The following is an interview and reading with Sukriti Yadava. Sukriti holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University, and was Publisher of Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art. She has written for Apogee Journal and Vox, and read at Columbia's "Gallery,” Sarah Lawrence's "6 X 6,” and the Our Word reading series. She was one of five students chosen by Columbia to attend the 2014 World Writer’s Festival in Paris, and worked for the 2015 Irrawaddy Literary Festival in Myanmar. Sukriti has also worked as researcher for NYT columnist and best-selling author John Tierney, and marketing expert Kristi Faulkner, on their upcoming books. She studied previously at the London School of Economics, and Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai. You can find Sukriti on Twitter: @Sukriti9