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Rajlakshmi Dastidar
Rajlakshmi works with the Trends Desk at indianexpress.com. Hailing from Kolkata, West Bengal, she has earlier worked with Elle Decor India as a Junior Features Writer and a Creative Intern with Conde Nast India. She completed her postgrad degree in Media and Communication Studies from CHRIST (Deemed to be) UNIVERSITY, Bangalore.
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