Food & food content creator

I’ve been a print & digital media journalist for over 25 years, during which I was a prolific food writer. I’ve been a podcaster for over 5 years with 2 food podcasts THC HeartBytes and Metro Food Hoppers, and a social media manager for 7 years (with food brands included in my client roster). On the weekends I run “The Heart Chef’s Kitchen,” sending my food across the city to loyal customers since Oct 2020.

Aside from this:
• I was Head of Public Relations for ITC Grand Chola, the ITC hotel chain's flagship property in Chennai, from pre-launch till 2 years later.
• I used to conduct free public events bringing together activists working for different causes, including experts on aquaponics, food sustainability experts, food scientists, vegan triathletes (the first Indian to win the IronMan competition), chefs and nutritionists, to educate the public.
• Back in 2017, I collaborated with an artist in Minneapolis for a project that drew attention to how the women of migrant populations (mainly refugees & other displaced communities), carried with them the seeds of their indigenous crops to the hostile lands they were forced to settle in.
• In 2018 I was invited to speak at a Sustainability Conference in Mumbai.
• I was also invited to speak at the Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly the Victoria & Albert Museum, Mumbai) on my East Indian roots where I focused a lot on the culinary heritage aspect of this coastal community.