Simran Chawla

Simran, who is also known by her nickname Sabi, is the author of Searching for Home: Stories of Indians living abroad (Hachette India 2018.)

Born and raised in Virginia, USA, Sabi considers Washington, DC her hometown, especially now that she lives in London. She has a journalism degree from George Washington University and a postgraduate degree from City University London. After years of working with National Geographic in her early career, she moved into higher education marketing, working at the Harvard Extension School and King’s College London. She writes in the mornings before work or at the weekend.

Sabi is fascinated by the Indian diaspora, and how her experiences as the daughter of Indian immigrants in America is similar and different to other experiences around the world. Her writing has appeared in magazines like Washingtonian and Elle India.