Meena Bhandari
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Meena Bhandari

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Meena Bhandari is a children’s author and storyteller based in Gurgaon, India and Oxford, UK. She writes emotionally grounded picture books inspired by contemporary South Asian childhoods, helping children navigate “big feelings” through warmth, humour, rhythm, and imagination. Her debut series, The Lumiverse, follows four-year-old Lumi and her magical fairy flamingo guide Zini, as they journey from “Wobble to WOW” through everyday childhood challenges. In Lumi Braves Her Wobbles, Lumi learns to face first-day-of-school fears and listen to her inner brave voice. In Lumi and the Cow Jam, she navigates a wonderfully noisy Indian traffic jam while learning to stay calm within the chaos. The books blend emotional resilience with playful storytelling and culturally rooted settings that feel both proudly South Asian and universally relatable. Lumi Braves Her Wobbles reached #1 in Amazon India’s Children’s Meditation & Mindfulness category. Before turning to children’s writing, Meena spent nearly two decades working internationally across Africa and Asia in the aid sector with organisations including the United Nations. Her experiences listening to stories across cultures deeply shaped her belief in the power of storytelling to help children feel seen, reassured, and brave. When she’s not writing, Meena can usually be found exploring bookstores, drinking coffee, practicing yoga, and best of all -navigating wonderfully wild adventures with her daughter.
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