Vivek Surendran, known as Vivek S Nambiar on social media, is an accomplished journalist, fact-checker, and editor with over 13 years of experience across various fields. Trained as an engineer, Vivek initially ventured into marketing and events before discovering his true calling in journalism and later pursuing entrepreneurial endeavours. His career highlights include founding and leading the trending beat for India Today Group Digital and heading Times Fact Check for the Times of India group. With a deep understanding of digital products, branded content, reporting, editing, and production, Vivek also worked as a brand strategist with Economic Times. His work spans a broad spectrum, covering current affairs, trending, lifestyle, cinema, and, more recently, automobiles. Vivek pens a fortnightly column, Mind The Heart, for indianexpress.com, where he thoughtfully examines the intricacies of human relationships. Committed to clarity and connection, Vivek crafts stories that resonate with and engage a diverse readership.

March 31, 2026 17:00 IST
From clear coding to micro-mance, dating has found the words. What it hasn’t figured out is what to do after.
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
March 14, 2026 12:00 IST
Somewhere along the way, being called a “strong woman” stopped sounding like admiration and started feeling like a warning: you are on your own
Sat, Mar 14, 2026
February 28, 2026 09:30 IST
A recent survey points to growing pressure on men in relationships. The deeper issue, however, is a mismatch between how men are raised and what love now requires
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
February 14, 2026 12:29 IST
Distance can cause insecurity and overthinking, and it requires couples to adopt a structured approach to nurture love and connection.
Sat, Feb 14, 2026
January 24, 2026 12:00 IST
In India, you don’t just marry a person. You marry their kitchen, their childhood, and their hunger. With differing food choices, relationships operate in a different psychological terrain.
Mon, Jan 26, 2026
January 04, 2026 11:56 IST
When you are unattached but not lonely, love stops being something you chase and becomes something you recognise – something you notice when it fits.
Sun, Jan 04, 2026
November 30, 2025 15:25 IST
When the heart has learned what it needs to, it releases the rest. Only then does the ‘present’ find space to breathe.
Sun, Nov 30, 2025
November 17, 2025 14:23 IST
Sometimes love takes years. Sometimes, it takes one evening. What matters is not how fast you fall, but how true it feels.
Mon, Nov 17, 2025
November 02, 2025 13:25 IST
You don’t heal by erasing love; you heal by meeting yourself in its absence. Here’s how to make peace with the people who live inside your memory.
Sun, Nov 02, 2025
October 18, 2025 16:29 IST
Awkward family comments to exes falling for the shine, here’s why confidence beats hair every time.
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
September 30, 2025 19:30 IST
From maturity to timing, here’s why couples often find steadier ground when the man is a few years ahead.
Fri, Oct 03, 2025
September 20, 2025 15:29 IST
Once upon a time, I used to provide ghostwriting services to friends who couldn't text their crushes. Now the bots have taken over.
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
August 28, 2025 16:29 IST
On-screen or off, stereotypes follow you around — whether it’s Bollywood’s lazy lens or love’s awkward first dates.
Sat, Aug 30, 2025
August 25, 2025 16:26 IST
My ride from Rajasthan’s Pushkar to Delhi––all through the night, in the rain––with a brief pause in Jaipur, was my version of that: a 450+ kilometre search for clarity, one kilometre at a time.
Mon, Aug 25, 2025
August 12, 2025 17:28 IST
In India’s changing relationships, infidelity often grows from silence, fear of endings, and the pull to hold on.
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
July 30, 2025 14:27 IST
We police who touches whom, and in what context, as if affection is always loaded with intent.
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
July 10, 2025 16:27 IST
Breakups, friendships, even family bonds –– sometimes they don’t explode, they dissolve. This is what it feels like when connection disappears quietly.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
June 27, 2025 16:29 IST
Romantic exclusivity is not a virtue, it’s a social script. And it might be time to burn it. Beyond jealousy and possession lies a version of love we were never taught to believe in.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
June 20, 2025 10:48 IST
Once the queen of Padam Talab, tigress Arrowhead is gone, but her legacy runs deep in the wild.
Fri, Jun 20, 2025
June 11, 2025 13:30 IST
During Pride Month, queer individuals share how unlearning internalised shame is changing the way they love, connect, and show up for themselves. And each other.
Wed, Jun 11, 2025
May 27, 2025 15:38 IST
Love may linger, but compatibility rarely returns. Before you rekindle the past, ask if you're in love with the person – or just the memories.
Tue, May 27, 2025
May 13, 2025 15:27 IST
I keep thinking about how past relationships shape us, sometimes in ways we don’t even see until it’s too late.
Tue, May 13, 2025
April 29, 2025 14:29 IST
The shadows of some close, towering figures in my life cast shadows over my heart when I navigate romantic relationships. Here, I explore the quiet, often unspoken connections between family dynamics and how we choose to love.
Wed, Apr 30, 2025
April 23, 2025 22:22 IST
Indian-led Mati Carbon uses an Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) model, which captures carbon dioxide (CO2) while boosting crop yields for smallholder farmers
Thu, Apr 24, 2025
April 14, 2025 10:30 IST
In India’s booming luggage market, legacy giants like VIP and Samsonite clash with digital disruptors like Assembly and WNTR, battling for travellers’ hearts with innovation and style. As air travel soars and tastes evolve, who will redefine the journey in this high-stakes showdown?
Wed, Apr 16, 2025

