Life Before Splainer

You’re a super-smart, curious woman 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 your 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!

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 in Bangalore 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.

Sunainaa Chadha

I've previously worked at Business Standard, HT, Times Now and Firstpost but my true passion lies in baking sugar-free and refined flour free cookies and cakes for kids at @toddlerbaker.

Apart from that, my two-year old keeps me on my toes with DIY activities and mamma and toddler workout sessions.

Adya Goyal

I graduated from Vassar College last May with a degree in Psychology and Political Science, ready to change the world one opinion at a time. My most treasured accomplishment is my undergraduate thesis, which is a critical study of politics, feminism and dharma through the eyes of Draupadi!

The past year has been wild on the roller coaster ride that is the startup life. And it has been worth every minute...with the help of many cups of chai.

Ishita Shah

I belong to the unfortunate pandemic-afflicted batch of 2020 of IIT Bombay. While grumbling about my cancelled plans and wondering if I will ever attend my convocation, I'm working at splainer learning all about the crazy startup life.

When I'm not working, I'm either curled up in a corner with a book, or learning how to cook with my mother. My favourite uni achievement: becoming the secretary of our Literary Arts club, and organising quizzing and literary events.

Sara Varghese

I graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai in 2020 all set to join the big bad world of news. But then Covid happened and time stood still, until I landed this wonderful opportunity at splainer.

If I'm not at work chances are I’m either baking for family or endlessly scrolling through social media. My most ridiculous pandemic feat: moving across the country twice!

Vaishnavi Deepak

An almost computer science engineer, I am on the lookout for the meeting ground between my love for technology and literature. As a freelance writer and full-time reader, I have found that inquisitivity is amongst my most innate traits.

My perfect day involves time on my kindle, pizza slices and some sports screentime. I am always up for a conversation, especially if it's about how great Bangalore's weather is!

Anushree Kaushal

I was an editor at Penguin Random House India for over five years, and am now a freelance editor. I studied international relations and security, and consequently spend a lot of time reading about and researching real-life espionage tales. I love murder mysteries, a well-delivered joke, and all things Russia.

I’ve been spending the past year quizzing and studying beekeeping, and hope to continue both these pursuits indefinitely. If things went my way, I’d play a lot more tennis and sing aloud more often.