Background
Manjiri Atmaram Prabhu was born in Pune to Atmaram Prabhu, a businessman and Shobha Prabhu, a prominent astrologer in a family of five siblings.
Manjiri Atmaram Prabhu was born in Pune to Atmaram Prabhu, a businessman and Shobha Prabhu, a prominent astrologer in a family of five siblings.
She attended Saint Joseph"s High School and did her graduation and Masters in French from Ferguson College and Pune University. Manjiri then completed her post graduate diploma in Social Communication Media from Sophia College, Mumbai.
She has been hailed as the "Desi Agatha Christie" by the media and is acknowledged as being the first woman writer of mystery fiction in India. Manjiri started experimenting with novels at a young age and acknowledges Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie as her early inspiration. and Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Science from Pune University. Manjiri joined the State Institute of Educational Technology(Balchitravani) as a television producer where she directed more than 200 infotainment programs aimed at children and young adults.
During this time, her unpublished novel was adapted into a Hindi feature film titled Kuchh Dil Ne Kaha for the National Film Development Corporation of India and she wrote the script and dialogues for the same.
She also produced short drama films for Filmaka and directed travelogues.