Chandni Doulatramani is an independent journalist who writes on culture, gender, cinema, food, and travel. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, HuffPost US, VICE, National Geographic, South China Morning Post, The Caravan, and several other national dailies and websites. She was previously employed with Reuters and Mint as a financial journalist. She was born and raised in Calcutta and currently lives in Bangalore.