Books come to you when you are ready for themI started reading Tomb of Sand when it had been shortlisted for the International Booker, but while I appreciated the writing, I couldn’t…Feb 28Feb 28
The Ganga Mirrors India: Sacred, Polluted, And Endlessly Complex[First published in YouthKiAwaaz]Feb 19Feb 19
“The Other Mohan” Is A Riveting Blend Of Memoir And History[First published in YouthKiAwaaz]Feb 19Feb 19
How “trad wives” Deny Women The Right To Choose[This was written for the USAWA Newsletter- Matchbox 06]Feb 14Feb 14
Male Voices That Capture the Female Experience[This was written for the USAWA Newsletter- Matchbox 05]Feb 13Feb 13
The Black Hill: A Story from the North EastMamang Dai’s ‘The Black Hall’ is based on an historical account of a French missionary who tried to find a route to Tibet by travelling…Feb 13Feb 13
Shadow City: A Story of the Many Kabuls that WereI picked up Taran Khan’s ‘Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul’ soon after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 after waging insurgency…Feb 13Feb 13
Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Wild Fictions’ Is a Warning We Can’t Ignore[Written for and published in YouthKiAwaaz]Feb 12Feb 12
Why paper straws are more important than we think[First published in YouthKiAwaaz as Trump Wants Plastic Straws Back. What He’s Really Saying Is Worse.]Feb 121Feb 121
Amitava Kumar’s ‘The Green Book’ Uses Creativity To Offer Hope[First published in YouthKiAwaaz]Dec 25, 2024Dec 25, 2024