Chronogram Magazine • 20th December 2021

The Reher Center in Kingston: A Haven for History

An immigrant-owned Jewish bakery, that was a Kingston staple in the 1900s, now a space to celebrate diverse communities and cultures.

Countere Magazine • 29th October 2021

Tower of Silence: The Vanishing Practice of Zoroastrian Sky Burial —

After 2500 years, Zoroastrian sky burial is a tradition under threat. Rhea Dhanbhoora writes about the ancient funerary practice of Zoroastrians—and why there is still hope for those wishing to leave this world atop the "Tower of Silence."

Broccoli Mag • 13th August 2021

Take to the Sky

A writer considers her own sky burial

Chronogram Magazine • 28th June 2021

Growing Pains

You may not be able to grow your own cannabis at home just yet

Chronogram Magazine • 2nd June 2021

Freedom Ride

Brandon Christiansen, Mary Haddad, and Jenine Tobias in front of the BLM mural they helped create

The Spill • 23rd April 2021

How Distance Brought Me Closer to the Cuisine of My Disappearing Minority

I once ditched dhandar for dumplings and sidestepped saas-ni-macchi for steak, but the culture of Parsi Zoroastrians lives through me - and through the food I brought with me

JMWW • 29th December 2020

Best American Essays 2021 Nomination

Creative nonfiction essay "Writing About People Like Me," published on JMWW, nominated for Best American Essays 2021

HerStry • 13th November 2020

Farewell to the Little Yellow Bug of My Youth

Learning to say goodbye to my first car is also, at least for the moment, about saying goodbye to the city I grew up in and the people and experiences that shaped me...

Here Magazine • 28th October 2020

Nano Freedoms

... "As I stick my key in the ignition, little men run along the length of my spine with pitchforks, my left leg hesitates over the clutch, my right hovers over the brake..."

Artsy • 27th October 2020

This Painting Taught Me

"The artists of the 19th century often came alive for me in my grandmother’s living room.

Still, I spent many hours captivated by the artists my grandmother had tried..."

Audacity Magazine • 17th September 2020

My Severe Stenosis Helped My Anxiety

Sometimes when I am half asleep, I curl my toes, twist my ankle, and stretch my leg till I can feel it from hip to toe. I do this often, waiting till I can feel any stretch, poke, twinge, twang…hoping none turn into spasms, aches, pains, throbs…

JMWW • 27th August 2020

Writing About People Like Me

"I was slowly realizing it was important for my identity to inform my work; in no small part because so little of it informed my reading."
Creative Nonfiction: Writing About People Like Me by Rhea Dhanbhoora

The Quint • 9th January 2017

Walking Alone as a Woman in India_We Need to Reclaim Our Streets

When you turn to see if the signal has broken, a man in khaki flashes a smile, tobacco-stained teeth on display. You avert your eyes but feel him staring, trying to engage the girl next to you, who scurries away. You follow. You’re competitors for the next rickshaw but in that moment, there is solidarity...

Indian Periodical • 11th September 2016

Encouraging the Arts

Artists and creative thinkers are an insecure, anxious and jealous lot — it’s intrinsic to who we are. But we really need to be more encouraging and supportive of our own...

The Hindu • 25th July 2016

Who is killing poetry?

Closed cultures and the rigid purpose of inform-and-teach versus encourage-and-appreciate may be behind poetry’s gradual decimation in India more than publishers’ difficulty selling volumes...