Writing

Feb 2026

Without Flight

The Chakkar

"The watchman pulled down hard on the rope, the breakfast bell rang, and the earth shook beneath them."

Dec 2025

The Apotheosis of Himmat Dewan

Parcham

"The laughter ceased, the boys stiffened, and the chalk hit Himmat square between the eyes."

Jun 2023

The Elizabeth Line

Whiskey Tit

"The tube was always lonely. But not as lonely as that Monday, when Tymour drifted onto it."

Apr 2023

Hills of Basalt

University of Edinburgh

"And the thing was small. Made soft by the water, and its arms and legs wrought like the manyhanded idol of a god."

Feb 2022

In the Clouds

University of Edinburgh

"Face-to-face. With the prime minister, as oil began to pour through the windows like waterfalls."

Jun 2021

Propositions for the Living

The Selkie

"Much to his numbed astonishment, Natwar Rai awoke in his neatly made, perfumed bed after having overdosed on sleeping pills the night before."

Aug 2020

The Lalbujh Affair

HIMAL Southasian

"Ravi Singh's father was a proud schoolmaster, often referred to as the most knowledgeable man in all of Aulapur."

Jul 2020

Not a Day for Outings

The Book Review India

"Through the thick haze, Sayma did not see the airborne projectile that smacked her square between the eyes."

Jun 2023

Fortresses of Solitude: A Journey Through Northern Iran's Alamut Valley

Condé Nast Traveller

"I had just bitten into a sugar cube when we almost set the mountain on fire."

Jan 2022

India's Dharam Sansads: Was Genocide Normalised in Ancient Texts?

The Quint

"In Sanskrit literature, history is often verified myth, and myth a metaphor for history."

Jul 2021

Persian Pickles, Welsh Pears: A History of the Paisley Pattern

The Skinny

"On Cotton Street, Paisley, stands a sign that reads 'Renfrewshire House', the headquarters of the Renfrewshire Council."

Apr 2021

Fiddlers on the High Seas: The History of Scottish Fiddle Music

The Skinny

"An old woman was once walking along the coast of Unst, the northernmost of the Shetland Islands, when she spotted the figure of a man lying on the beach."