Press
Articles
India Currents
- Not the brown girl with the red dot, India Currents, September 2019
- Fifty shades of Modern love, India Currents, December 2019
- Dance lessons bring romance to a midlife marriage, India Currents, February 2020
- Raising a feminist family, India Currents, March 2020
- When wishes come true, India Currents, April 2020
- It does take a village to raise a child, India Currents, May 2020
- We called them blessings, India Currents, October 2020
- Looking at the brighter side of a pandemic year, India Currents, December 2020
- What women in STEM need, India Currents, February 2021
Khabar
- Mothering in the age of AI, Khabar, August 2019
- Belonging – then and now, Khabar, December 2019
- Are you a good Hindu, Khabar, March 2020.
- Our Modern Family, Khabar, July 2020
- Her beautiful mind, Khabar, November 2020
- When the journey is our destination, Khabar, April 2021
Singapore Unbound
- Book review of Yiyun Li’s Dear Friend, From my life I write to into yours, Singapore Unbound, May 2019
- Pink or blue, anyone will do, Singapore Unbound, June 2019
- Book review of Pico Iyer’s Autumn Light, Singapore Unbound, February 2020
Mutha Magazine
- Why do people have children, Mutha Magazine, June 2019
The Hindu
- Of a certain super power and my first wrist watch, The Hindu, April 2019
The Curious Reader
- My problem with Indian diasporic writing, The Curious Reader, October 2019
- The ups and downs of binge reading an author, The Curious Reader, January 2020
- How my understanding of romance in literature changed over time, The Curious Reader, February 2020
- Why we need independent presses like Story Artisan Press, The Curious Reader, March 2020
- How I make time to write as a working mom, The Curious Reader, April 2020
- Lockdown Reading: Turning to technology for my literary fix, The Curious Reader, May 2020
Straits Times
- If my mother met Marie Kondo, Straits Times, March 2019
- Of fairy lights, friendship and a festival without borders, Straits Times, October 2019
- Grabbing rides, making friends in the time of a virus outbreak, Straits Times, March 2020
- Ups and downs of circuit breaker life, Straits Times, April 2020
- My daughers, my social media guides, Straits Times, May 2020
- Watching my daughter graduate during a pandemic, Straits Times, June 2020
- A library visit that brought on a twinge of sadness, Straits Times, Aug 2020
- Much ado about Netflix show Indian Matchmaking, Straits Times, Aug 2020
- My passport doesn’t tell the whole story, Straits Times, October 2020
- Why I travel and why I miss it now, Straits Times, October 2020
- Coping with Covid-19 with retail therapy, Straits Times, December 2020
- Finding beauty and value in going grey, Straits Times, January 2021
- Adapting to the new normal means working fast and slow, Straits Times, March 2021
- Lessons from a tiny bug and a very large ship, Straits Times, April 2021
Media Rise Blog, Quarantined Across Borders
- An apprenticeship in observation, June 2020
Leaping Clear
- The Gentle Art of Lighting a Lamp, September 2020
Women Unbounded
- Ageing Gracefully – One grey hair at a time, January 2021
- My STEM career – Walking the tightrope of competing demands, February 2021
Literary Mama
- Yellow sari – January/February 2021
- What We Carry – Book review, January/February 2021
Media Mentions
- Story Artisan Press featured on Khabar – Storytelling Duo, Khabar, June 2019.
- Singapore book launch of Train Friends featured in Tabla newspaper, Singapore, November 2019.
- Hyderabad book launch of Train Friends featured in the New Indian Express, January 2020.
- She is a mom of two, scientist by training and writer by choice – YP Singapore, February 2020
- San Francisco Press Club Awards, 2020 Bay Area Journalism Awards, Digital Media: Feature Story; Light nature for column Desi Roots, Global Wings
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