Shalini Umachandran

Panruti in Tamil Nadu is one of the few towns where jacfruit grows all year and its GI-tagged fruit is sought after by customers and fine-dining restaurants alike for its sweetness, size and taste, writes @shalinimb in the issue note livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Polar bears and climate change in the Arctic: Rohini's travelogue from Svalbard in ⁦@livemint⁩ livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

In Svalbard, the northernmost human habitation and the fastest-warming place in the world, observing polar bears provides lessons in why it’s important to safeguard the Earth’s last wild places, writes Rohini Nilekani livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Mexico and Brazil are both claiming street dogs as cultural icons. In India, indies are hated rather than treasured, writes @shalinimb livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Take a look at Mangifera Indica: A biography of the mango by @joshisopan Probably the best book I have read on a fruit and on agriculture in the Indian context. He also did a long read for @Mint_Lounge last year livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Official statement from the Film Critics Guild on the targeted attacks and harassment faced by film critics and journalists this week. The Guild strongly condemns this behaviour and stands in solidarity with our colleagues.

Three perspectives. One shared truth: stories in the digital era are shaped by visibility, intention and clarity. At GHCI 2025, @Priyeah13 @kasturipaladhi and @shalinimb reflected on how algorithms, platforms and messaging guide which narratives rise and which get left behind.

Rahul Bhattacharya with @shalinimb on his book Rail Song, a portrait of a woman who forges her life in a changing India. #BlrLitFest 2025

Statement on the Exclusion of Women Journalists from the Press Conference by the Afghan Minister @MoFA_Afg @MEAIndia

As India discovers a taste for homegrown coffees, estates are paying great attention to processing, roasting and marketing local varieties, writes @shalinimb livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Thanks @livemint and the Mint Lounge editor @shalinimb for picking this important chapter from Vaccine Nation: How Immunization Shaped India. amzn.in/d/ggYRa21 @iitbombay @purwarrahul2 @DrGauravNarula @ActImmuno @AlkaDwivedi06 @BsbeIitb @hkJain_kmc @ManjuSengar7 @PeterHotez @BIRAC_2012

Read this thoughtful and balanced piece by @nilanjanaroy

Honoured to write today’s @livemint @Mint_Lounge cover story on the powerful journey of Tibetan Buddhist nuns in exile— from illiteracy to the pinnacle of academic achievement, leadership, and visibility in public life. As we celebrate @DalaiLama's 90th birthday, the transition to female stewardship in Tibetan nunneries stands out as one of his quieter, more enduring legacies. This is also a story of how deeply India—especially the Himalayan region—has been shaped by the moral presence, public service, and quotidian love of its Tibetan guests. Grounded in years of archival work and fresh interviews with nuns from Tibet and the #Himalayan regions of India— Geshema Dawa Dolma (Thosamling), Venerable Chhering Norjom & Geshema Delek Wangmo (Dolma Ling)— and @YoudonAukatsang (@Tibparliament). Grateful to Nangsa Choedon & Tenzin Palkyi of the Tibetan Nuns Project for answering countless questions, and to @Dotseten & @TenzinLekshay4 for their support. Special shout-out to @sarvatathagata for believing in the story, and to @dkumaramangalam, @shalinimb, Ghazal Chengappa & Nipa Charagi for making it shine! And to @furhhdl & @spicmacay—who first took me to Dolma Ling. Read here: livemint.com/mint-lounge/id… #himalayanhistories #Tibet #Himalaya #dalailama90 #DalaiLama @JindalGlobalUNI @JGU_JSLH

@arunexplores Thank you for reading :-)

@shalinimb - Mint lounge and the last page of Mint during weekdays is such a pleasure to look forward to and read! Absolutely love what you and your team have built and have to offer! Grateful!

@Mint_Lounge @livemint Divya Naik - thank you for the wonderful piece on self-care today! I remember reading Audre Lorde’s quote on Jenny Odell’s book “How to do Nothing”- reading which could probably be a fitting sequel and the utmost form of self care!

@sohinichat @ReelReptile Hi Sohini, I truly apologise for the delay in this payment. We're following up & will clear it. Could you clarify who said this to you? It's not our way of working at Lounge to intentionally "put 404 error" on any author's work or discriminate against people on any basis.

Where once a woman’s frustration on screen/in other art forms was dismissed as “nagging wife,” “crazy ex,” or simply blamed on PMS, more women are now calling it what it is—rage. Instead of being shamed for it, they're finding solidarity from other women. livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Women’s rage isn’t new, but its expression is louder and more nuanced than ever—in films, music, books, on social media... even as it struggles to be understood and accepted in real life. ✍️Wrote about what women's rage looks like today, for this week's @Mint_Lounge cover.

Last week, we had the #Bengaluru release of Prateek Raj’s Atypical with @ThEbmr and @shalinimb at @bicblr where we discussed the need to rethink business strategies as we witness the prevalent rise of crony capitalism. Here are some pictures from the engaging evening!

For the first week of the year, we hand the job of storytelling to some of the country’s most interesting writers of fiction, writes editor @shalinimb about the Lounge Fiction Special 2025 livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…