Madhavi became a published author when her adventure novel won first prize in the National Competition for Children’s Writing in her late twenties. Until then, she was happy just writing for her own self in her journal – paved the way to a writing life that has included a series of books including the Doppelgangoems, stories, vignettes about her own life and what was happening around her, exploring both herself and the world around her. But that serendipitous win er and now "The Kaunteyas".