June 2, 2020 – Ashwini Shenoy

Stories that Stay – Heidi, Girl of the Alps

June 2, 2020February 16, 2023 Ashwini Shenoy

Hello there! Hope you are doing well. In today’s post, I am going to talk about a story that I was introduced to in early

Ashwini Shenoy is an Indian writer, cultural thinker, and storyteller whose work explores the intersection of mythology, contemporary and speculative fiction across different narrative forms. Best known for her debut, Shikhandini - Warrior Princess of the Mahabharata which explores the less known character's gender transformation and identity in the framework of the great Indian Epic. Her other works include Gift of Life, a story of acceptance hope and healing during the pandemic and the coming-of-age romance drama, In the Golden Mountains. Her experimental short stories have appeared, among other places, in Kitaab, MeanPepperVine and Sahitya Akademi journal.

Day: June 2, 2020

Stories that Stay – Heidi, Girl of the Alps