About Sumitra Mattai

Sumitra Mattai

Sumitra Mattai is a New York-based writer, textile designer, and mother of two. She holds a BFA in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. She explores themes of identity and culture in her work. To read more of her writing, please visit www.sumitramattai.com, or find her on Instagram @sumitramattai.



Author Archives: Sumitra Mattai

Swagger Like Us

July 5th, 2023 | by Sumitra Mattai

Our first child was two years old when my husband told me I’d “lost my swagger.”


Buoyant Force

January 11th, 2022 | by Sumitra Mattai

I wondered if I would ever be able to approach the deep end without panicking.



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