magic bus

When you first meet Parvati Pujari, there are two things you notice almost immediately about her. The first? She has an infectious laugh. In fact, after spending almost 2 hours with her for the sake of this interview, I can’t recall her not smiling. Even after we narrowly escaped a cab driver almost clipping us in an intersection. (True story.) It’s a boisterous, larger than life laugh, one that lingers behind her on the street as we pass by quiet West Village stoops. The second? She’s extremely athletic. Within the first half hour of meeting her, I already know all about her favorite cricketer (Virat Kohli, but don’t ask me about the game...