About Me
I’m Enakshi—educator by profession, writer by obsession, traveller by instinct. I write the way I live: with curiosity, contradiction, and a fondness for asking uncomfortable questions politely.
I’m the author of Mine in the Maybe, Salad Days, Star-Crossed, and The Green Giants and Other Poems. My writing has appeared on platforms such as The Speaking Tree (Times of India), Woman’s Era, Alive, Women’s Web, SivanaSpirit, Induswomanwriting, Infinithoughts, EfictionIndia, and more. My stories and poems have been anthologised widely—something I still find quietly astonishing on days I’m arguing with commas.
These days, my conversations have found a different rhythm. I host a podcast called OffTheCuff, where I bring together creators and talk to them about the creative process—unscripted, unpolished, and unapologetically real. True to its name, OffTheCuff thrives on spontaneity, and the unscripted format has been resonating beautifully with listeners.
I’m also building its sister platform, OffTheShelf—a podcast-style review space where I review practically anything and everything that sparks curiosity. A long-standing obsession of mine is audiobooks. What began during COVID quietly turned into a lifestyle, and here I am, over 150 audiobooks later, listening, analysing, and reviewing stories one narration at a time.
I’m also an unapologetic book reviewer. For more than half a decade, I’ve reviewed books for Penguin, Rupa, Hachette, and HarperCollins, reading between lines, beneath intentions, and occasionally through tea-stained pages. I’ve conceptualised and edited three books—Unbounded Trajectories, Poison Ivy, and Cryptic Encounters—all available on Amazon.
I hold an M.Tech. in Biotechnology and an M.A. in English Literature—chalk and cheese on paper, but perfectly complementary in practice. The discipline and structure of science ground me; the creative freedom of literature lets me wander. Together, they allow me to wear multiple hats with ease—educator, writer, reviewer, podcaster—and remind me that learning is never complete. I’m constantly evolving, currently pursuing something deeply important to me, because growth doesn’t pause once the degrees are framed.
I wear my heart on my sleeve, read like my life depends on it, and believe books let us visit fools’ paradises without apology. Lavender Orchids is not just a name—it’s part of my rhythm, my refuge, my reading life. I’ve been fortunate to be recognised along the way, including the Most Influential Woman Award (2020) by The Spirit Mania.
I’m obsessively loyal to perfect grammar (Ted Mosby would approve), an old-school millennial who still types full sentences at 2 a.m. with proper punctuation because my brain refuses to clock out. I’m DC all the way—Superman forever—with a soft corner for Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, courtesy of a long-abandoned college fantasy involving a vampire and a hostel window. A hopeless romantic who loves love stories but writes them with reality intact, I tend to replace fairy-tale endings with honest ones—even when readers wish I wouldn’t.
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