Writer, Editor
Amidst gau raksha noise, cows are dying of neglect. A report from a cow shelter in Chitrakoot
Khabar Lahariya, Firstpost / April 2019 / Feature
A journey with the sari, in conversation with two lyrical word-weavers & world travellers
The Aerogram / March 2019 / Feature
Chapter 7 of ongoing series on the sari, featuring emoji-loving millnnials
The Aerogram / February 2019 / Feature
For Valentine's Day, Love & Tech in the Holy Land
News Laundry, Khabar Lahariya / February 2019 / Feature
Profiling Abhilasha & Deepshikha, a same-sex couple living in Hamirpur
Khabar Lahariya, Mint Lounge / February 2019 / Feature
Meet SareeMan
The Aerogram / January 2019 / Feature
U.P. Politics Around Cows Affect Farmers for the Worse
Khabar Lahariya, News Laundry / January 2019 / Feature
Popular writer Anuja Chauhan on why the sari ticks
The Aerogram / January 2019 / Feature
Activist-poet & entrepreneur discuss the import of wearing a sari
The Aerogram / December 2018 / Feature
Oddisi dancers, soul sisters, real sisters & the sari
The Aerogram / December 2018 / Feature
MeToo Bundelkhand, exploring the violences around working women in small town & rural U.P.
Khabar Lahariya, Firstpost / December 2018 / Feature
Khabar Lahariya in Hanuman Gadi, the market that leads to the disputed mandir site
Khabar Lahariya, News Laundry / December 2018 / Feature
Two Filmmakers, Two Cities
The Aerogram / December 2018 / Interview
Interview-vignettes personalizing sari-wearing memories
The Aerogram / November 2018 / Interview
Four flagship policies of the BJp government, examined in rural Bundelkhand
Khabar Lahariya, Scroll / November 2018 / Feature
Searching for the new male voice, featuring gamers, wrestlers, bikers and Delhi
To-Morrow / October 2018 / Feature
Bundelkhand's Youth Responds to Yogi Adityanath
Khabar Lahariya, The Wire / September 2018 / Feature
On a witch-hunt that went viral, in Banda
Khabar Lahariya, Firstpost / August 2018 / Feature
Where are the Facilities?, Rural healthcare
Khabar Lahariya, Firstpost / August 2018 / Feature
Gorakhpur, One Year Later - Featuring Dr. Kafeel Khan & other Gorakhpur doctors
Khabar Lahariya, Firstpost / August 2018 / Feature
Small business owners and their customers react to the polythene ban in small-town U.P.
Firstpost, Khabar Lahariya / July 2018 / Feature
Book review of Manjima Bhattacharjya's Mannequin
Desi Writers Lounge Blog / June 2018 / Book Review
On the tail of a 'forward this to five people & get good health' What's App message
Firstpost, Khabar Lahariya / June 2018 / Feature
A report on The Feminist Conference hosted by She the People TV, in Mumbai
She the People, Khabar Lahariya / May 2018 / Review
For Dalit History Month, Chronicling caste identity in the rural hinterland
Firstpost, Khabar Lahariya / April 2018 / Feature
Reviewing the Anti-Romeo squads policy in U.P.
Firstpost, Khabar Lahariya / March 2018 / Feature
Premature onset of the annual summer water crisis in Bundelkhand
The Wire, Khabar Lahariya / March 2018 / Feature
A report on ration policies in rural U.P.
Khabar Lahariya, The Wire / February 2018 / Feature
What does a farmer do when a Digital India representative tells you server down hai?
The Wire / February 2018 / Feature
A local mela in rural Chitrakoot that celebrates Hindu-Muslim unity
Huffingtonpost India / February 2018 / Feature
Declarations of love (read: threat to violence) has adverse impacts on a young girl's schooling
News Laundry / January 2018 / Feature
Schools in U.P. Await the Promised Winter Wear
Khabar Lahariya, The Wire / January 2018 / Feature
Migration in Bundelkhand
Business Insider India / December 2017 / Feature
The spread of "fake news" in rural Uttar Pradesh
News Laundry / November 2017 / Feature
Book review of The High Priestess Never Marries: Stories of Love & Consequence
Desi Writers Lounge / October 2017 / Book Review
In Conversation with DSC Prize 2017 long-listed Shahbano Bilgrami, about her novel, Those Children
Desi Writers Lounge / September 2017 / Interview
In Conversation with Torsa Ghosal, author of the experimental new novel, Open Couplets
Desi Writers Lounge / September 2017 / Interview
Inside a dance academy in Karwi that runs on passion, and Michael Jackson!
The Better India / September 2017 / Feature
Dissecting another rural U.P. oxymoron - health care.
Khabar Lahariya / August 2017 / Feature
A homage piece to Madonna, on the occasion of her birthday
The Ladies Finger / August 2017 / Feature
The state of primary education in rural Uttar Pradesh
Khabar Lahariya / August 2017 / Feature
An on-ground picture on womens' reservation at the gram panchayat level
Khabar Lahariya / July 2017 / Feature
A fashion zeitgeist is underway in U.P. and it's the colour of the CM's gamcha
Huffington Post / June 2017 / Feature
Review of 2016 Sunny Leone documenary directed by Dilip Mehta, streaming on Netflix
The Ladies Finger / June 2017 / Review
A gang-rape in Lalitpur and its bone-chilling aftermath
Khabar Lahariya / June 2017 / Feature
A profile of the new show on Khabar Lahariya's channel
Khabar Lahariya / June 2017 / Feature
How the Hinterland Wedding in India has Changed Forever, for Khabar Lahariya
Huffington Post / June 2017 / Feature
Thoughts on motherhood & sexuality, on Mother's Day 2017
Agents of Ishq / May 2017 / Feature
Deconstructing the curious "prem prasang" that has many a mainstream media outfit in U.P. excited
Khabar Lahariya / May 2017 / Feature
Erotica short story, part of the anthology titled If Mom's Happy
CWitch Press / May 2017 / Story
Part III of the Epic Shit Series, deconstructing farmer loans
Khabar Lahariya / April 2017 / Feature
Inside the insidious, inhuman "compensation of dead bodies" ritual that thrives in rural U.P.
