I am a writer, and a public health doctor.
I am interested in the potential for stories to affect the socio-cultural context within which values are held and decisions are made. I believe in the diplomacy of stories and the power they hold to shape the world we live in.
Fiction
The Dancing Boy (Harper Collins, India) and The Sky is Always Yours in Too Asian, Not Asian Enough (Tindal Street Press).
Narrative essays
An Epidemic of Loneliness and The Age of Miracles, both published in The Lancet.
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