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In complete shock. We lost our intrepid desk head Chandrika Mago this morning. She valiantly fought cancer and worked till her last day, doggedly crossing our i's and dotting our t's. A Mint legend, gone.

Chandrika Mago was a superstar editor and one of the people responsible for making Mint what it has become. RIP

“The book’s maddening digressions while stringing together plenty of compelling facts is a huge opportunity lost,” says Rahul Jacob about Breaking the Mould. I’m yet to read it. lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story…

My survey of Indian Power Uncles did not go as planned.Unexpectedly, I heard about the pragmatism of polyamory, performative monogamy, small hearts and a large elite crisis of connection. The 2ndary Market with lovely illustrations by #SarnathBanerjee lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story…

What happens when you set out to study "Uncles" but end up for falling for one? Shrayana B explains all in this deliciously cutting--yet heartfelt--essay lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story…

This description of men in Mumbai vs. Bengaluru vs. Delhi is my favorite para in this Shrayana B piece lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story…

Finest piece of writing I've read in an Indian journal in a long time. Breathtaking.

2024 marks the 150th year of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris. In India, rather than imitate, artists combined elements of Impressionism with their immediate reality to create a unique visual language. On the Mint Lounge cover this week lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story…

Another great read from avantika bhuyan lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story…

Jadavpur University Press VC Thomas DC Books It was a lot of fun going down the rabbit hole and speaking to these academics who are dedicated towards introducing Japanese works of fiction to Indian language readers. Immensely grateful to Shalini Umachandran for giving this story space in today’s Mint Lounge

So much to learn from this insightful article written by Shalini Umachandran, editor of the best weekend business feature Mint Lounge in today's Mint on how our country's participation in the #Olympics2024 and what we should be talking abt.

When we worry about the wrong things for the Indian Olympic team at #Paris2024 livemint.com/opinion/online… For the opinion pages of Mint

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

So proud of avantika bhuyan and I'm lucky to have colleagues like her.

This perfectly crafted story by Vikram is the centerpiece of the Mint Lounge Fiction Special 2025. Don't miss.

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 Shalini Umachandran about the Lounge Fiction Special 2025 livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

Last week, we had the #Bengaluru release of Prateek Raj’s Atypical with Ranjeet Pratap Singh and Shalini Umachandran at Bangalore International Centre 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!

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.

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…

⛈️🌧️As the rain induces a melodious stupor but also fear and dread, I'm thinking of this wonderful piece by Shalini Umachandran (+A LOT about Alex Frater's Chasing the Monsoon that has been occupying most of my thoughts these days) -- can the rains become urban India's hero again?