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Hi! Welcome to my website.
I was born and brought up in Mumbai, India, which was a more peaceful place in the 80s and 90s; less traffic, less noise – or that may be nostalgia speaking! We lived with my grandparents and uncle and aunts in a quiet suburban lane till I was 11 years old, after which my parents, brother and I moved to an upstairs apartment in the same building. Mumbai is all about apartments and buildings; single-family homes like in the US are rare! I was in and out of my grandparents’ home all the time growing up. I moved to San Diego in 2002 to study marketing at San Diego State University. I met my husband here (to the relief of my mother!) and we have been fortunate to call two countries and two cities home. I grew up listening to stories about my grandparents’ lives in Sindh and the home they left behind when India and Pakistan were partitioned. When I moved to America, I started writing simply to not forget their stories. That was the beginning, and now here we are! :-) |
Ten Random Facts About Me
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- I love most shades of blue.
- I have over 300 books and counting.
- I love chicken biryani. It is a delicious rice and chicken dish filled with spices. It's magic on a plate!
- Our first pet was a red betta fish named Baymax.
- My family is from the Sindh region, which now falls in Pakistan. My grandparents emigrated to India when the two countries were partitioned in 1947.
- I can never get enough of a classy British-style high tea!
- Mumbai has an amazing range of street foods. The picture above on the right hand side is 'dahi puri'. These are round, crisp puris loaded with diced potatoes, onions, yogurt and different kinds of chutneys. They're found around every corner in Mumbai and I love them all.
- I need to live near the sea. I don’t know why that's a thing! It ties in to liking shades of blue.
- I adore San Diego’s sunny temperate weather. The blue sky makes me happy every time I step out of my door.
- My go-to English teas are Earl Grey and Harney’s Paris. They are delicious!