• Essays on Music

The Hindi Film songs that feature working women, Scroll January 9, 2024; full version here

There's a Lata Song for Everyone, Live Mint, February 12, 2022

Lata Mangeshkar: The Sweet Sound of Indian Unity, Open Axis, February 19, 2022

Singing for a better tomorrow: A Hindi film song helpline for May Day, Scroll, May 1, 2017

New Voices in Songs: Do Women in Hindi Films Have Greater Agency? Economic and Political Weekly, 2015

Scholar Extraordinaire: Ashok Ranade on Hindi Film Music, Economic and Political Weekly, 2011

A Matter of Name and Shame, Economic and Political Weekly, 2009

Lata Mangeshkar: The Singer and the Voice, Economic and Political Weekly, 2004

• Translation

A Man Who Resides in Music, Original Marathi by P. L. Deshpande on Mallikarjun Mansur 

• Reviews of music-related books for The Book Review

• Newspaper Pieces on Popular Music and Media

“Poor Transmission", Indian Express, March 19, 2015.

“New Sounds of Hindi Film Music", Indian Express, May 2008.

“Behnon and Bhaiyon: Cibaca Geet Mala", Indian Express, May 27, 2005.

“The Deep Sounds of the Mughals", Indian Express, March 17, 2005.