In 1947, Satya, a teenager, is orphaned by the Partition, and flees to India to join a clandestine organization rescuing abducted women. Risking her life in undercover missions, Satya’s unwavering determination reflects the unyielding resilience of the human spirit. She finds purpose and unexpected love with a Pakistani officer. As she battles for women’s freedom, Satya faces an agonizing choice—will duty to her country overshadow her heart’s desire, or can she reconcile love and purpose amidst the chaos?

Based on the ‘Rescue and Restoration Act of 1949’, Beneath Divided Skies explores the lives of social workers, women, and the hard choices they face.

Essays

“Inconvenient Women” (April 2026 | eShe)
Why society loves dead women but hates angry ones. On the cultural scripts that reward female silence and punish female rage.
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“The Horcrux Theorem of Friendship.“ (April 2026 | Substack)
It’s about friendship, memory, and the strange way people we’ve befriended and kept end up holding parts of who we’ve been.
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“Can I Still Be Your Child?” (April 2026 | Substack)
On loving someone who’s still physically present but no longer fully reachable. A meditation on my mother’s Frontotemporal Dementia.
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“Talk to Uncle” (March 2026 | Substack)
A single phrase from my mother becomes a fulcrum for compound loss, caretaking exhaustion, and anticipatory grief.
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“Mr Darcy’s Third Nipple” (March 2026 | Substack)
On book-to-screen adaptations and what gets lost in translation when we flatten complexity for mass consumption.
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Award-Winning Short Fiction

🏆 Winner: Asian Prize for Short Stories 2024 (“The White Noise Lullaby”)
📚 Published: 9 stories across 8 international anthologies
✍️ Featured venues: Women’s Web, Penmancy, eShe

In the World…

A glimpse into my anthologies