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Leher Kala is a multifaceted journalist, columnist, and filmmaker associated with The Indian Express. She is widely recognized for her sharp social commentary and lifestyle writing, which explores the nuances of modern Indian society, culture, and human behavior.
Professional Experience & Career Kala began her journalistic journey in 2000 with the India Today Group, gaining early experience in one of India's leading media houses. She subsequently joined The Indian Express, where she served as the Editor of Daily Features for four years, playing a key role in shaping the newspaper's lifestyle and feature content.
In addition to her print journalism career, she has experience in broadcast media, having worked with Aaj Tak. Broadening her creative scope, she ventured into filmmaking and founded Hutkay Films, a production house specializing in bespoke documentary-style celebration movies and biographies.
Expertise & Writing Style Since 2010, Leher Kala has been a regular columnist for The Indian Express. Her writing is known for its wit, observational depth, and ability to critique social trends. Her columns often dissect:
Social Trends & Lifestyle: From the "quiet luxury" of the elite to the changing dynamics of Indian weddings and social behavior.
Cultural Commentary: She writes extensively on the intersection of tradition and modernity in India.
Human Condition: Her pieces frequently touch upon philosophical themes, mental well-being, and the pressures of contemporary life.
Her column has often been titled "On The Loose," reflecting her free-ranging and candid take on the world around her.
Authoritativeness With over two decades of experience in the media industry, Kala has established herself as a distinct voice in Indian lifestyle journalism. Her ability to transition between hard news environments and feature writing, as well as her entrepreneurial venture in filmmaking, demonstrates a versatile command over storytelling in both text and visual formats.
June 14,2026 07:12:46 AM
CarryMen is merely cashing in on the middle-class and rich Indians’ headspace that some people exist only to serve others. Thousands of years of a hierarchical, caste-based society have ensured a blissful lack of discomfort in being waited on, hand on foot. A massive population provides an endless supply of cheap labour.
Sun, Jun 14, 2026May 31,2026 07:04:41 AM
For the well qualified, if AI hogs all the boring job options humanity relies on for a paycheck, dare we hope that after the initial shake up, people will pivot back and pursue whatever genuinely brings them joy? It’s a widespread reality that most people hate their jobs.
Sun, May 31, 2026May 17,2026 06:58:59 AM
As individuals reacting to world events, it’s easy to think our decisions have no intrinsic value. To pare down the issue to its most basic, an act is correct if it will produce a greater balance of positivity over negativity than the available alternatives
Mon, May 18, 2026May 03,2026 07:07:03 AM
There’s no perfect formula for consistent happiness, but the multi-sensory experience triggered by popping the cork, unleashes the very pleasant sensation of being completely at ease, thinking, as the saying goes, wine flies when you’re having fun.
Sun, May 03, 2026April 19,2026 07:00:09 AM
It can be tempting to read the fantastic successes Indians have had abroad through purely a romantic lens. Verdant greens and azure blue skies, life in New Zealand looks dreamlike and calm; if only our complex minds didn't also require a nourishing social life and a more stirring atmosphere.
Sun, Apr 19, 2026April 05,2026 07:14:37 AM
An old school friend or a sibling is invaluable because they’re the only ones who know exactly where you come from. The extraordinary influence of parents in our initial years, good or bad, shapes our personalities. Rejecting them is rejecting a part of ourselves.
Sun, Apr 05, 2026March 22,2026 07:05:22 AM
Most likely, the way people have stopped looking askance at Botox, fillers and lip jobs, GLPs will go mainstream too. In a world where maintaining an image is critical, whatever enhancements we make or don’t make, many of us will continue to feel that we need to do more.
Sun, Mar 22, 2026March 08,2026 07:16:54 AM
On the bright side, as AI threatens to make the value of technical skills questionable, it’s a shot at freedom for all those reluctantly aspiring engineers forced into IIT tuition factories in Kota, often driven to suicide by ambitious and clueless parents.
