Indian-American writer and translator who writes in Italian, exploring identity, exile, and language
I've been translating myself my whole life — between languages, cultures, identities. Writing allowed me to do this consciously.
Translation is not just translating words. It's attempting to convey the spirit and soul of a text in a new language. It demands devotion.
My heroine doesn't know where she is, but in that unknowing she finds freedom. Sometimes not knowing is a blessing.
Writing requires the transformation of experience into something timeless. We take the human and make it universal.
I never felt fully at home anywhere until I started writing. Writing gave me a place to call home.
When I began writing in Italian, I found a new way to be. Language shapes how you think and your ability to express yourself.
My name is divided between two cultures. It perfectly reflects who I am — a person living between two worlds.