Short Fiction

The Third Plate

This short story (~1600 words) is about an Indian American family navigating their individual day-to-day lives after a tragic event. Utilizing evocative imagery and sharp dialogue, The Third Plate is an emotional encapsulation of how different people interact with grief, and how this can affect the people around them.

The Third Plate is published in Virginia Tech's student-run literary magazine, Silhouette. It also received the 2026 Fiction Award and 2026 Joseph Moore Scholarship by the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Creative Writing Program.

To read it, please access the hyperlink and buy a copy of Silhouette. You won't regret it!

The Misplaced Tuesday

This short story (~970 words) centers on a man who catalogues lost things for a living, but one day, a mysterious man arrives and says that he has misplaced a Tuesday. The Misplaced Tuesday is a witty and enriching piece about how an "odd" request can lead to insightful conclusions. 

The Misplaced Tuesday was penned during my Advanced Fiction capstone.

Worlds Apart

This short story (~3000 words) is about an Indian man, who is a driver for a wealthy family based in Mumbai, and how the arrival of the patriarch's American-raised son and his fiancee ultimately forces the driver to confront his past life in the slums. Worlds Apart's central themes are ambition, opportunity, and sacrifice.

Worlds Apart was written for one of my creative writing classes.

Apartment 4C

This short story (~7000 words) is about how an apartment eviction notice heavily changes the lives of both an Indian American college student and Indian immigrant over the course of two weeks. Apartment 4C's core themes are displacement, immigration, memory, and grief, and it centers on the ambiguous question of what home truly means.

Apartment 4C was written for one of my creative writing classes.