An author, columnist and a Vital Voices mentor, Kiran Manral in previous avatars, has been a journalist, researcher, festival curator and entrepreneur. She has received multiple awards, such as the Women Achievers Award by Young Environmentalists Association and the International Women’s Day Award 2018 from Indian Council for UN Relations, supported by the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare, Government of India, for excellence in the field of writing. https://linktr.ee/KiranManral