recent visit to Delhi, I had the privilege of meeting Mohit Gupta and his delightful family. Their warm hospitality,...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Literary Festival Experience & Recognition:
I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion on "Women in Sports" at the Hyderabad Literary Festival (#HLF2023) alongside...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Jan 29, 20231 min read


Swimming Against The Tide - Mohit Gupta
"You are an inspiration and we are sending this book across some of the book clubs and libraries we curate. It would be an honor to host...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Mini Travelogue – Part 4
I had a wonderful and beautiful experience in Hyderabad during this trip. I got the chance to visit my student Aruna Sharma ’s...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Turning Difficulties into Opportunities
On 15th May, 2007, I received this attached report from a renowned orthopaedic surgeon in Chennai. After seeing my spine X ray and...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
May 16, 20222 min read


My Acting Journey and My Mom
As you all know we made a short film recently in which I played a role too apart from writing the story ! I would like to share with you...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
May 10, 20222 min read


Appreciation for my book from UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Wow !!! What a great feeling😍😍 Receiving an appreciation letter from Mr Jeremy Quin MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, UK...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Apr 22, 20221 min read


Fireside chat at KLA
Recently I was invited by WISE (Women In STEM Empowered), a global Employee Resource Group (ERG) of KLA for a fireside chat which was...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Queen's Birthday Celebrations held at British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.
Recently I got a nice opportunity to present my book #swimmingagainstthetide to British High Commissioner for India Mr Alex Ellis at...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Mar 19, 20221 min read


The interview that gave me immense pleasure 😍
Till now I gave many interviews after the release of my book #SwimmingAgainstTheTide. But yesterday's interview is very special for me....

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Feb 3, 20221 min read


Journey to Gold - RRD
My dear friend Amardeep Devadason and his organisation RRD have been extending amazing support for my activities to empower persons with...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Dec 22, 20211 min read


Wishing all my friends who celebrate thanksgiving day, a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
The attached pics were taken at the Thanksgiving reception arranged by Judith Ravin, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Chennai! I...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Nov 25, 20211 min read


The opportunity to meet our honourable Vice President of India
When I got the opportunity to meet our honourable Vice President of India to present my book “Swimming Against the Tide”, I thought that...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Sep 21, 20211 min read


#19 I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
#19 I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author... Cover pages are very important for any book. However informative/interesting...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Sep 5, 20212 min read


#18th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
#18 I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author... In the next stage, I had to arrange all the required photos for the book. I...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 29, 20212 min read


17th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
#17 I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author... Usually, SAGE Publishers don’t publish biographies. But after a review of my...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 24, 20213 min read


16th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
#16th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author... My friend Saundarya told me that we need to have a book proposal to...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 20, 20212 min read


15th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
#15th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author... At every stage I faced dilemmas about choosing amongst several options...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 15, 20211 min read


#14th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
#14th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author... Simultaneously while writing the manuscript, I spoke to some of my writer...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 10, 20212 min read


13th I never thought I'd ever be referred to as an author...
For me, sitting for long hours is the biggest challenge brought by severe spine compression. With office work + writing the book + WBFI...

Madhavi Latha Prathigudupu
Aug 8, 20212 min read