Spring has arrived. The February issue of Mekong Review is here. Delighted to have an essay on Han Kang's visceral novels in the magazine. Mekong Review

On Han Kang's fiction, and the vulnerabilities she notices. mekongreview.com/lessons-in-fra…

Here’s to the fallen ones, the barren ones, the silenced, the shell-shocked, the terrible ones, the ones who won’t flatter you or have lunch with you or sleep with you, the bereaved, the outraged, the bitches, the flabby ones, the unbearably honest ones...

Delighted that Of Mothers and Other Perishables has been shortlisted for the AutHER Awards - Creating Lasting Impressions. Honoured to be part of a diverse and inclusive list.

A memorable morning Kalinga Literary Festival. I discussed Of Mothers and Other Perishables with a bright bunch of young people.

Drop by if you're in Bangalore on May 25. Champaca is all about friendship and grace, much like the city it's in.

Delighted to be at the Bowring Institute on May 23, for a book talk in the club's iconic reading room. My warmest thanks to Baldip Kaur for this invitation. To Bangalore, then, with arms wide open.

Bhumika Anand and I will discuss what it means to reimagine cities for fiction. Looking forward to my conversation with her Atta Galatta, a charming bookshop in Bangalore, a city I love.

Wonderful book discussion at the Bowring Institute, Bangalore. It isn't often that one encounters so much warmth, eloquence, and wit, all at once. But that's Bangalore on most evenings.

Bhumika Anand and I spoke about both my novels, Stillborn Season and Of Mothers and Other Perishables. We also discussed memory, and what it means to reclaim the city of one's childhood. Marco Polo, intrepid traveller and teller of tales, slipped into our conversation.

“When we write novels, we can’t choose sides. We have to be on everyone’s side—the woman’s, the man’s, the child’s. That’s what I find marvelous about novels, anyway—that they allow us to hear everyone.” —Marie NDiaye buff.ly/uoOJIID

What is it about Delhi’s contradictions that makes it unforgettable in fiction? trib.al/uJTPrEI

On Delhi, reviled city, vulnerable city, seething city prone to stereotypes. The abuse makes it irresistible terrain for literature. My piece in The Hindu today. thehindu.com/books/delhi-no…

My piece on Sonia Rafeek's The House of Girls. The novel tells of the fragile dignity of three unwed sisters in the Deira region of Dubai.

Delighted to have contributed to the September issue of WorldLiteratureToday. My piece is a satirical one on the various types of book reviewers who singe our souls with their words. worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/september…

Some superheroes have Mobile Medical Units that traverse narrow mountain roads to save lives. Col. Pant has been an empathetic presence in my life for nearly two decades. His wisdom banishes fear and trembling; his steady hands offer accurate reports...and hope.

Susan Choi's Flashlight is almost Márquezian in its descriptions. This novel is an extravagant tale of migrants, spanning decades. My review in The Hindu.

An excerpt from my novel, Of Mothers and Other Perishables, which is now available in paperback.