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I am an educator, author and traveller. My writings have appeared in The Speaking Tree (Times of India), Woman’s Era, Alive, Infinithoughts, SivanaSpirit, Women’s Web, EfictionIndia and Induswomanwriting. My stories and poems have been anthologized widely. I write a weekly editorial, Odds and Evens, for a Social Journalism platform called Different Truths. I am also an eminent book reviewer and have been reviewing books for Penguin, Rupa, Hachette India and Half Baked Beans for more than half a decade.

I have conceptualized and edited three books- Unbounded Trajectories, Poison Ivy and Cryptic Encounters (all available on Amazon). Author of The Green Giants, I won the Most Influential Woman Award in 2020 organized by The Spirit Mania.

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History has always fascinated me, but I've often found history books to be either too academic or too dramatic. Shahenshahs, Begums and Shahzadis strikes a refreshing balance. It reads like a conversation with the past rather than a lecture.

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I picked up Carry On, Ruddy! expecting a simple adventure story, but it quickly turned into a delightful read with far more heart than I had imagined. The book strikes a lovely balance between humour, adventure, and gentle life lessons, making it the
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As someone who enjoys folklore, I found The Memory of Shadows to be a refreshing journey into a part of India that is often overlooked in mainstream literature. What struck me most was how naturally Mijing Gwra Basumatary blends the mystical with the
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I picked up Hope in the Valley expecting a middle-grade story about growing up, but I found something far more layered and emotionally resonant. Through Pandita Paul’s voice, Mitali Perkins explores grief, memory, identity, and belonging with remarka ...more
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I picked up The Girl Who Became a Buddha expecting a retelling of a familiar story, but what I found was a fresh and compelling perspective on a figure who is usually pushed to the margins of history. Instead of following Siddhartha’s journey alone,
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Winning as Husband and Wife is less a conventional relationship guide and more a practical handbook for navigating the everyday realities of marriage. What I appreciated most was that the authors do not present marriage as a fairy tale; instead, they
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I’ll admit, The PQ Advantage immediately caught my attention because of how unapologetically motivational it looks. The dark cover, the glowing lightbulb inside the “Q,” and the subtitle Why Passion Outranks Intelligence make the book feel less like
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