A friend recently mentioned that they haven’t come across books or movies that depict the lives of South Asians in the Diaspora. Rather than listing any book that takes place outside of South Asia, I am including books or stories that depict characters and conflicts specific to the South Asian immigrant and diaspora experience and cultural gaps and differences. As always, I am only including books that I have read and liked. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Good Talk by Mira Jacob Marriage of a Thousand Lies by S.J… Read more Books on South Asian Diaspora →
There comes a point in every bibliophile’s life when we have too many books. There are a few facts that are true for bibliophiles: We keep buying books. E-books, audiobooks, hardcovers, paperbacks We keep going to the library We have multiple copies of books We give books as gifts and are given books as gifts Recently Marie Kondo gave some advice on her Netflix series Tidying Up about…tidying up. One of the pieces of advice the sparked a great deal of debate was to throw away your old books. Of… Read more Culling Bookshelves →
Reading and writing are a form of meditation for me. They help me understand myself and improve my life. As a writer, my reading affects my writing. As a person, my… Read more Reading Challenge – 2019 →
Written in response to Johnathan Franzen’s rules published in LitHub. Write for yourself. Write to discover yourself and the world. There is no shame in writing for money. Getting paid to do what you love is a wonderful blessing. The tortured, starving artist stereotype is unhealthy. Let’s strive to replace that with a more positive image and encourage our children to become writers, artists, and poets. Language is like clay. You can mold it however you wish. Grammar and syntax rules are nice for academic and technical writing, but when… Read more My “Rules” for Creative Writing →
Nanowrimo or National Novel Writing Month is a writing program in which participants write 1667 words daily for the 30 days of November for a total of 50K words, which… Read more Nanowrimo: the Habit of Writing →
When I tell people that I’m a writer, they inevitably ask if I am published and where they can read my work. Until very recently, I had not been published,… Read more Writing as a Sadhana →
