The Planet Spins On Its Axis, Regardless

Short Story Collection published by Serving House Books Shortlisted for Two Prizes   Good happenings in December 2025. Ended the year on a high note as “The Planet Spins On Its Axis, Regardless” was shortlisted for the Rabindranath Tagore Prize and also was a...

The Planet Spins On Its Axis, Regardless

New Book Delighted to introduce my collected short stories published by Serving House Books. Order Now Meet the inventor of pre-conception contracts. The foodie high roller. The menopausal student shamans. The young window cleaner. The aspiring philosopher. The people...

A New Portrait

Sitting still | gazing at the reddening acer | a poem running through my head | while the painter is busy with brushes and oils. This painting was completed by Paul Wuensche in November as part of his series of portraits of writers and poets. A Telengana artisan silk...

Antique Harmonium and a Partition Poem

Two contributions from me are included in the exhibition: CREATIVE MEMORY. I was interviewed by the MMPI Project in 2020, during the pandemic, about objects that evoked undivided India and also what I had written that had come about from family trauma and memories of...