Welcome! Charukesi Ramadurai is a freelance writer and journalist from India with bylines in The New York Times, Time, South China Morning Post, The Economist (blogs), National Geographic Traveller, Christian Science Monitor, Outlook Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller, The National, BBC, Silverkris (Singapore Airlines), Open, Mint, Asian Wall Street Journal (blogs) and Forbes, among others.

She is a regular blogger for the New York Times and a columnist for the South China Morning Post.

Charukesi writes on travel, food, books, arts and culture, gender and development issues and the joys of social media and networking. In her spare time, she writes blog posts, to-do lists and facebook updates.

She has a University rank in her basic degree in Economics and postgraduate degrees from MICA (Marketing Communications) and the LSE (Social Research and Social Psychology).

However, she has not let any of this interfere with her education. Mark Twain would approve.

Read more about her. Or, if you are convinced already, contact her now with interesting writing assignments.

Blogs

A Time To Reflect – Musings on books, arts, gender issues, advertising and much more…

Writer’s Rant – Thoughts on the writing life…

Itchy Feet – Stories from travels all over…

 

 

Contact

email : charukesi(AT)gmail.com

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Blogs: The New York Times

All you can eat, all over Mumbai
InTransit, September 03, 2012

In Tamil Nadu, dial 108 for ambulance
India Ink, June 12, 2012

Stitching lingerie improves women’s lives in south India
India Ink, May 21, 2012

Koodankulam nuclear project gets a green light
India Ink, March 19, 2012

Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
InTransit, February 03, 2012

Chennai’s Magical, Musical Season
India Ink, December 02, 2011

Mumbai market specializes in Western goods
InTransit, November 24, 2011

Dining Club in Mumbai Brings Foodies Together
InTransit, November 14, 2011

Madras Masala
India Ink, October 18, 2011

Mumbai Comic Convention Spotlights Local Talent
InTransit, October 13, 2011

From Chennai, the sari with a phone pocket
India Ink, September 29, 2011

At Mumbai Theatre Festival, Concision Is the Key
InTransit, September 27, 2011

Hindi Cinema in Poster Form
InTransit, September 19, 2011

Visiting a Historic, and Hidden, Area of Mumbai
InTransit, August 30, 2011

CityScope Column: SCMP

A drop of Vindia
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2013

Stretching across borders
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2012

Invasion of the mothers-in-law
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2012

Getting into character
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2012

Party on
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2012

Indians turning to holidays next door
South China Morning Post, December 04, 2011

The fine art of storytelling
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2011

Keeper of the faith
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2011

Bollywood Calling
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2011

Chindian, anyone?
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2011