Her abridged translations of the epic Sanskrit texts, Kathasaritsagara and Valmiki's Ramayana have both been published by Penguin Books.
Most recently, she taught Indian Studies at the Mahindra United World College of India in Pune for five years.
She was previously the programming director at OpenSpace,[3] an NGO committed to promoting awareness of issues such as globalization.
She has also been a visiting lecturer at Middlebury College, teaching courses on Indian cinema and cultural politics.
Arshia Sattar along with DW Gibson co-founded the Sangam House Writing residency in 2008.