I write fiction and essays about faith, family, and starting over. I was born in India and raised in California, and I live in Tracy with my family.

I am at work on a memoir about my spiritual journey.

Shan watched TV from the dining table while his wife cooked dinner in the kitchen. Behind Shan hung a picture of Ayatollah Khomeini looking upset.

From “Paan Tin,” Threads at Cal, 2026. Read the story.

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“Transcript of Recording of Baba Before His Surgery”
In Constellations: Selected Stories from Muslim Storytellers, 2026.
My newest story.

“Paan Tin”
Threads at Cal, 2026.
A short story that follows one family from 1979 to 2024.

Sacred Learning: A Memoir
Substack, 2025– .
The memoir, published in parts, with reader questions answered.

Flash Stories (podcast)
Buzzsprout.
Short readings of flash fiction and nonfiction.

News

November 2026 — I’ll be reading in Portland on November 13–14 for the launch of Constellations. “The Undershirt” is forthcoming in Tasbih, Issue 006.

See all of my writing.