south asian authors

N M Patel is the author of Luv Shuv in New York and Luv Under Starlight , both SA interracial romances with some serious spice! She's Gujurati and grew up in India before getting a "love marriage" and moving to the US and pursuing being an author.
TW: caste
Find her books on Kindle Unlimited and Amazon
Follow her on IG: @Liber_Lady and TikTok @NMPatelAuthor 

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It's a special LIVE episode coming to you from East coast! 

The lovely and brilliant Sheetal Sheth hosted our team for her Always Anjali event, where she talked to kids from the tri-state area about her book and answered all their insightful, and honest, questions.

Her co-host, Hasan Minhaj is an actor, comedian, writer, and political commentator who uses his prowess in the art of storytelling to uplift and advocate for the stories of the unique. However, before Hasan is anything else, he is a father and a family man.

So it makes sense he would see the value and necessity of Sheetal Sheth’s children's book Always Anjali because guess what, he too has had his Always Anjali moments.  He also told me he can make some mean eggs.

Frustrated by the uncommonness of her name, the story follows a young Indian girl's journey to embracing the beauty of being different, teaching her how to be creative and courageous when life doesn't accommodate your unique individuality. 

I interviewed them both to discuss all things Anjali, parenthood, and what’s next for Sheetal Sheth.   

What we talked about:   

• Why Sheetal picked the name ‘Anjali’ (5:00)
• How Hasan got involved in the Always Anjali event (10:50)
• Hasan's own Anjali moment and using your “Starbucks Name”  (12:45)
• Day to day Dad duties with Hasan (13:45)
• What Sheetal’s been up to since our last interview (19:30)
• Sheetal talks about other upcoming projects (22:45)

Connect with Sheetal:  

• www.sheetalsheth.com
• Sheetal Sheth (@beneaththesheetz) • Instagram photos and videos
• www.equalitynow.org
• www.therepresentationproject.org

Connect with Hasan:  

• Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) • Instagram photos and videos
• Hasan Minhaj

Let's Connect:  

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Welcome back Tuckered Outers!

As many of you know, India just celebrated her 75th year of independence. Our fall season begins with one of India's most renowned authors, Suketu Metha. Suketu  is the New York-based author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, which was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. The book was based off of two years of research and was an account of his personal experiences living in Bombay.

He talks to me about his latest article in which he shares his concern about the future of India, why it is crucial that India remains a democracy for all its citizens and the world, and the two biggest threats facing India today.

He gives me an update on his close friend, Salman Rushdie, tells me why storytellers are more powerful than we think, and how he handles our volatile environment as a writer. I ask him what Bombay and New York City mean to him, what his favorite memories were growing up in Bombay, and about his current project that he refers to as a love letter to NYC.

His latest book This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto, was published in June 2019 under a 2007 Guggenheim fellowship.