Vaishnavi has been chasing stories the way most people chase coffee, which means daily, relentlessly, and with an occasional dash of drama. From national infrastructure projects to festive rituals, she writes about everything.

She even bagged the 'Best Article on Animal Welfare' award from the Newspaper Association of India (NAI) which proves that her soft corner for four-legged friends also makes for hard-hitting journalism. She’s equally at home covering politics and pets, development and animal welfare, because why should journalism come in one flavour?

When she isn’t writing, she’s usually plotting her next article in her head while sipping her cold coffee, binging on spiritual podcasts while driving, or hunting for the perfect metaphor, preferably one that doesn’t involve foods, though food show up often enough at work.