Media Coverage

The Paris Review · 2021

There is something eerie and prescient, and deeply discomfiting, about how Jasraj captures distance, disconnection, the breakdown of something so fundamental it is hard to put a word to.

Hasan Altaf, Staff Picks

The Tribune · 2026

This collection of short stories resists the conformist expectations of the form.

Manisha Gangahar, Certainty of ambiguity

Hindustan Times · 2021

A whimsical, outlandish and wildly original collection of 13 dreamlike stories containing just enough (perhaps too much) truth about the incomprehensible reality of our inner lives and desires.

Saudamini Jain, Review: Principles of Prediction

Scroll.in · 2021

Jasraj is a brave, almost reckless writer, unafraid of going down discomfiting, occasionally absurdist paths in her storytelling. The result is a mesmerising style that is very much her own.

Harsimran Gill, A mesmerising debut collection revels in the unknowable

The Hindu Literary Review · 2021

At the core of these tempestuous stories are moments of sincere, raw emotions.

Pragati K.B., Review of Principles of Prediction

Open Magazine · 2021

Stories shaped by bereavement, loss and abandonment.

Sharanya Manivannan, Does Fate Exist?

Mint Lounge · 2020

Jasraj takes liberties with form, breaking it into fragments, shifting the voice of her protagonists from the first to the third person, and allowing poetic episodes to come together. It is a technique that belongs to the great American tradition of Gertrude Stein and Raymond Carver, but tempered with a soul that is firmly Indian.

Somak Ghoshal, Lounge recommends Principles of Prediction

Platform · 2026

Writing and thinking are synonymous for me. I don’t plan ahead when I write a first draft, but I follow what emerges.

Neeraja Srinivasan, Principles of Prediction

The Telegraph · 2021

Principles of Prediction explores the folds and nuances of human relationships and the various shades and emotions of people in unique situations, all in fluid prose.

Hia Datta, Exploring nuances of human relationships

Firstpost · 2021

Anushka Jasraj on her short story collection Principles of Prediction, and fiction as a channel to transmit abstract ideas.

Aarushi Agrawal, Fiction as a channel to transmit abstract ideas

Helter Skelter · 2020

People who are strict about heteronormative standards are probably afraid of their own capacity for being a little bit queer.

Aruni Sunil, Telling It Slant

The Short Story · 2017

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is one of the few prizes that doesn’t require an entry fee or cover letter. So there’s really no excuse for not applying.

Jennifer Emelife, The Short Story Interview