Asha Jyothi has studied literary and cultural studies at EFL University, Hyderabad and public administration in Columbia University, New York. Her work has been published by Kitaab and Ayaskala. You can find her on Instagram: @lightnessofhope and Twitter: @lightnessofhope.
Short story by Asha Jyothi: ‘I don’t know what in the world I was thinking, but I look directly at him, and he holds my gaze, and looks at my naked teeth. “Pyar kiya, koi chori nahi ki.” I have loved, not committed a theft.’