Kiran Desai calls immigration fear a wake-up call for Indians

At a Kerala festival, the Booker-shortlisted novelist reflects on fear, writing across worlds and Zohran Mamdani.

Kiran Desai / New India Abroad

Indian American author Kiran Desai said the current moment in the United States may serve as a “wake up call” and a “real lesson in empathy” for Indians, as fear around immigration hardens into daily life.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with New India Abroad on the sidelines of the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode on Jan. 24, Desai said the atmosphere confronting immigrants should prompt deeper reflection within the diaspora.

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