The expert is a Journalist and Political Editor at The Hindu. She previously worked for The Times of India and The Economic Times. She was the senior assistant editor at The Financial Express in New Delhi. She was born and educated in Delhi, and has been a journalist for the last eleven years She has not only written extensively on Indian politics, covered elections and guided a team at The Business Standard in terms of political coverage, she has also written a full-length novel Kiss and Tell, an acknowledged bestseller. She has covered everything from the state of the city's drains to the offices housing its high and mighty. She retains an interest in food, music, films and anything that captures the zeitgeist. She holds a Bachelors from Jesus and Mary College, DU.