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I write and edit for a living. Right now, I'm the Creative Editor at Arré, a digital media platform. In the past, I have been the Deputy Editor of National Geographic Magazine (India) and have written for publications including Mint Lounge, The Hindu, Time Out, and Caravan Magazine. Last year, I published a book for children, titled A Cloud of Trash, for Pratham Books. Welcome to my website.
Hello!
I am just another Dilliwali in Goa (via Bombay)! As a journalist, writer, editor, podcaster, content expert, and partner at TWO Design, I know a thing or two about wearing many hats. I am the former Editor of the award-winning multimedia website Arré, which I helped build from scratch. My recent assignments include a stint at Indiatimes as Consulting Editor, and magicpin as the Head of Content & Community. In a career spanning 18 years, I’ve written for several publications like Caravan, Mint Lounge, National Geographic Traveller, The Print, The Hindu and Time Out, across a variety of subjects, including gender, social commentary, pop culture, art, and politics.
This website is a selection of some of my work. Thank you for swinging by!
FeatureD ARTICLES
I’m an Indian woman, I’m tired of outraging. Jharkhand tourist gangrape won’t change a thing
No one is defaming India more than Indian men. The burden of India’s culture of sexual violence lies with Indian men alone.
Longing for the Other Punjab: A Search for My “Jhelum Kinare” Pind on Google Maps
I am from a post-Partition migrant family, but I have no idea where my roots lie. My grandfather, my last “sarhad paar” connection, passed away and I grew obsessed with the idea. I pined away for a name, but all I had to go on was a “Jhelum kinare” village. How do you feel a longing for a place you’ve never been to?
Fragrant Earth: Is It Possible To Bottle The Scent Of First Rain?
Captivated by Kannauj, India's perfume capital.
The Decline of “Aunty Feminists”: Why Feminism Needs an Update in a Post-Me Too World
The rage-fuelled few weeks of India’s #MeToo moment, are the cathartic blowing of the lid of collective pent-up aggression. Now that we’ve examined male behaviour across the spectrum of awfulness, where do we go from here?