I was completely shocked to discover than 1990’s Bollywood starlet (and Salman Khan’s ex-girlfriend) Somy Ali was settled down in Florida, where she crusades against domestic violence. I interviewed her to hear more about her inspiring journey for the New York Times.
A low-key supper club serving strictly vegetarian Indian food in a posh house in DC? I was so intrigued I had to go check it out for the New York Times.
This essay appeared in the Atlantic this week. Growing Up Is Hard to Do: Forced into Adulthood by an Aging Parent I approached my 30th birthday with the typical trepidation…
The Huffington Post republished my old Christmas story, and that too, on the front page! Happy holidays, all! Santa Claus Is Coming to Town…NOT When I was a kid I,…
I had author/lawyer/journalist Wajahat Ali show me around San Francisco’s Tenderloin district for the New York Times.
My latest essay, an ode to my love-hate relationship with Bollywood, ran in The Atlantic recently – check it out! My Own Private Bollywood “So, your last name’s Khan, huh?”…
What is Eid without a vast selection of doughnuts? I wrote a personal essay about the very American take on this Muslim holiday for the New York Times.
Check out my ode to kheema samosas in the Huffington Post today. Ramadan Rumblings A few years ago, I approached my desk after a morning meeting and was greeted by…
I was in Jaipur with my mom, minding my own business, posing under the iconic blue archways, when out of nowhere a kid came and spit on me. Read all about one of my craziest travel memories in the Wall Street Journal.