Hello 👋
My name is Chandni Sehgal. I’m a freelance journalist based in Mumbai and I write on travel, beauty and wellness, design, culture and more. I have been a journalist for over 13 years and I specialise in profiles, social commentary and health and wellness stories (and offering unsolicited advice).
Along with freelance writing, I am open to creative projects across platforms, ghost writing books, co-authoring and editing. Things I like include books, food and dogs. Things I dislike include introducing myself – verbally, and in writing, so that’s it for now.
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Featured Work
11 contemporary Indian jewellery labels
… easy on the eyes and the wallet
All you need to know about freezing your eggs
Gynaecologist and IVF expert Dr Firuza Parikh on the right time to get baking
8 feel-good books
Cheer yourself up
14 comfort reads offering soul-ace in dark times
For this list, we’ve included everything from classics, in-betweens and new finds, most of which guarantee the happy ending that real life does not.
12 indie fashion labels that deserve your love and support
For homegrown textiles, techniques and flair
A simple guide to understanding gender, sex and more
The experts weigh in
A lazy bookworm on getting back to reading
And how you can do it too
Turning your bedroom into a sleep sanctuary
So you can sleep better, and easier…
Follow me
They prefer Airbnbs over hotels and experiential itineraries over cookie-cutter tours. Redefining travel with their running reel of #travelinspo, here are the four Instagram travellers to follow to fuel your wanderlust.
French Kiss
Exploring Louis Vuitton’s first ever perfume collection
Play the lead
Resilient. Audacious. Powerful. Hilarious. Visionary. Here’s to the reel-life icons turned real-life inspirations — the powerful women on our screens
Women we love: Give, share and protect
Some say it’s the thought that counts. But then there are the do-gooders who not just want a better world for others but are also going out there and harnessing their expertise and resources to get help to those who need it. Meet the women putting the passion in philanthropy
Home makeover
Feeling the travel blues? You can carry the holiday vibe back with you. The experts explain how to channel the destination of your choice into your interiors
Hidden figures
An exclusive pop-up for cacti and succulents, a handmade dim sum steamer shop and a store with Wes Anderson-styled everything — five design savants reveal their secret shopping stops from Tokyo to Milan.
India cool is: Ahead of the game
In the dynamic world of fashion, looking forward is as important as looking back. Vogue investigates the innovative movements changing the way we create, shop, dress and discard.
Two’s company
Whether it’s a professional relationship that’s as well oiled as a happy marriage or a familial bond that has turned into a respectful working association, we explore the chemistry between six pairs to find out what makes two, tango.
…Fall in love with SRK
From an obsessive lover to a sincere superhero, sports-team owner to fairness cream poster boy, SHAH RUKH KHAN has done it all. But the role he excels at is that of the affable superstar. Chandni Sehgal meets Bollywood’s leading man to find out just what makes him the eternal, enduring lover boy
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan…
An interview with the multi-hyphenate
Star gaze
An interview with Aditya Roy Kapur
Girl with a plan
Emerging from a much-talked about break-up with a rock-solid attitude, KATRINA KAIF, the reserved star of few words that we’ve heard so much about, is finally, ready to talk.
When I Grow Up, I want to be & When I Grow Up I want to be 2
I was contributing writer on two books for children published by Indian publisher Juggernaut. The first book, features heroes like Shafali Verma, the girl wonder cricketer who broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record and Afroz Shah, who led the world’s largest beach Clean-up in Mumbai, and more. Its sequel features many more including wildlife activist, Supraja Dharini, who has helped over 18 lakh baby turtles return safely to the wild and Rocket Woman of India, Ritu Karidhal.