Khabar Lahariya / April 2017 / Feature
Part 2: Taking off on the "Anti Romeo Squad"
Khabar Lahariya / April 2017 / Feature
Part 1 of a new series presenting the new challenges before the newly-voted in BJP government in Uttar Pradesh
Khabar Lahariya / March 2017 / Feature
Analyzing Dalit vote bank politics in rural Bundelkhand
Khabar Lahariya / March 2017 / Feature
Profile of Richa Singh, feminist student-leader-turned-politician
Khabar Lahariya / February 2017 / Feature
Short story on the "ghosts" that live in an ancient city
The Aerogram / February 2017 / Story
Of Turncoat Politicans in Bundelkhand
Khabar Lahariya / February 2017 / Feature
A Profile on BSP's First Muslim Candidate from Ayodhya for Uttar Pradesh 2017 Elections
Khabar Lahariya / February 2017 / Feature
Caste politics and its dire consequences in rural Bundelkhand
Khabar Lahariya / January 2017 / Feature
A village in Bundelkhand decides to boycott their vote on the eve of the 2017 U.P. elections
Khabar Lahariya / January 2017 / Feature
A tribute to legendary pop icon George Michael who died on Christmas 2016
Agents of Ishq / December 2016 / Blogpost
Profile of the enigmatic dacoit-devta of rural Bundelkhand known as Dadua
Khabar Lahariya / January 2017 / Feature
A complicated story of love, sex, and the pressures of society in rural Uttar Pradesh
Khabar Lahariya / December 2016 / Feature
A recounting of the role of Bollywood & its stars in politics, by Rasheed Kidwai
Hachette / November 2016 / Editing Project
Crime-noir thriller set in Waziristan by debut novelist SS Mausoof
Hachette / June 2016 / Editing Project
Non fiction book of interviews with the 12 Imas who staged a naked protest against AFSPA in Manipur, by Teresa Rehman
Zubaan Books / May 2016 / Editing Project
Critical analysis of Mama's Boys, a retelling of a Mahabharat story
The Ladies Finger / September 2016 / Blogpost
A literary-styled memoir chronicling the men, past and present, in the life of transgender rights activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Penguin-Randomhouse / August 2016 / Book
A two-part series chronicling the travelling adventures of women in Delhi
The Ladies Finger / February 2016 / Feature
Review of M.I.A.'s new song on the Syrian refugee crisis, Borders
The Ladies Finger / December 2015 / Blogpost
A personal journey with William Shakespeare on his 400th death anniversary
Our Stories / April 2016 / Blogpost
Exploring the theme of 'Fables & Folklore'
Papercuts Magazine / November 2015 / Story
Interview with Aatish Taseer on his novel The Way Things Were
Papercuts Magazine / April 2015 / Interview
Narrative non fiction on the 1896 Bombay Plague
Pan Macmillan / September 2014 / Editing Project
Interview with Rafia Zakaria on her book chronicling Pakistan's political history, The Upstairs Wife
Papercuts Magazine / May 2015 / Interview
Questioning the stresses of competitive parenting
mycity4kids / December 2015 / Blogpost
Review of Ali Smith's latest novel
Desi Writers Lounge Blogcast / December 2015 / Book Review
A book of essays on the city of Chennai
Pan Macmillan / March 2015 / Editing Project
Interviews with professionals and think-tanks on career tips & advice
Timeless Lifeskills / May 2015 / Interview
Reviews of lifestyle coffee table books
Blouin Lifestyle Magazine / May 2015 / Book Review
The intangible link between a girl band and the throbbing reality
Youth ki Awaaz / April 2015 / Column
Reviews of high-end lifestyle & fashion books
Blouin Lifestyle Magazine / March 2015 / Book Review
Comic e-book on the pleasures & importance of self-directed learning
Timeless Lifeskills / December 2014 / Ebook
Book review of Howard Jacobson's Booker-shortlisted novel, J
Tweed's / October 2014 / Book Review
Never mix motherhood & stream of consciousness!
Parenting Magazine / November 2010 / Column / [Pdf , 61.7 KB]
Musings during pregnancy
Parenting Magazine / November 2009 / Column / [Pdf , 41.5 KB]
Thoughts on music & subjectivity
Rock Street Journal / July 2012 / Column
An interview with the graphic novelist, on her graphic memoir, Marbles
Tweed's / September 2013 / Interview
A review of Uzma Aslam Khan's novel, Thinner than Skin
Tweed's / May 2013 / Book Review
Saying No to Anti-Hyper Parenting
mycity4kids / September 2014 / Blogpost
Deconstructing the hot mama syndrome
mycity4kids.com / December 2014 / Blogpost
Interview with the actor
First CityMagazine / March 2008 / Interview / [Pdf , 82.4 KB]
An interview with graphic novelist Craig Thompson
First City Magazine / May 2012 / Interview / [Pdf , 679 KB]
An interview with the author on his most recent book
Tweed's Magazine / February 2015 / Interview
An exclusive interview with the reclusive supremo of Indian classical vocal music
First City Magazine / January 2007 / Interview / [Pdf , 63.6 KB]
Interview with the author on his most recent book.
Tweed's Magazine / May 2014 / Interview
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