Madhushree Ghosh
Immigrant. Daughter of refugees. Author. TEDx Speaker. Founder, @khabaarco — a global culinary literary salon. SAFAR: Forthcoming, June 2026 (Bloomsbury)
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Safar: Finding Home, History, and Culture through Punjabi Food in the American West|Hardcover
Safar: Finding Home, History, and Culture through Punjabi Food in the American West|Hardcover
Blends memoir and history to explore the role of Punjabi food in fostering community and identity among South Asian refugees and immigrants. Safar: Finding Home, History, and Culture through Punjabi Food in the American West is the journey of South Asian refugees,...
10 Must-Try Dishes in Mission Hills, San Diego | San Diego Magazine
10 Must-Try Dishes in Mission Hills, San Diego | San Diego Magazine
Eat your way through Mission Hills restaurants with 10 must-try dishes, from deep-dish pizza to Michelin-worthy ribeye and street tacos.
Sinead OConnor Anthology: Nothing Compares to You
Sinead OConnor Anthology: Nothing Compares to You
An intimate and evocative celebration of the life and legacy of music and political icon Sinéad O’Connor, featuring writers including Neko Case, Si...
Can sharing a good meal bring people together? One San Diego author thinks so — The San Diego Union-Tribune
Can sharing a good meal bring people together? One San Diego author thinks so — The San Diego Union-Tribune
Madhushree Ghosh launched a supper club to help build community by sharing food -- and ideas.
TEDxSanDiego | What We Talk About When We Talk About Food | Madhushree Ghosh |
TEDxSanDiego | What We Talk About When We Talk About Food | Madhushree Ghosh |
VOGUE INDIA, May 2023: In talking about embracing her wild hair, a writer spotlights a cultural shift in beauty perceptions
VOGUE INDIA, May 2023: In talking about embracing her wild hair, a writer spotlights a cultural shift in beauty perceptions
Living outside India for many years now, I’m uncomfortably familiar with how our South Asian skin and hair are exoticised
2023 KHABAAR Events & Engagements
Get CELEBRITIZED TEDx San Diego Speaker Series
Get CELEBRITIZED TEDx San Diego Speaker Series
Join Emmy Award-winning interviewer, Aurea McGarry as she introduces you to the extraordinary Author, Scientist, and TEDx Speaker Madhushree Ghosh. What We T...
The Premise | Madhushree Ghosh - Author - Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family
The Premise | Madhushree Ghosh - Author - Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family
San Diego author, social justice activist, and Pushcart nominee Madhushree Gosh is today’s guest. She talks with Jeniffer and Chad not only about her book, Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family, but food and the politics around it, and politics in general. You may come away...
Featured Speaker, Treasure Valley Reads, Boise’23
Featured Speaker, Treasure Valley Reads, Boise’23
Seeds of Change 2023
Seeds of Change 2023
Featured Title 2023: Khabaar
Featured Title 2023: Khabaar
The Best of Think | Think
The Best of Think | Think
Texas Book Festival — With Rabia Chaudry
Texas Book Festival — With Rabia Chaudry
My Sweet Bengali Diwali, Framily-style
My Sweet Bengali Diwali, Framily-style
Author Madhushree Ghosh reminisces about her Bengali Diwali celebrations past, present, and future. They are lit with diyas and sparklers, and filled with the flavors of her favorite sweets updated for today.
Featured Speaker: 16th The Examined Life Conference, October 20, 2022
Featured Speaker: 16th The Examined Life Conference, October 20, 2022
October 2022: Interview with Little Village Magazine, Iowa City
October 2022: Interview with Little Village Magazine, Iowa City
Madhushree Ghosh returned to California from Belgium on Friday and will fly to Iowa this week to be the featured presenter at the 16th annual Examined Life Conference, hosted by […]
September 2022: High Country News Essay on Punjabi Dhabas
September 2022: High Country News Essay on Punjabi Dhabas
The Saini family’s Punjabi dhabas serve ‘good vibes only.’
