Manika Lal’s second novel launched

Essentially a Public relations officer for the Indian railways, Manika Lal has written a second novel Chasing New Rainbows. It will be published by Shree Publishers.

The book was launched by Rajeev Lochan, The Director of National Gallery of Modern Art, at a function held on Friday at India International Centre in the national Capital.

Authors Apurv Nagpal, Anu Singh Chaudhary, columnist, Natasha Badhwar and Sumant Batra, Founder of Kumaon Literary Festival were also present at the launch. 

The book-release function was followed by a panel discussion on —“Stories that heal.”

Chasing New Rainbows is a heartwarming story of two women who are close childhood friends. 

They look back into the shadows of their respective lives and move ahead towards the light once they meet each other again.

The story veers around to their respective families, lesser known lives of siblings while touching on the inherent conflict between familial expectations of their offspring and the children’s own dreams.

Manika Lal, began her sphere of influence in the domain of writing through short-stories in various leading newspapers. 

She is known to wield her pen mainly on areas of human interest, touching carefully guarded sensitive emotions of the marginalized and inward-looking personalities. 

Her debut novel Forever Vigilant—A book of Short Stories on Empowerment was published in 2010 by Times Group Books.

It is available on Flipkart, Kindle, Amazon and other e-commerce sites. The panel discussion on stories that heal was a successful one.