Fellowships & Recognitions

  • Longlist - Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award 2023-2024 (Florida Review)

  • Finalist 2024 WTAW Alcove Chapbook Series

  • Pushcart Prize 2023 Nomination: Mango Pickle in Summer

  • Best Of The Net 2023 Nomination: Dancing to Rasputin

  • Contest Finalist, Flash Fiction Journal 2023

  • Two Pushcart Prize 2022 Nominations

  • Kenyon Review Writers Summer Workshop 2022 & 2023

  • TinHouse Summer Workshop 2023 & Winter Workshop 2022

  • Contest Winner, Beyond Words Literary Magazine

  • Awarded, Top 100 Indian authors 2021 by Critic Space Journals 

  • Awarded The Tagore Commemorative, a National Award for literary contribution

  • Featured in ‘The Week’ and ‘Outlook India’ 

  • Honorable mention, San Francisco book festival and New York book festival, 2021

  • Finalist, American book award 2021

  • Runners-up, Cherry book awards, India in non-fiction 

  • Finalist, Sharing Stories, India under self-help category

  • Two time finisher of Ironman 70.3, Brand Ambassador - Zoot and Oakland Triathlon 2019.

  • Contest Runner-up: www.swimbikestumble.com featuring my triathlon journey.