Girl Plus One
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I had been working at GQ India for just under two years when we received a request from Random House wanting to commission a Sex and the City-style novel set in India — they’d read what they believed was the perfect tone for the job in GQ’s “Ask Mia” sex advice column. The anonymous writer of that column was me. So I ‘fessed up, and wrote a few character sketches and the beginnings of chapter 1.
Suddenly I was writing my first full-length novel before turning 30.
Although a sexy, desi “chick lit” novel wasn’t what I’d imagined my first book would be, I enjoyed the process — despite having to cut out my social life to finish the book while working full-time. Girl Plus One launched in 2010, I did many interviews and a four-city book tour, and discovered that my family was so committed that even aunts and uncles read it in support (which was only slightly mortifying given that each chapter of the book ended with a column of sex advice!).
In the Media
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MID-DAY
THE BOOK LOVERS
THE HINDU METROPLUS
ADGULLY
VOGUE
NDTV
Publications
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I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t creating content. As a young girl, I’d write short stories and have friends read it. At 11, a letter to the editor I wrote about sexual harassment was published by a major national daily (and even elicited a response and apology from a male reader).
Spending my career working at — and eventually leading — brands like Condé Nast Traveller and GQ has been pretty special. And fun, I’m not going to lie.
While at GQ, I interviewed Donald Trump when he was still just a reality TV guy, jumped in a pool with Ranveer Singh and drove a Porsche in a classic car rally through Italy. But nothing has been quite as much of an adventure as being the founding editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, where I have worn every possible hat for a luxury media brand — from creative direction and team leadership to budget and event planning and marketing, from client facing and public speaking to actual editing and content creation and even shoot styling. Plus, the actual adventure of travel.
These pages are the tip of a very large media iceberg. In the PDFs below, you'll find examples of features I've written, interviews I've conducted, and covers I've styled or produced and art-directed.
