Awards
American Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Creative Nonfiction Finalist 2020
Residency Lead, 2023-24 UW Madison Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence program. Read more here.
Iowa State University Research Excellence Award 2020 for The Lucky Ones.
Pearl Hogrefe Prize in Creative Nonfiction (2019)
Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Parent-Writer Fellowship (2018)
Swami Agnivesh Memorial Award by the Hindus for Human Rights, 2024
Education
MFA Creative Writing and Environment, Iowa State University, US, 2020
MA in Writing for Performance, University of Leeds, UK, 2009.
BS in Visual Communications, Loyola College, India, 2007
Visual Arts Editor Flyway Journal of Writing and Environment (Spring 2017 - Spring 2019)