About Me

I’m a wife, mom, author, speaker, Bible teacher, and a podcast host.

I’m also an immigrant.

Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, I moved to America as a newlywed in 2008. The journey from East to West involved never-before-taken routes into identity crises, separation anxieties, and cultural perplexities.

My immigrant journey overlapped with my spiritual one, completely (and surprisingly) altering my relationship with God.

My eyes were opened as I wrestled with the fundamentals of my identity and my faith. I discovered in a wholly fresh and personal way what it meant to be a sojourner on earth and a citizen of heaven.

I write and speak with a mission to encourage believers to embrace their immigrant identity on earth and pursue their heavenly calling with passion and urgency.

Writing, to me, is not just a creative expression of my thoughts and feelings but also a medium to communicate the joy, purpose, and hope found in Jesus.

I recently graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with an M.A. in Theological Studies (class of 2025) . A lover of tea, books, and dancing, I live in Silicon Valley, California, with my husband, fourteen-year-old son, and a Maltese pup.

Awards

Shows Great Promise – Winner – Colorado Christian Writers’ Conference 2018.

Most Promising New Writer – Runner-Up – Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2019.

Great Openings Contest (opening page of nonfiction book) – Inspire Christian Writers’ 2020 (Never Far from Home).

Selah, Online Articles – Third Place – Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference 2021 (Do We Look Like Jesus, published in LeadingHearts.com).

Selah, Essays – Winner – Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference 2021 (#LockdownLessons: How the Pandemic Reshaped My Understanding of the Church, published in LeadingHearts.com).

Higher Goals in Christian Journalism 2022, Single Blog Post – Fifth Place – Evangelical Press Association (#LockdownLessons: How the Pandemic Reshaped My Understanding of the Church, published in LeadingHearts.com).

Awards for Far from Home

2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award – Honorable Mention – New Author, Nonfiction.

2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award – Honorable Mention – Religion/Spirituality.

2022 Southern Christian Writers Conference Notable Book Award – Winner – Nonfiction, Traditionally Published.

2022 Christian Market Book Award – Winner – Christian Living Book of the Year.

2024 Ames Award, Kerysso Press – Winner – Nonfiction Memoir.