I like taking subjects that people don't want to read about
And crafting stories that people can't stop talking about.
I founded the Kahaani project to recontextualize South Asia’s role in history.
Our podcast MISREPRESENTED made it into the Apple Podcasts Top 100 in over a dozen countries, including the US, India, and Kenya.
Mumbai | San Francisco | 2020 - present
qz.com homepage on July 23, 2018. “Hackers account for 90% of login attempts” was one of the flashier findings from the report, and is a statistic still cited regularly today.
I spent four years at Shape Security figuring out ways to help people learn about a product they didn’t know they needed.
One way was writing a report that made the homepage of Quartz and was featured in a dozen publications, including BBC News and Fortune.
Mountain View | 2015-2019
I think a lot about the intersection of gender and race, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. So in college, I produced a sold-out performance showcasing Desi women’s voices and taboo narratives.
Ann Arbor | 2010-2014
A Niki who isn’t a nickname.
An Indian-American who grew up in neither India nor America.
An AmeriCorps alum who spent 4 years working in Silicon Valley.
A self-proclaimed feminist who watches The Bachelor.