Pratyaksha writes in both English and Hindi and is the author of fourteen books. Her work moves between languages and worlds, often listening closely to lives lived at the margins, and is shaped by close attention to relationships and memory. Her books have received critical acclaim as well as affection from readers and fellow writers. She has been awarded the Indo-Norwegian Award, the Hans Katha Samman, the Krishna Baldev Vaid Fellowship, and the Vanmali Vishisht Katha Samman, and has been a resident at Sangam House. She has participated in literary festivals in India and abroad. Some of her stories on marginalised Adivasi communities are taught in the Hindi curriculum at New York University (NYU) and Duke University. She writes about relationships, and remains generally hopeful about them.