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Life Before Splainer

You’re a super-smart, curious person and love being well-informed. Your phone is buzzing with a stream of app notifications, Whatsapp forwards and tweets. It’s just relentless: the sheer volume of news. It’s incredibly loud… and, dear god, there is so much of it! Why does it have to be noisy and exhausting? It's time to KonMari your news... declutter and spark a bit of joy!


Life After Splainer

Each morning, you click on the daily edition that lands in your inbox — or WhatsApp if you prefer. You get the big picture, analysis and best reporting on that one big story everyone’s talking about. Catch up on key headlines, and discover a wealth of cool, funny, smart reads and videos from across the globe. There is zero jargon and no rants - and all of it's served with a generous dose of cheeky humour that makes you lol! It’s easy, painless and (hallelujah!) fun. In fact, you have such a good time, we promise that you'll miss us on the weekends! Have questions? Click right here.

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Meet the team!

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Lakshmi Chaudhry

I founded Broadsheet Daily and earlier co-founded Firstpost.com. My past work life includes working and writing for lots of places, including Wired, the Nation, Vogue, Columbia Journalism Review etc.

As for the rest, I live with a badly behaved menagerie that includes one child, two dogs and a boyfriend—who test my superhuman patience every day. They are all alive and accounted for…as of now.

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Rachel John

I am a black coffee addict who moonlighted as a journalist prior to this. I have written for publications like ThePrint, The Wire and The Hindu. I studied literature for the better part of my life and it still remains my first love.

In my downtime, you can find me trying to cook dishes from across the world, reading or watching crime fiction and looking up the most random trivia.

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Nirmal Bhansali

I studied law and worked as a corporate lawyer before switching career paths and joining the great team at splainer.

My friends call me a podcast geek, and on my off time you'll probably find me getting lost in manga, or watching a lot of food videos on YouTube.

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Aarthi Ramnath

I am an introvert with a journalism degree, and an avid interest in film theory and the arts. After handling varied freelance projects and a short stint at content writing, I’ve now joined the splainer team.

In my leisure time, I’m either travelling or discovering and analysing a new film or TV show. But on most days, you will find me binge-watching anime.

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Anannya Parekh

I am an activist, social justice worker and now newly converted journalist. I was the founder of a financial literacy initiative and also worked on improving the lives of children living in orphanages.

However, my dream is to shack up in a cabin full of books by a river in the woods—and be a full-time reader someday.

Chirag Chinnappa

I built an independent news platform called The Bastion, where we covered India’s development journey in depth. I also have experience conducting legislative research for a BJP MP. Straddling both ends of the political spectrum inspires my work with Splainer’s unique ‘24 Questions elections project.

In a world without Google Docs to edit, you would find me outdoors - playing football, climbing trees, or bobbing in the sea.

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