I was delighted that The Veranda Writers published an excerpt of the memoir I’m developing called “Curry in a Cornfield.” It tells the haphazard journey of a child raised by raucous, misbehaved Indian immigrant parents in a sleepy, mostly white suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. Follow me in my travels, or travails rather: from my first love, my coming out as… Read more →

I’m incredibly grateful to Akansha Dasari for sifting through submissions and choosing my essay “What I Learned from My Tornado Mom” for publication in the magazine she curates, “Redefining Sanskari.” It’s only $4.99 and features daring South Asian women writers, artists, and poets. C’mon, support the arts already! Read more →

It’s been a minute since I wrote “Quiet Nights,” a short story about domestic violence in an Indian American family. Many moons ago, the kind editors of riksha magazine published it. You can read “Quiet Nights” here. Read more →