Anita Rao Kashi is a Bengaluru-based independent journalist with 30 years of experience covering a range of topics, including travel, culture, food, and socio-political issues. A regular Mint contributor, her work has also appeared in several Indian publications and international publications such as BBC, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia and The National. She has co-authored a book on Mysore and contributed to several travel guides and coffee table books. She has a keen eye for storytelling and loves descriptive narrative style of writing. A Charles Wallace a short term research fellow at Oxford University, she brings depth and nuance to her reporting. When not writing, she enjoys cooking, reading and making jewellery.