I am a writer and researcher from Kolkata, India. I now live in London, and I write fiction across genres, including and especially historical and fantasy fiction. My work explores – among other things – history, performance, the supernatural, gender, the body, grief, liminal spaces, cultural memory, music and the senses.

I am also a researcher who writes non-fiction, and currently a PhD candidate at King's College London, where I look at the intersection between performance, gender and storytelling in early 20th century South Asia. I am especially interested in gendered performance histories, ephemera, and what (as well as who) is considered worth archiving. 

Throughout my career, I have variously worked as an editor, journalist, teacher, and performance artist.

I am bonded, in this life and beyond, to my baby – a calico cat named Begum.