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NaPoWriMo Day 1, 2023: The Feet

P.C. John Lord Peck. Dress and Care of the Feet. New York: Fowler & Wells, 1871 ‘And here’s our own prompt (optional, as always) for the first day of Na/GloPoWriMo. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but they never said you can’t try to write a poem based on a book cover […]

NaPoWriMo Day 2 2023- A series of sweet nothings

I’m catching up with the days I missed. The prompt on Day 2 was ‘And now for today’s (optional) prompt! The Romanian-born poet Paul Celan once wrote a series of surrealist questions and answers. Here are a couple of examples:                What is forgetting?                                An unripe apple stabbed by a spear.                What is a tear?                                A scale awaiting a weight. […]

NaPoWriMo Day 3: Hero

I’m a little late this year as I’ve been travelling and returned home only last evening. I’ve been busy editing and getting my debut novel out into the world that it feels like a long time since I wrote a poem. It had me a little scared of participating in NaPoWriMo this year. However, here […]

It’s out! Available now on Amazon India

‘Coming Home’ is finally out and available on Amazon India. I’d like to thank all those who waited with me for this baby to be delivered. It took longer than expected and ran through a few hiccups but it’s here now and has me smiling. ‘Coming Home’ is a story of self-discovery, love, destiny and […]

Published: Author interview at SpillWords Press

I’m very excited to share my interview as an author, published on SpillWords Press. I’ve been meaning to share it here since the 16th of March, the day it was published, but I’ve been extraordinarily busy thanks to my publisher and things completely beyond my control. Here’s an excerpt of the interview. It’s a huge […]

Dhaka Diaries: Book video, book fair and in the news!

As I said, Dhaka is full of surprises. I was happy to be part of this one. It all happened in a matter of two days. My husband had shared a reel of my book, Coming Home, on Facebook. Someone connected with him on Facebook saw the reel and asked, ‘Is your wife a writer?’ […]

Book Review: Lion Scream by Robbie Cheadle

A must read for all The book cover of a lion baring its teeth and the title of the book is powerful – ‘the scream’ Robbie explains it was inspired by Edward Munch’s famous painting by the same name. She says she used it in the title because it was how she felt on seeing […]

A reason to celebrate- Voted ‘Author of the month’ and Book Cover Reveal

I am thrilled to share the news that I got voted ‘Author of the month’ for January and February by Spillwords Press. I found out this morning, and the first thought that went through my head was, ‘ There is a God, and He works miracles.’ I want to thank Spillwords for this tremendous honour. […]

Nominated as Author of the Month for January and February by SpillWords Press

Some Sundays are more beautiful than others. I woke up today, wondering what I should write about and feeling exhausted after sitting endlessly at my desk for two days, editing my debut novel. On waking up, I did what I do every day- stretch for my phone, check Whatsapp, Facebook, WordPress, and email and then […]

Arriving Soon!

I’ve been busy the last fortnight with getting my girls ready for university. I have managed to survive their going because of this one baby I have left- one that needs my attention before it too can fly out into the world. I am talking about my book. It’s finally reaching a stage where I […]