I am a media generalist and author based out of Bombay, India. My first book, Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)Longing in Contemporary India (New Delhi, London, Los Angeles, Singapore: Sage Publications) was released in April 2008. My academic interests include globalization, media convergence, identity formation, online communities, fashion, youth culture, lifestyle, branding, South Asian pop culture and Bollywood.

I presently work in the corporate world, on new media, venture capital and innovation for Mahindra & Mahindra. (This is one of India's largest business conglomerates, with a significant presence in key sectors of the Indian economy, including automobiles, IT and infrastructure.) In addition, I spend part of my time consulting with Verve, Man's World, and Rolling Stone magazines and I am also affiliated with MIT's C3 consortium - an academic-corporate initiative that aims to understand the complex world of media convergence from a social and cultural perspective. My prior work experiences have included founding India's first youth website, business development for Sony's Indian television channel operations, writing and editing copy for Elle magazine and the Times of India group, helping make a low-budget feature film and teaching as a visiting faculty member at a Bombay college.