6.13 Manjula Padmanabhan: Meet The Woman Who's A Taxi Driver In Delhi

Books and Beyond with Bound

What's it like being a female taxi driver in a city notorious for being unsafe for women?
In this episode, Michelle speaks with Manjula Padmanabhan, author of 'Taxi', whose protagonist, 'Maddy', runs a women's-only taxi service in Delhi! And when Maddy receives an attractive job offer as a pretend male chauffeur for a powerful old man, she accepts and becomes 'Madan'. But what happens when the lines blur between 'Maddy' and 'Madan' and she finds herself questioning her identity?
Join us as Manjula talks about her inspiration behind the book, her award-winning play 'Harvest', and why Manjula herself never learnt to drive!
Books and authors mentioned in this episode:
Why Men Rape - Tara Kaushal
White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
Equations - Shivani Sybil
Through The Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There - Lewis Caroll
The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

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