Pen is mightier than the sword. This oft-repeated adage by my school teacher may seem anachronistic in these times when a child’s learning curve begins not with a pencil but the click of a mouse. And swords make an appearance only on Halloween. But I believe that the thought conveyed by this saying remains valid even today and I am truly webbed me into the word world. I believe words have the power to engage, entice and to change. Guided by this belief, I was a founder-member of an amateur theatre group in Delhi University, staging plays by contemporary playwrights in impoverished neighbourhoods. And, I continue to hold on to it in my profession as a journalist.
The years that I spent inside the newsroom as a reporter in Delhi’s print media and many more subsequently, as a freelancer in India and now in Toronto, have shown me how words transcend boundaries, build bridges across cultures, and most importantly, how important they are as vehicles for expression of ideas and stories.

They also anchored me as I moved within India, from New Delhi to Pune and subsequently from there to Toronto. And with their help, my story-telling journey continues.

My work has been published in Canadian and international media outlets. These include The Toronto Star, Globe And Mail and National Post (three major Canadian dailies), Khaleej Times (Dubai), BBC (Hindi), The Week and Women’s Feature Service (India).

I write extensively about the South Asian diaspora in Toronto and areas of specific interest are culture, entertainment and women.

Though print remains my primary medium of story narration, I occasionally wander into the broadcast world with reports for the BBC radio’s Hindi language service. Being a multi-linguist, I can narrate stories in various Indian languages, but I write and broadcast in English and Hindi.