Sun, Mar 08, 2026February 22,2026 07:28:39 AM
All the money in the world can’t make up for the fact that the very insecurities we strive so hard to hide are so cringingly visible and a cause of cheer to others.
Sun, Feb 22, 2026February 08,2026 07:53:45 AM
The long overdue mental health revolution that happened during Covid is that “boundaries” and “trauma” became buzzwords and therapy became trendy.
Sun, Feb 08, 2026January 25,2026 07:18:26 AM
Work is worship, so we’ve been told. That doesn’t mean we see the opposite, leisure, as sheer laziness. It’s alright if every free moment isn’t spent on activities that bring material gain. It’s the choices we make in our spare time that bring us closer to living a good life.
Sun, Jan 25, 2026January 11,2026 07:39:12 AM
Perhaps the way to see New Year’s resolutions isn’t the fact that they’re almost certainly doomed to fail, but that by making them we’re forced to critically evaluate our lives, and at least think about where improvement is necessary.
Sun, Jan 11, 2026December 28,2025 06:40:29 AM
When a wedding is too over-the-top, it almost feels like the host is trying to buy a guarantee of a successful marriage. Alas, an Instagram-worthy show doesn’t always equal a fairy-tale ending. If anything, the messy realities of marriage may feel especially deflating, after a spectacular beginning.
Sun, Dec 28, 2025December 14,2025 08:13:53 AM
Where does this leave the romantic non-conformist who values truth over obedience, devoutness and determined patriotism? Despondent, for sure. The liberal must take solace in Byron’s words, that those who know the most, mourn the deepest.
Sun, Dec 14, 2025November 30,2025 07:17:32 AM
It turns out the pandemic-induced quiet luxury trend is over.
Sun, Nov 30, 2025November 16,2025 07:09:51 AM
The dark history of Indri was related to me by a friend who was nearly choking with rage that at some dinner party the host served him the malt before casually revealing its origins. How can you spend a rupee on that guy and make him richer, he argued, rejigging old memories of how Sharma almost got away with murder.
Sun, Nov 16, 2025November 02,2025 07:15:47 AM
Even if ethically, killing is hard to justify, no matter what the provocation. It can only be understood philosophically, that imperfections are embedded in human nature.
Sun, Nov 02, 2025October 19,2025 08:00:18 AM
The tulip in Delhi vanishes in mere days amid press and much fanfare, while nobody talks about the fragrant madhumalti and champa that lasts a whole season.
Sun, Oct 19, 2025October 05,2025 07:45:56 AM
I can’t help but think there’s something futile and petulant about grudging someone their good fortune. Life is never fair, and as Oscar Wilde noted most wisely, it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
Sun, Oct 05, 2025September 21,2025 07:12:18 AM
Perhaps it’s time to rest the idea that authenticity is a God given divine right to “live your truth”. And turn back, to celebrate compromise, tact and maturity instead.
Sun, Sep 21, 2025September 07,2025 07:10:06 AM
It would be a pity to go through life without the perspective critically acclaimed books and movies have to offer because cheesy as it sounds, they can be transcendental experiences.
Sun, Sep 07, 2025September 07,2025 05:30:32 AM
Behind the frothy descriptions of upper-crust life are astute observations on a new generation of confident Asians
Tue, Sep 23, 2025August 24,2025 06:45:47 AM
Nobody wants children mauled or terrorised by dogs and indeed, something needed to be done. To cultivate awareness means to remain as true to the truth as possible; and to make peace with all the ugliness that comes with, as Camus said, the terrible responsibility of life.
Sun, Aug 24, 2025August 10,2025 07:23:20 AM
Political correctness and cancel culture have forced creators into petrified self-consciousness — people are so scared of being written off as dated has-beens, they’re willing to sacrifice whatever they stand for.
Sun, Aug 10, 2025July 27,2025 07:15:56 AM
Criminal justice failures capture our imaginations because they speak so profoundly to the human condition, to fundamental questions about punishment, ambition and ethics. Throughout history, in mythology and in reality, there have been people who couldn’t get a fair trial.
Sun, Jul 27, 2025
