Shalini Umachandran

Editor @Mint_Lounge
Previously @timesofindia @the_hindu @Economic_Times

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

Mexico and Brazil are both claiming street dogs as cultural icons. In India, indies are hated rather than treasured, writes @shalinimb

https://t.co/lhV5HY6Oxh

[Sayantan Bera @sayantanbera]

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 https://t.co/WedL8P4e2f

[Film Critics Guild @theFCGofficial]

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.

[ON PURPOSE @OnPurposeComms]

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.

[Bangalore Lit Fest @BlrLitFest]

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

[Editors Guild of India @IndEditorsGuild]

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

@MoFA_Afg @MEAIndia

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

As India discovers a taste for homegrown coffees, estates are paying great attention to processing, roasting and marketing local varieties, writes @shalinimb

https://t.co/xLPaofbRvV

[Ameer Shahul @ameershahul]

Thanks @livemint and the Mint Lounge editor @shalinimb for picking this important chapter from Vaccine Nation: How Immunization Shaped India. https://t.co/8y7IHKlhCY

@iitbombay @purwarrahul2 @DrGauravNarula @ActImmuno @AlkaDwivedi06 @BsbeIitb @hkJain_kmc @ManjuSengar7 @PeterHotez @BIRAC_2012

[avantika bhuyan @avantikabhuyan]

Read this thoughtful and balanced piece by @nilanjanaroy

[Swati Chawla, Ph.D. @ChawlaSwati]

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: https://t.co/ivUkQ8yFGJ

#himalayanhistories #Tibet #Himalaya #dalailama90 #DalaiLama

@JindalGlobalUNI @JGU_JSLH

[Shalini Umachandran @shalinimb]

@arunexplores Thank you for reading :-)

[Shalini Umachandran @shalinimb]

@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.

[Shephali Bhatt @ShephaliBhatt]

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.

https://t.co/3UxiqrymYf

[Shephali Bhatt @ShephaliBhatt]

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.

[Westland Books @WestlandBooks]

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!

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

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

https://t.co/DqC836MWHp

[Shalini Umachandran @shalinimb]

This perfectly crafted story by @vikramshah1991 is the centerpiece of the @Mint_Lounge Fiction Special 2025. Don't miss.

[Vikram @vikramshah1991]

In 2019, I was on the desk @Mint_Lounge reverentially reading the stories for the Short Fiction Special on the backend. One of my own stories is in the 2025 special. Out in print today! Paywalled link here. Read off? Grateful to @shalinimb & @somakghoshal. https://t.co/A09eiPoL8f

[Shalini Umachandran @shalinimb]

So proud of @avantikabhuyan and I'm lucky to have colleagues like her.

[avantika bhuyan @avantikabhuyan]

Honoured that the story, 'Are there safe spaces for the invisible queer disabled community?', published in @Mint_Lounge, was awarded the second prize at the 18th PII-ICRC awards.
Thanks @shalinimb for approving and improving the piece as we went along.

The world might be still stuck in the binaries of gender, sexuality and ableism and there is hardly any understanding about the intersections within the LGBTQ+ community—between disability, both visible and invisible, and queerness, for instance. Things are changing, albeit slowly. Some platforms are now beginning to look at the intersections within the queer community related to caste, religion, disability, etc. The piece highlights the efforts that are starting this very important conversation

Here's the link to the story: https://t.co/ixxPS9EapD

[ICRC New Delhi @ICRC_nd]

The second prize in the Best Article category was awarded to Avantika Bhuyan from Mint Lounge @mint_lounge for her article, ‘Are there safe spaces for the invisible queer disabled community?’ #ICRCPIIAwards