Saumya Dave

Saumya Dave is a psychiatrist and mental health advocate. Her essays, articles, and poetry have been featured in The New York TimesABC NewsRefinery29, and other publications. She is the co-founder of thisisforHER, a nonprofit at the nexus of art and women’s mental health, and an adjunct professor at Mount Sinai, where she teaches a Narrative Medicine class. She recently completed her Psychiatry Residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, where she was a chief resident and an inductee into the AΩA Medical Honors Society. She currently resides in New York City with her husband and son. Well-Behaved Indian Women is her first novel.

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Books by Saumya Dave

What A Happy Family

Berkley, 2021