United Kingdom
Hello! I'm a London based Freelance Editor, Writer and Content Creator and I'm delighted you're taking a look at my journalist portfolio. I have extensive experience of writing lifestyle articles covering everything from travel, health, wellbeing and fitness, to celebrity A'list interviews, entertainment and beauty, published in outlets like The Guardian, The I Paper, Gal-Dem, Huffington Post, Mollie Makes, Project Calm, Net Doctor, Asiana Wedding, Asian Culture Vulture, Online Mortgage Advisor and Actual Size Magazine. I blog at www.craftandtravel.com.
On the content creation side I have worked as a Content Editor for brands such as Barclays Bank (property and personal finance) and global paint company Akzo Nobel (Dulux Paints) and have managed the social media for several independent brands.
I've also written and contributed to several books and am experienced in television presenting, radio and live event hosting. I host The Desi Woman Podcast and regularly provide comment in the media.
Recent appearances have included BBC London Radio, Radio 4 Woman's Hour, BBC Asian Network and BBC2 TV show Victoria Derbyshire.
There's a tantalising aroma in the air as bowls of lemon yellow cashew rice arrive from inside the kitchen, along with wafts of spice. Then come individual pots of slow-cooked lamb before plates of fried fish, fragrant slices of caramelised aubergine and strips of date and mango leather smothered in a fruity gravy.
Travelling in a sensory experience, get inspired by sight and sound on your next trip
I walked down the high street, swinging a carrier bag containing soap and a bottle of rose water. I passed the 24-hour grocery, the turning for the library and the derelict police station. I stopped when I got to the alley at the corner of the mosque.
I slouched against the kitchen door frame as my Mother fried another batch of lentil piyazus . She was too deep in concentration waiting for the optimum oil temperature, anticipating that precise moment when the orange batter, browns to crispy perfection, to enquire what I was doing. She probably assumed I was hungry.
Seriously. What is it with people who do nothing on their birthday? It astonishes me when friends claim they 'don't bother anymore', 'they are too old', blah, blah, blah. The day you were born is an essential celebration in my books, after all; we've survived another year.
I'm in the bathtub. It's Sunday evening and I'm mid-way through my weekly ritual of relaxing in an envelope of bubbles ahead of the new week. I open my eyes and within a millisecond I let out the most blood-curdling shriek of my life.
Interview with the actress 10 years on from winning Celebrity Big Brother
Advice from burlesque performer Sukki Singapora
Alternative ways to detox from juices to spa trips
Just how romantic is the city that gave birth to the goddess of love? I find out...
Interview with the British actress Amy Jackson turned Indian movie star
Curated page of wedding planning ideas.
The woman who put Chinese cuisine on the Scottish food map
Exclusive with the A'list superstar: Kareena's first UK magazine interview, cover and makeover.
Celebrity exclusive, multi-cultural gay marriage of BBC presenter
Essential need-to-know on openings, catwalk shows and events.
Meet the creative women set to reign in music, arts and literature.