For New York Magazine’s Winter Travel 2015 special, I interviewed Priyanka Gill and Namrata Bostrom, founders of the Indian lifestyle site POPxo.com, about their Delhi nightlife picks. Read it here.
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Recent Work
There’s a special South Africa supplement in Condé Nast Traveller India’s fifth anniversary issue, and of course I had to contribute two stories to it. The first is a guide to where to shop in Cape Town. The second is a look at some unique wine pairings you’ll find at estates in the Cape Winelands, from olive oil to chocolate to… cars.
The theme of Vogue India’s eighth anniversary issue is India Cool, and I spotlighted 10 successful women of Indian origin from around the globe who are shaking things up in…
Where do the chic locals shop in Delhi? Mehar Chand Market, of course. Here’s my guide to Delhi’s hippest hood, for WSJ Magazine.
I have two stories in the new November Conde Nast Traveller UK — and if you look closely, I make a little cameo on the Contributors page too.
I received some unexpected but wonderful news last night: my New York Times editor had apparently nominated one of my articles, Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and…
My first article for Town & Country Travel is a spotlight on Jaipur’s style revival — read it here.
In the October issue of Surface: my story on the minimalist design of Hong Kong’s new Tuve hotel. Read it here.
Why you should start planning your trip to Botswana’s Okavango Delta ASAP, for Condé Nast Traveler.
Awards & Books
Awards
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2021: Honorable mention for the Grand Award, Travel Journalist of the Year
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2021: Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting for “Zanzibar in the Rain,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2020: Bronze in Short Work on Travel for “Raise the Roof,” Condé Nast Traveler
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2019: Outstanding Arts, Culture, and Lifestyle Reporting about South Asia for “Force of Nature,” Surface magazine
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2018: Gold award in US/Canada Travel for “A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2018: Bronze in Service-Oriented Consumer Work for “My Town,” Virtuoso Life
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2017: Gold in Culinary-Related Travel for “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban,” Saveur
- South Asian Journalists Association, 2017: Outstanding Arts and Culture Reporting for “Eating Bunny Chow in Durban,” Saveur
- North American Travel Journalists Association Awards, 2016: Two Silver awards in Destination Travel and Adventure Travel for “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2016: Gold in Foreign Travel for “7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia,” New York Times
- Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2015: Gold in Personal Comment for “Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces,” New York Times
- Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing, 2013: Silver in Most Unforgettable Character for “Spitting Distance in Jodhpur,” Wall Street Journal
Books
- New York Times Cultured Traveler: Contributed a feature on Bosnia & Herzegovina to this upcoming anthology
- Best American Travel Writing 2021: “City of Saints” from Travel + Leisure was selected for the 2021 edition of this anthology, edited by Padma Lakshmi and Jason Wilson
- New York Times 36 Hours World: 150 Cities from Abu Dhabi to Zurich: Contributed 36 Hours guides to Johannesburg and Mumbai for this anthology
- My Life Abroad: A Selection of Expat Stories: Contributed to this compilation of expat stories from around the globe, recounting my experience as an American in South Africa, in the chapter “From New York City to Cape Town.”
- The Places We’ve Been: Field Reports from Travelers Under 35: Contributed my essay “When Coconuts Attack” to this travel anthology.