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
Book Review: Mistress ofAccording to Ayurveda, every spice has its own properties, and they help cure aliments, alter the mood and boost certain traits. This is…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Book Review: Chronicles of an hour and a halfI have been wanting to read ‘Chronicles of an Hour and a Half’ almost since I first heard about it but was a little sceptical about all the…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
A letter to my younger selfDear 21 Year Old Self, You are intelligent, articulate and smart. You do not lack confidence. You are aware of your strengths (and…Dec 11, 20241Dec 11, 20241
Mother India: A Novel About Contemporary India[Review also published in YouthKiAwaaz]Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
Celebrating Female Solidarity in Literature[This was written for the USAWA Newsletter]Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
This Book Is A Must Read To Understand The Legal Battle For Marriage Equality![First published in YouthKiAwaaz]Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
Sakshi Mallik Bears “Witness” To What’s Happening In Wrestling In IndiaFor me, Sakshi Malik is defined by four images. Two from 2016- the young wrestler pinning down her opponent on the mat at the Rio Olympics…Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
A Book Club discusses PachinkoPachinko was supposed to be a book club read, but it was eventually dropped because most people had already read it once and didn’t want to…Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
2024 Booker Prize Winner, Orbital, Is An Ode To Space And The EarthOrbital is set over a 24 hour period in a spacecraft orbiting the earth. There are six people on board- four astronaut and two cosmonauts…Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 2024
