Lakshana Palat

Lakshana Palat is an accomplished Assistant Features Editor at Gulf News since March 2023, specializing in lifestyle features including mental health, social media trends, food, home and garden topics, and parenting. Prior to this role, Lakshana served as a Senior Sub-Editor at The Indian Express from June 2021 to March 2023, contributing features on film and entertainment, and maintaining the website's entertainment news. Other significant experiences include a position as Senior Features Writer at MEA WorldWide, where Lakshana reviewed international television shows, and roles at India Today and HT City, focused on movies and lifestyle stories. Lakshana's educational background includes a Master's degree from UCL in History of Political Thought and Intellectual History, a Bachelor's degree from Queen Mary University of London, and a BA in History from Lady Shri Ram College for Women.