This is the screen space that my book ‘The Arithmetic of Breasts and Other Stories’ shared at Publishing Next, Goa: And the jury for the Awards consisted of: Bipin Shah, Publisher, Mapin Publishing Naresh Fernandes, Author and Editor at Scroll.in Prashasti Rastogi, Director, German Book Office, New Delhi R. Sriram, Co-founder, Next Practice Retail Rakesh…

Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to announce that my ebook, ‘The Arithmetic of Breasts and Other stories’ has been shortlisted for Publishing Next’s Industry awards in the Digital Book of the Year category. It is even more heartening to share space alongside books by big publishers, on the same page. Here’s a toast. I’m already feeling…

My short story, Dream Warriors: Ramayan Redux gets included in the Triangulation: Parch Anthology. Editor: Stephen Ramey. Here’s an excerpt of this story (in its earlier, unedited form): *** Drifting through the corridors of sleep, voices press from every side. ‘Lust-crimes will destroy everything,’ whispered the one camouflaged in a light so brilliant that it…

I’m back from a remarkable Hyderabad experience of poets, poetry, haibun, biryani, philosophy, and people… too much to put so quickly into words. This becomes the river of never-ending gurgles. With Wang Ping, Linda Ashok, Nabina Das, Mani Rao, Jyothsna Phanija, Christopher Staudinger, Oliver St. John, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Jennifer Robertson, and Sunita Prasad. My poem, ‘Baby’…

Looking forward to join in the voices of August 14th 2014, in Hyderabad. In the inspiring company of Wang Ping, Linda Ashok, Jennifer Robertson, Nabina Das, Mani Rao and other poets.  

You are invited to an evening of Coffee, Tea and Poetry @ Starbucks on Friday 22nd August 2014, at 5:30 pm. The lineup promises to be, as usual, delicious and hot! The event would end by 7:30 p.m. approx. Do come for a steaming cuppa.  

My piece, ‘Bebinca and Feni’ in Annapurna Magazine’s June 2014 Seafood Sky Issue.  http://annapurnamagazine.com/2014/06/07/june-2014-seafood-sky-issue/ Please scroll to the very end.     *this photo courtesy: bibian-cozinheiraspasteleiras.blogspot.com

Had been to PEN@Prithvi to hear Ranjit Hoskote read his mesmerizing poetry. Got the book and waiting in anticipation to start. Let’s say at the corner of an hour, on a pleasant breezy morning, in this month of monsoon, as window light turns a lush green and frogs and princes rain, I shall open the first page…

Absolute India captures the frothing at the brim of cups again. The micro sounds of coffee bubbles spurting. http://goo.gl/jvO7Ko And some photos – Mustansir Dalvi, Anjali Purohit, Dominic Alapat, Ranjit Hoskote, Jane Bhandari, Jennifer Robertson and I. http://goo.gl/jvO7Ko  

Absolute India covers the flavor of Cappuccino Readings here: http://goo.gl/3zvYKL And Menka Shivdasani’s informative write-up on Poetry in Mumbai: http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-rhyme-and-rhythm-over-frappe-and-latte-1977738