What it Meant to Survive, A Novel
Previous Work
The Paths of Marriage, A Novel
Lakshmi, a bright student who grew up in poverty, marries and immigrates to the United States from India to provide a better life for herself and her family. Clinging to her cultural realities, she forces her American daughter, Pooja, into an arranged marriage, creating a rift of resentment. Pooja’s daughter, Deepa, is an out lesbian to everyone but her family. The woman Deepa loves presents an ultimatum—come out to Pooja or break up—and Deepa is forced to confront her greatest fear.
Three generations of Indian and Indian-American women navigate the harsh slums of Chennai to the bustle of New York City, struggling through a cathartic generational collision to try to come together as a family.
The Paths of Marriage is available for purchase in eBook and paperback.
Select Journal Articles
EISF – Digital Security of LGBTQI Aid Workers: Awareness and Response
Institute of Development Studies (IDS) – Mobile Phones for Real-Time Nutrition Surveillance: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities Data Presentation and Dissemination (contributor)
(Old!) Travel Blog
A Selection of my Finer Moments
Random stories from hauling myself around the world.