An Author, Motivational Speaker & Entrepreneur, Sudha Menon

Sudha Menon is a columnist, author, and writing coach. ‘Recipes For Life,’ Feisty at Fifty, Legacy: Letters to their Daughters from Eminent Indian Men and Women, Gifted: inspirational stories of people with disabilities, Devi, Diva or She-Devil: The Smart Career Woman’s Survival Guide, and Leading Ladies: Women Who Inspire India are among her six nonfiction books. Her books have been translated into Marathi, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, and Tamil, among other Indian languages.

Sudha grew up in a hamlet near the railway tracks in suburban Mumbai, where her father worked as a railwayman and philanthropist labor leader. Sudha and her three siblings had local fruit instead of lavish restaurant meals, as well as a strong love of reading from their father, who was a voracious reader who frequented ancient bookstores and wayside booths alike.

She opted to pursue her second passion of writing a book after more than 20 years as a journalist at The Independent (Bennet Coleman& Co), The Hindu Business Line (Kasturi& Sons Lt), and Mint (HT Media). Her debut book, Leading Ladies: Women Who Inspire India (42Bookz Galaxy), was published in late 2010 and chronicles the amazing journeys of some of India’s most admired and talented women.

She is the founder of the writing workshop series Get Writing, which helps people realize their dreams of becoming writers. She’s also the founder of Writing with Women, a writing program that brings together women from various backgrounds to share their stories and share their experiences. She is also the brains of Telling Our Stories, a project in which she assists Pune senior folks in writing their stories, many of whom had observed and even participated in the liberation movement.
Sudha is also a motivational speaker who travels the country giving inspirational seminars and women’s leadership sessions to businesses, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. She has spoken at events such as TEDx Pune 2013 and TiECon 2017’s Women’s Conclave, among others. She was a guest speaker at Pilani’s annual literary festival, BITS, in early 2018.