August Skylight Books Podcast: Conversation with Guy Branum
August Skylight Books Podcast: Conversation with Guy Branum
Khabaar is a food memoir and personal narrative that braids the global journeys of South Asian food through immigration, migration, and indenture. Focusing on chefs, home cooks, and food stall owners, the book questions what it means to belong and what does belonging in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country? These questions are integral to the author’s own immigrant journey to America as a daughter of Indian refugees (from what’s now Bangladesh to India during the 1947 Partition of India); as a woman of color in science; as a woman who left an abusive marriage; and as a woman who keeps her parents’ memory alive through her Bengali food. Author Madhushree Ghosh is in conversation with Guy Branum. The conversation is moderated by Mike Jeffries. _______________________________________________ Produced by Nat Freeman, Lance Morgan, & Michael Kowaleski. Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang.
August 28, 2022: Provincetown East End Books Khabaar Event
August 28, 2022: Provincetown East End Books Khabaar Event
August 15, 2022: KPBS Mid-Day Edition Interview
August 15, 2022: KPBS Mid-Day Edition Interview
San Diego author Madhushree Ghosh explores her immigrant experience through Indian cuisine and says "food is my language."
NYT OpEd on India’s Independence Day, 2017
NYT OpEd on India’s Independence Day, 2017
September 24, 2022: Grub Street Workshop, What we talk about when we talk about food
September 24, 2022: Grub Street Workshop, What we talk about when we talk about food
HippoCamp22 A Night Of NonFiction: Debut Author Series
HippoCamp22 A Night Of NonFiction: Debut Author Series
August 2022: India Currents Review of KHABAAR
August 2022: India Currents Review of KHABAAR
July 2022: The Rumpus interview with Neelanjana Bannerjee
July 2022: The Rumpus interview with Neelanjana Bannerjee
July 2022: Buzzfeed 17 Books from Independent Publishing to Read This Summer
July 2022: Buzzfeed 17 Books from Independent Publishing to Read This Summer
July 2022: Museum of Food and Drink Conversation with Chef Surbhi Sahni and Sonia Chopra on Immigrant Journeys
July 2022: Museum of Food and Drink Conversation with Chef Surbhi Sahni and Sonia Chopra on Immigrant Journeys
June 2022 BOMB Magazine Interview with Natashia Deon and Namrata Poddar
June 2022 BOMB Magazine Interview with Natashia Deon and Namrata Poddar
LA Review of Books: Khabaar (reviewed by Rishi Reddi)
LA Review of Books: Khabaar (reviewed by Rishi Reddi)
June 2022 Vogue India Essay: On Jabakusum oil
June 2022 Vogue India Essay: On Jabakusum oil
LitHub Khabaar Essay, On Cooking, on memory, June 2022
LitHub Khabaar Essay, On Cooking, on memory, June 2022
Sunday Mid-Day Review: Khabaar
Sunday Mid-Day Review: Khabaar
NASHVILLE JUNE 7: IN CONVERSATION WITH CHEF MANEET CHAUHAN
NASHVILLE JUNE 7: IN CONVERSATION WITH CHEF MANEET CHAUHAN
AUSTIN JUNE 15, 2022: With Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin, with Asian American Resource Center
AUSTIN JUNE 15, 2022: With Nadia Chaudhury/Eater Austin, with Asian American Resource Center
Politics & Prose Event: May 20, 2022
Politics & Prose Event: May 20, 2022
Desi Book Discourse: With Aruni Kashyap and Anjali Enjeti
Desi Book Discourse: With Aruni Kashyap and Anjali Enjeti
Deesha Philyaw’s Favorite Books: Foyles UK
Deesha Philyaw’s Favorite Books: Foyles UK
May 12, 2022: Unlocking Your Story: A conversation with Karin Gutman
May 12, 2022: Unlocking Your Story: A conversation with Karin Gutman
