As a freelance travel writer, I contribute stories to several widely read publications. I’m interested in working on stories about sustainable travel, conservation, climate change and veganism. I’m also experimenting with “collaborative storytelling” – co-telling stories with rural communities whose voices have long been unheard.
In 2023, I won silver (and an honorable mention) at the prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards by the Society of American Travel Writers. Simultaneously, my story on ‘no fly’ travel from Switzerland to the Arctic, on Adventure.com, became a finalist for the Travel Media Awards, UK. I also contributed an essay and toolkit to the Lonely Planet Chile and Rapa Nui guidebook.
To commission a story, please reach out to me at [email protected].
SAMPLES OF MY PUBLISHED WORK:
The Washington Post
Traveling in Chile is a lesson in the ravages of climate change
Our Better World
A Himalayan homestay that?s an Ark for rural empowerment
(A collaborative storytelling effort with two rural storytellers from a remote Himalayan community)
BBC Travel
Touring Turkey’s Black Sea Region by Mini Bus
Southern India’s Stunning Secret
How I Quit My Job to Travel: The Social Media Addict
National Geographic Traveller
Shivya Nath’s Home Has No Address
Chronicles of a Vegan Traveller
How a Chicken Bus in Nicaragua Transformed the Way I Travel
10 Super Useful Travel Hacks for Independent Travellers
Mint Lounge
How women are guiding change in Munsiari
From Goa to Iran, the Joys and Benefits of Slow Travel
Travel + Leisure
World Travel & Tourism Council
Traveling the World on a Not-So-Powerful Passport
How Do Our Travel Choices Impact Us?
How Tourism-Based Social Enterprises are Changing Rural India
Conde Nast Traveller
How Climate Change is Hurting the Happiest Country on Earth
15 Sustainable Trips to Take Across India Right Now
Your 7-Minute Guide to Central America
15 Offbeat Excuses to Revisit Singapore
10 Secret Homestays in the Himalayas
Forbes
First Post
An ode to India’s vegan entrepreneurs
As we emerge into a ‘new normal’, India needs to evolve to create a COVID-ready tourism destination
The Huffington Post
How to Plan Your First Solo Trip
Diu May Be India’s Last Beach Paradise
Unearthing Kerala’s Best Kept Secrets
Lonely Planet
The Times of India
Go Native in Ile Maurice
A Guide to Seychelles
The Hindu
Location Independent (Cover story)
Travelling tables in NYC
Earth and Water: Goa in the Rains
La Digue, Seychelles: Where Time Moves Backwards
Celebrating Las Fallas in Spain
Mission 2012: Rediscovery of India (Cover story)
Serendipity by the Black Sea
From Punjab, with love
At home in the Himalayas
Treasures of Spain
Life as we knew it
The Wire
For India?s Wildlife, the Lockdown Isn?t the Good News Many Think It Is
Hindustan Times
Corbett: Secrets of the Jungle
Rediscovering Paradise
Air India Magazine
A vegetarian’s love affair with Europe
CNNGo
10 reasons to turn vegetarian in Singapore
Singapore’s favorite night spots: The makeover
Travel Wire Asia
Mount Kinabalu: Stairway to Heaven
On Cloud Nine in Genting
Port Dickson: Living on Stilts
The Old English Charm of Maxwell Hill
Girls’ Getaway at Tioman Island
Duty free, pocket friendly shopping in Malaysia
Asian Correspondent
In Search of Adventure in Desaru, Malaysia
Chasing Adventure on the Perhentian Islands
World Nomads
Women’s Web
9 Short Breaks From Your City
Girls on the Go
The Art of Packing
The Alternative
Will your travel memories be someone else’s travel disappointments?
Bamboo Village: Above and Beyond a Responsible Tourism Project
Offbeat Travel
Spiti: A most unusual travel destination in India
Guest Posts
The Planet D: Normal to Nomadic: How One Girl Built a Life of Travel
Solo Traveller: Solo Travel to India: 11 Tips from a Local
BootsnAll
Heal the world, one trip at a time
Good To Go
The best spots for admiring the dreamy New York skyline
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