Nilanjana Roy

Nilanjana Roy is a noted essayist and the author of The Girl Who Ate Books and The Wildings, as well as the editor of anthologies including Our Freedoms: Essays and Stories From India’s Best Writers and A Matter Of Taste: The Penguin Book Of Indian Food Writing. She writes about books and the reading life for the Financial Times’ Life & Arts section and has written extensively for the BBC, Business Standard and others. A founder member of PEN Delhi, she has served on several literary juries, festival boards, and gender and literacy trusts.

The Kumaon Himalayas are a scenic range of mountains located in the west-central part of the Himalayas, largely within the state of Uttarakhand. Seen here: the high alpine pastures or bugyal of Khaliya, above Munsiyari. (Photo: Vaibhav Kaul)

The Quieter Life: Slow Living in the Mountains

by Nilanjana Roy

June 17, 2023January 8, 2024

The first time I spent a few weeks on my own in a small Kumaoni village near…

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Spending time with your canine bestie in the mountains

‘Borrowed Dogs’, The Mountains—and One Cat-Lover

by Nilanjana Roy

March 27, 2022May 23, 2022

When a feline-loving writer goes to dog-sit for an old friend in the Himalayas, her cats know…

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