Hi! I am Saumya Ancheri. I’m a writer and editor. I most often explore travel, arts and culture, food, spirituality and wellness in my stories. I have worked as a journalist for 14 years now, and I have postgraduate degrees in journalism and counselling psychology. Bombay/Mumbai in India has been home for most of my life.
While my day job is as features editor at Conde Nast Traveller (via National Geographic Traveller, Blouin Artinfo and Time Out Mumbai), dream interpretation is one of my favourite pastimes—I learn a lot from mine, and I love helping family and friends take a look at their dreaming life. It’s how I moved to a career in writing after studying to be a counsellor, and paying attention to my dreams definitely helps me sleep better! You’ll find me at neighbourhood music gigs, double-binging on movies and comfort food, at a shamanic journeying or meditation class, walking by the sea or getting lost in sci-fi/fantasy fiction.
