It was an honour to interview Will Schwalbe, author of the Alfred A. Knopf book We Should Not Be Friends, for Hindustan Times. He spoke about the pink ceiling in publishing & volunteering with the Gay Men’s Health Crisis during the AIDS epidemic. (Edits: manjula narayan) hindustantimes.com/books/will-sch…

A story that I enjoyed working on

For The Bookseller I'm looking to speak to publishers of short story collections / agents of authors with short story collections and - indeed - short story authors👀Email me! 📩 Lauren.brown etc

Happy Independence Day!

My favorite part of being a children’s author isn’t seeing my name on a cover—it’s seeing a child’s face light up when they realize they can tell stories too. ✨

My review of Rohit Chawla's heartfelt and gorgeous book Rain Dogs, published by HarperCollins, is in the print edition of Business Standard today. (Edits: Kanika Datta)

#BookReview | Rain Dogs by Rohit Chawla Photographer and art director Rohit Chawla's book Rain Dogs gets to the heart of why human beings care about stray dogs, and what makes their blood boil when they imagine their fate. Read the full review by Chintan Girish Modi here:

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My review of The Buddha's Path to Awakening, translated by Sarah Shaw from the Jatakanidana in Pali, is in today's print edition of TH Culture. (Edits: Julie Varughese) The book is published by Murty Library Harvard University Press. thehindu.com/books/book-rev…

📢 We’re Hiring! 📢 Aleph Book Company is looking for a Senior Commissioning Editor to join its team. 📩 Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] 📅 Deadline: 28 August 2025

We have some exciting news! In collaboration with The French Institute in India, we are delighted to invite submissions for our forthcoming comics project. If you are an artist who would like to contribute, then send us your entries. A detailed note and guidelines here: sites.google.com/pratilipi.com/…

Here's my review of sachincobaltblue's novel Silk Route, translated by Aakash Karkare from the Marathi Reshim Marg into English, for Open Magazine. (Edits: Nandini Nair) The book is published by Penguin India. openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/a…

My first time at Vasant, the Gujarati theatre festival NCPA Mumbai, was worth writing about. Here's my report for Hindustan Times. (Edits: manjula narayan) hindustantimes.com/books/report-v…

I am looking forward to Paryushan, an eight-day period of contemplation and inner cleansing from August 20 to 27. I will be unavailable on social media and WhatsApp. May you be well. 🙏

“We all need support and community” - Sophie Blackall, author and illustrator of award-winning books Hello Lighthouse and Finding Winnie, talks to Chintan Girish Modi about the joy of making books for children hindustantimes.com/books/sophie-b…

Read Chintan Girish Modi (Chintan Girish Modi) on Sanchit Toor’s ‘Kabir: Walking with the Word’: thepolisproject.com/read/sanchit-t…

"I had so much encouragement from people who came before me, so I wanted to pass that along," says illustrator-author Sophie Blackall in this interview with me. (Edits: manjula narayan for Hindustan Times, 📷 neevlitfest) hindustantimes.com/books/sophie-b…

I enjoyed writing about the 2025 edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival, curated by Sridhar Rangayan and Saagar Gupta, for Hindustan Times. (Edits: manjula narayan) hindustantimes.com/books/report-k…

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