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Researcher & Writer

Lavanya Arora

Exploring biology, travel, culture, and food through stories, poetry, and narrative-driven articles.

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Current Projects

1. Book review for the Chakkar
‌2. Debut novel, ongoing

Current Working Positions

1. Poetry Reader, The Bombay Literary Magazine - since April 2025
‌2. Freelance content and social media writer, tuktukrental - Since March 2025
‌3. Independent Researcher and Writer - Since December 2022

Recently Published Work

This beautiful homestay in Kumaon is built for writers

Conde Nast Traveller India

Eating Fish Fry in the Land of Laal Maas

enthucutlet magazine, Issue 10

The Pekoe Trails

tuktukrental, March 2025

Sri Lanka: the ideal yoga destination

tuktukrental, March 2025

Book review: A Poetic Language of Ageing

The British Society for Literature and Science

Short story: The Dead Bougainvillea

Usawa Literary Review, Issue 10

Poetry

These things are complicated

Third Space: Anthology of South Asian Poets, Renard Press, UK

Here / not here

Pena Literary, Issue 3

Love, me like a tropical forest

Poetry With Pride, Issue 5

gulmohur quarterly, Issue 14

Recent Scripts

Personal narratives

Childhood and Prawns Curry

Comfort Chicken Soup

Dolsot and a long distance relationship

Fact-driven stories

Cheese and holes

Why marine fish taste better

Man’s folly - The Menu

Capuchin monkeys and cashews

How did Duke’s Soda get its name

Etymology and story of Mayonnaise

Etymology: Milk and Galaxy

How much does a bowl of soup cost?

Uncommon Diwali Snacks

Birds and Cigarette butts

Extinction of Cavendish Bananas

Etymology and story of Cashew Feni

Scientific and Science Communication Publications

Bacteria and the case of rising antimicrobial resistance

Techscape Volume 02 Issue 03

Genomic insights into Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 38