In contemporary Indian writing, where urgency often competes with nuance, Dr. Rajani Tewari’s work chooses a steadier, more exacting path. Her writing does not seek spectacle. It seeks recognition—of the thoughts women carry silently, the guilt they inherit unconsciously, and the emotional labour that structures both personal and professional life.
An award‑winning author and senior people‑leadership professional, Tewari writes from the intersection of lived corporate experience and inward reckoning. Her work blends contemporary literary non‑fiction with narrative memoir, feminist inquiry, and poetic social commentary—distinguished by humour, metaphor, inner monologue, and emotional realism. Across genres, her central concern remains consistent: how women learn to negotiate identity, ambition, love, motherhood, and self‑worth within systems that rarely pause to acknowledge the cost.
Her books resist linear storytelling. Instead, they move through reflection, memory, and metaphor—allowing lived experience to become argument, and humour to function as critique rather than relief.
Writing the Grammar of Guilt and Selfhood
In , Tewari undertakes a sharp yet compassionate exploration of womanhood, body politics, and inherited guilt. Told through metaphor‑rich episodes and lived experience, the book processes pain through wit rather than bitterness. Guilt here is neither denied nor indulged; it is examined, unpacked, and re‑written. The journey toward self‑acceptance unfolds not as triumph, but as clarity—earned through reflection and emotional honesty.
A related thematic urgency surfaces in , a reflective manifesto that challenges the culture of perpetual inadequacy imposed on women. Eschewing prescriptive self‑help, the book argues quietly but firmly for emotional sufficiency—for the right to stop striving for approval and begin inhabiting wholeness.
Love, Silence, and Emotional Labour
In , Tewari turns to philosophical relationship drama. The novel is a meditation on love versus care, passion versus presence, and the unseen labour that sustains relationships. Its power lies in restraint. The deepest bonds in this narrative are not loud or dramatic; they are carried in pauses, habits, and unspoken understanding.
This attention to the ordinary as emotionally revelatory continues in , a collection of contemporary slice‑of‑life fiction. Set in cafés and everyday spaces, the stories reveal how casual conversations often carry extraordinary emotional truths. Longing, healing, and connection unfold quietly, suggesting that intimacy is frequently found in the most unremarkable moments.
Motherhood Without Sanctimony
Perhaps most disarming is , a humorous yet tender account of modern motherhood. Free of idealisation and moral instruction, the book examines guilt, burnout, love, and rediscovery with candour. Laughter becomes a form of resistance here—not against motherhood itself, but against the unrealistic expectations imposed upon it.
A Voice Shaped by Leadership and Lived Reality
Beyond literature, Dr. Rajani Tewari leads large‑scale people and ESG agendas in India’s electric‑mobility ecosystem. Her professional life—rooted in dignity of work, inclusion, and purpose‑driven leadership—infuses her writing with credibility rather than abstraction. She does not write about systems from a distance; she writes from within them, attentive to how policies and cultures register emotionally on the individual.
What ultimately distinguishes Tewari’s body of work is tone. It is neither accusatory nor consolatory. It trusts intelligence, values humour as insight, and allows emotional realism to carry its own authority. Her writing insists—quietly but persistently—that personal narratives are not distractions from public discourse, but essential to it.
In giving language to guilt, silence, care, and self‑acceptance, Dr. Rajani Tewari contributes not just stories, but vocabulary—words for experiences many recognise but struggle to name.
Author website: https://rajanitewari.in