She spent a major part of her career as a journalist covering stock markets, banking, finance, oil and gas sector for various national and international media organisations. She was a Panos South Asia fellow in 2012–13 as part of their India Telecom Project.

She has researched Araiyar Sevai, a devotional performing arts tradition, as a Justice Telang fellow in Indology in 2017–18, Asiatic Society, Mumbai. She blogs on heritage, textiles, and Hindu temples, and is an aspiring amateur photographer and avid traveller.