PinnedEchoes from the Brothel: 3 poems about how I grew up in a kothaRevisited some poems written almost a decade ago, and because they are always bearable when reworked.Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Dear Publishing Industry, It’s Me. The ‘Difficult’ Author SpeakingWhy do you keep framing me like this?Sep 30A response icon1Sep 30A response icon1
Sameer, the pedestrian poetQuite aptly, his lyrics such as Tujhko mirchi lagi toh main kya karoon have no English equivalent.Mar 25Mar 25
I Don’t Want To Talk About My MomShe’s been dead for two years, but she’s going to live for much longerMar 9A response icon1Mar 9A response icon1
Raseed-E-Zindagi — from a tawaif’s treasure boxAn unnamed love letter on a Hindi typewriter, a High Court eviction lawsuit by a goon, kotha rent receipts, music concert handbills…Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 2024
How did I become a writer?It took me 22 years to get hereJul 18, 2022A response icon2Jul 18, 2022A response icon2
Kavita Paudwal: Singing Under Her Mother’s WatchHow her playback-singing career was nipped in the bud.Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Parveen Sultana: What’s Hate Got To Do With Singing?How she was tricked to sing Hamein Tumse Pyar Kitna Yeh Hum Nahi JaanteNov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
Annette Pinto: The Girl Who Gargled For R D BurmanA back-up vocalist who helped the composer create a signature tune.Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
