Shalini is a writer and a practising doctor. Her recent book The Way Home (2024) explores grief, healing and self-discovery, with a focus on mental health struggles of millennials. Kitaab.org has called the book as a ‘grand gift with its understated elegance and powerful storytelling’. Her book Stars from the Borderless Sea (2022) was longlisted for the AutHer Awards (Debut category). The book is a collection of three novella length stories that explore different facets of the most universal human emotion-love. Shalini was selected as Juggernaut Selects author for her e-single “Happily Divorced” and was one of the winners of the eShe short story contest. She has published 2 short stories each in the anthologies “Sharing Lipstick” and “Women.Mutiny”. One of her short stories was selected for publication in the anthology “Everything Changed After That”, which was unveiled at the Ananke Women in Literature Festival in 2021. For her piece on ‘Women and Mental health: The Indian Scenario’ , Shalini was awarded a Jury Appreciation Citation at the UNFPA Laadli Media & Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity (2022). Her stories on women’s identity have won many short story contests and two Orange Flower awards (Fiction, 2022 and LGBTQ issues, 2021). She is a recipient of the 8th Dr Sarojini Naidu International Award for Working Women, 2024 She is a copyeditor and on the Review Board of the journals like ‘Research and Humanities in Medical Education' and other scientific journals. She has been an invited speaker at Literary events like the Delhi Literature Festival, Ananke Women in Literature Festival, Midnight at Book Store, Ghaziabad literature festival, House of Harmony Spring Festival , the Festival of Love, and the Golden Door Dialogues. Shalini is a columnist and panellist for platforms like eShe, Ananke, Beyond the Box, Women’s Web and Incredible Women of India. She has been invited to judge events, conduct writing workshops and for career counselling sessions in prestigious schools and colleges. She has also been a guest on audio and video podcasts. She enjoys connecting with readers through book clubs and reading communities. Shalini is the Head, Department of Pathology, at the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Delhi. She lives in Gurgaon.