In a small town in the south of India, jewels of the temple goddess go missing. The accountant is found dead on the temple steps. An unfortunate accident, they all say, what with the rains the previous night.

All, except young Arali, who cannot rest until she finds answers. 

But this is 1901. Arali is only 14. 

And, the aforementioned accountant's death has made her a widow.

In this episode, Suparna Chatterjee talks to author Aditi Krishnakumar about her Young Adult historical murder mystery, The White Lotus. We learn about Aditi's interesting background in mathematics, literature, management and law, all of which have helped shape her writing. We talk about what makes Young Adult such an exciting genre, and of course, learn about her favourite desi detective, Kalpana Swaminathan's Lalli.

Host: Suparna Chatterjee

Instagram: soup_and_chat and thedesidetectiveshow

Guest: Aditi Krishnakumar

Books by Aditi :

The White Lotus

That Year at Manikoil

Miracles for the Maharaja

Murder in Melucha

The Magicians of Madh

Codex

A Whole Summer Long

Podcast Theme Music by B. Prasanna and Khurshed Batliwala 

Haradhoner Doshti Chhele:

https://youtu.be/z4S3fVtyCFc?si=XsuWsCUmXZ-GbrFr