May 19, 2022: Red Ink panel, hosted by Books are Magic (Virtual Event)
May 19, 2022: Red Ink panel, hosted by Books are Magic (Virtual Event)
Workshop on Braided Essays: The Muse and the Marketplace
Workshop on Braided Essays: The Muse and the Marketplace
KHABAAR Playlist from Large Hearted Boy
KHABAAR Playlist from Large Hearted Boy
BOOK CATAPULT EVENT, April 21, 2022: Conversation with Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
BOOK CATAPULT EVENT, April 21, 2022: Conversation with Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
Interview with Krys Boyd: THINK KERA.ORG
Interview with Krys Boyd: THINK KERA.ORG
Your Favorite Book Podcast/Chicago Review of Books
Your Favorite Book Podcast/Chicago Review of Books
Book Club Chat
Book Club Chat
NRI Pulse: Khabaar Review
NRI Pulse: Khabaar Review
Hippocampus: Khabaar review
Hippocampus: Khabaar review
LitHub interview with Anjali Enjeti
LitHub interview with Anjali Enjeti
#5onFri: South Asian authors writing about family and belonging
#5onFri: South Asian authors writing about family and belonging
Writers Digest: Braided Essay for Khabaar
Writers Digest: Braided Essay for Khabaar
Interview with SEEMA magazine
Interview with SEEMA magazine
5Q: The Writing University (Iowa) Interview
5Q: The Writing University (Iowa) Interview
San Diego Union Tribune feature
San Diego Union Tribune feature
Chicago Review of Books: 12 Must Read Books of April
Chicago Review of Books: 12 Must Read Books of April
Top Pick This Season San Diego Union Tribune
Top Pick This Season San Diego Union Tribune
Athena SD: Blueprint for Success
Athena SD: Blueprint for Success
Warwick’s Khabaar Virtual Launch Event with Adrienne Brodeur
Warwick’s Khabaar Virtual Launch Event with Adrienne Brodeur
WNYC interview with Arun Venugopal
WNYC interview with Arun Venugopal
KHABAAR: Audiobook
KHABAAR: Audiobook
SheKnows 15 Best Books by Writers of Color
SheKnows 15 Best Books by Writers of Color
BEST BOOKS ABOUT FOOD AND IDENTITY BY ASIAN AUTHORS
BEST BOOKS ABOUT FOOD AND IDENTITY BY ASIAN AUTHORS
BOMB MAGAZINE: Madhushree speaks with Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
BOMB MAGAZINE: Madhushree speaks with Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
Deesha Philyaw Talks about Khabaar
Deesha Philyaw Talks about Khabaar
LA Times OpEd
LA Times OpEd
Khabaar: Kirkus Review
Khabaar: Kirkus Review
Interview with Oldster Magazine
Interview with Oldster Magazine
Newsletter: Into Another Year with Grace, Kindness and Patience
Newsletter: Into Another Year with Grace, Kindness and Patience
ORDER LINKS: Khabaar
Khabaar: University of Iowa Press
Khabaar: University of Iowa Press
Khabaar: BN
Khabaar: BN
Khabaar: Amazon
Khabaar: Amazon
December 2, 2021 Newsletter: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi
December 2, 2021 Newsletter: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahi
Madhushree Ghosh
Madhushree Ghosh
Longreads: The State We Are In, Neither Here, There not in Heaven
Longreads: The State We Are In, Neither Here, There not in Heaven
The Juggernaut:The Audacity of Culinary Caucasity
The Juggernaut:The Audacity of Culinary Caucasity
BOMB Magazine Interview with Anjali Enjeti
BOMB Magazine Interview with Anjali Enjeti
The Rumpus Interview with Bhaswati Ghosh
The Rumpus Interview with Bhaswati Ghosh
The Rumpus Interview with Sayantani Dasgupta
The Rumpus Interview with Sayantani Dasgupta
The Rumpus Interview with Rajiv Mohabir
The Rumpus Interview with Rajiv Mohabir
LARB Interview with Anjali Enjeti
LARB Interview with Anjali Enjeti
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