About Me

Hi, I’m Nish.

I’m based in London and work in the City in a corporate job, but also host the Cusper Club podcast and write.

Background

I was born in India and moved to England when I was still in primary school. During my childhood, I moved home often due to my parents’ work, and so I lived in towns across England and Wales. Our family eventually settled in Birmingham, but I was keen to travel far, and therefore I moved to Edinburgh, and then Melbourne, to study.

These experiences rewarded me with cherished memories, an MSc. in Economics, and a deep desire to never put myself through the soul-crushing anxiety of academia again.

I have extensive experience as a competitive debater, including being ranked as one of the top fifteen speakers in the world and having held the position of Chair of the World Universities Debating Council.

My politics, while admirable, failed the fundamental criterion of paying for me to have nice things. Therefore, like a lot of graduates, I moved to London and hoped for the best: and now here I am.

Writing

My writing encompasses poetry, essays about economics, flash fiction, and short stories.

In my work, I am drawn to what I think of as the ‘remarkable unremarkable’: the ways in which ordinary people’s lives are filled with moments of profundity. Recurring themes include race, sexuality, and the cynicism of young people in modern society.

You can read a selection of my work here. I am currently working on my first novel, Little Blasphemies, an excerpt of which won The Book Edit Writers’ Prize 2021.

Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me: if you’d like to contact me about my work, please get in touch.