Non-fiction
A selection of published non-fiction works, including personal essays, travel stories and culture pieces
Commissioned for the Scottish BPOC Writers Network Blog
“Some days, you revisit your novel in a hurry, not stopping to think or even to freewrite. You hope that momentum will carry you into the story and from the top of the white page to the bottom. But your characters, they won’t be fooled. They look at you with the distance of strangers on the bus, with cold, hard stares that send shivers down your spine.”
Published in the BooksFromScotland x Scottish BAME Writers Network Takeover Issue
“One of my very first memories is of being held in my mum’s arms and having rice in front of me.” Read this interview with Glasgow-based poet Sean Wai Keung on his newly published food poetry collection Sikfan Glaschu.
Photo credit: Aman Deshmukh
First published in Little Black Book
“In Mumbai’s mirchi galli, spices from far-reaching corners of India come together to be made into different masalas. None indispensable but to the best of Indian cooks, all necessary.”
Published in The New Indian Express Sunday Magazine on the NaNoWriMo community in India
“At 7 pm every day, Prakash Hegde gets ready for a literary sprint. Along with a group of writers from different corners of India, the 33-year-old sits down with his laptop, sets a timer and starts writing.”
Published in Casa Vogue
When the word ‘eco-friendly’ was just making an appearance in India’s design dictionary, a few conscious designers led the pack. From tyres turned into tables to carpets spun from sari silk—Casa Vogue looks at ten design brands in India that are adding sass to sustainability.
Published in Outlook Traveller
The world’s fastest rollercoaster, air-conditioned souks, and flight companions with rather large wingspans—Abu Dhabi keeps me guessing as I balance one foot on sand dunes and the other on terra firma.
Hotel review on Sheraton Grande Sukhmvit Luxury Collection, Bangkok for Outlook Traveller
“It isn’t every day that I act this unfamiliar with the customs of eating out. But then again, it isn’t every day that I sit in a pitch-dark restaurant in downtown Bangkok, making my way through each bite with newfound wonder.”