A Guy Just Like You
A darkly comic look at masculinity, desire and self-deception through the second-person POV of a migrant labourer on the Delhi Metro.
Read story →Writing
Fiction, personal essays and pieces about writing, language and the creative life.
How I Became a Novel Writer, and Other Literary Bloopers
How a tiny collection of musings and a giant leap of faith turned me into a novelist.
Read essay →Here’s What They Don’t Tell You About Travel
A personal essay about wanderlust, loneliness, and what we’re really looking for when we leave home.
Read essay →Dear World: I Am Overweight, But That’s Not Who I Am
On learning to see myself beyond numerical markers and turn on the light within.
Read essay →If You Want to Write for a Living, You Can’t Afford Not to Learn to Edit
On writing, editing, and why the two are inseparable.
Read essay →You Don’t Have to Read Books to Improve Your Vocabulary: Here’s What You Can Do Instead
A practical guide to building a richer vocabulary through everyday encounters with language.
Read essay →Bedtime Stories
Sleep stories for adults, adapted for audio in English, Hindi and Tamil.