Journalism
Over the last twenty years Erika has written and reviewed for several International journals and newspapers.
The Observer:
Arundhati Roy, The Algebra of Infinite Justice,The Observer, 7 November, 2002
Kunal Basu, The Miniaturist,The Observer, 26 January, 2003
Manju Kapur, A Married Woman,The Observer,23 February, 2003
Allan, Sealy, Brainfever Bird,The Observer, 23 March, 2003
Nada Awar Jarrar, Somewhere, Home,The Observer, 22 June, 2003
Amitava Ghosh, The Hungry Tide,The Observer, 20 June, 2004
Kunal Basu, Racists,The Observer, 29 January, 2006
Manju Kapur, Custody,The Observer, 27 February, 2011
The National:
Nadeem Aslam, The Blind Man’s Garden,The National, 19 January, 2013
Mohsin Hamid, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia,The National, 4 April, 2013
Shashi Warrior, The Last Hangman,The National, 16 May, 2013
Antonio Tabucchi, Indian Nocturne,The National,1 June, 2013
Jaspreet Singh, Helium,The National, 13 November, 2013
Maria Chaudhuri, Beloved Strangers,The National, 9 January, 2014
Hanif Kureishi, The Last Word,The National, 23 January, 2014
Kamila Shamsie, A God in Every Stone,The National, 10 April, 2014
Mai Al Nakib, The Hidden Light of Objects,The National, 16 April, 2014
Amjad Nasser, Land of No Rain,The National, 8 May, 2014
Kalyan Ray, No Country,The National,12 June, 2014
Wasafiri:
Tabish Khair, The Bus Stopped, Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, Siddharh Dhanvant Sanghvi, The Last Song of Dusk,Wasafiri,Issue 44, Spring 2005
Siddharth Deb, Surface, Tarun J Tejpal, The Alchemy of Desire,Wasafiri, Issue 44, Winter 2006
Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age,Wasafiri, Issue 55, Autumn 2008
Neel Mukherji, A Life Apart,Wasafiri, Issue 63, Autumn 2010
Elleke Boehmer, Sharmilla and other Portraits, Dawn Promislow, Jewels and other Stories,Wasafiri, Issue 68, Winter 2011
Bandula Chandraratna, Mirage,Biblio, January-February, 2001
Anita Rau Badami, Hero’s Walk,Biblio,Nov-December, 2001
Columns
From 2000-2003 Erika was weekly columnist for The Times of India (Kolkata). Her column titled 'Dateline London' was a snapshot of life in London, covering literary, social and political matters of topical interest.
In 2003 she was also guest columnist for The Business Economics.
Erika has interviewed and written about several leading literary figures including Arundhati Roy, Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Mohsin Hamid, Meera Syal and Jaishree Misra.
Nirad Chaudhuri, ‘Meeting Nirad Chaudhuri in Oxford,’ The Asian Age, 22 March 1997
'Why I Like to Come Back,' The Asian Age Anniversary Special, 22 April 1997
Rama Mehta, ‘Silent Outburst from Inside the Haveli,’ The Asian Age, 15 May 1997
Jaishree Misra, ‘Brave Enough to Break Promises,’ The Statesman, 12 March 2000
Meera Syal, ‘Sensitive Spokesperson’ The Statesman, 23 April 2000
Jo Roberts, ‘Strawberries and Mishti Doi,’ The Statesman, 28 May 2000
Nirad C Chaudhuri, ‘From Buxarah to Henley,’ The Statesman, 6 July 2000
Sunetra Gupta, ‘Sense of a Woman,’ The Statesman, 13 August 2000
Kevin Rushby, ‘On the Trail of Secret history,’ The Statesman, 3 September 2000
Manil Suri, ‘Of Sons and Mothers,’ The Statesman, April 2001
Mohsin Hamid, The National, 4 April 2013
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