Sangeetha's writing career kicked off rather early. She won the District first prize for her essay on world peace when she was 14. Since then she has been published by Reader's Digest, Savvy, Femina and the ToI Financial Times.

Her career in newspapers and magazines has included being Principal Correspondent with Times of India, Contributing Editor with Living Well magazine, the largest English lifestyle magazine across the midde East for Arab women. She set up and ran the national cultural and tourism magazine for the Kingdom of Jordan, which was nominated for an international British Council Award. She also set up and ran a bilingual magazine for the Mayor of Amman. She also set up and ran the flagship European magazine on innovation and entrepreneurship called The Business Innovator, and was Editor-in-Chief of Aspire Magazine, Dubai. In 2023 she launched a crowd-funded volunteer-driven high-end magazine for her home town in the Nilgiris, Inside43, that continues to curate a living history of this ecologically sensitive and culturally rich region.

She has published five books: Amman: Story, A Moral Murder and Other Tales From The Blue Hills (turned into a stage play in 2024), The Book of Anglo Indian Tales, The Naked Indian Woman and most recently The Unseen Goddess. Her books have received excellent reviews in Femina, The Indian Express, The Week, The Hindu, BBC and The Tribune, UK. She was listed as number six on The Landmark List of top twenty new writers to look out for. She was interviewed by Savoir Faire, CanvasRebel and Globe Magazine and Vogue In Focus. She also made it to the Hasty Booklist in the US and was among the top 100 books in 2025 with the National Women's Book Association of America.

She was a highly read contributer on the internationally acclaimed blog, Teabox.com and her post on abuse about women titled 'I am an Indian woman' went viral on the internet. It was published by Vidura, the in-house magazine of The Press Institute of India and by Mindsjournal.com.

Sangeetha has been working with women and men from dfferent parts of the world for many years, helping them overcome the trauma of abuse and oppression, having lived through the same herself. She has conducted workshops on creative writing and women's empowerment in India and spoken on women's issues at confereces in Europe. Her work won her the award of 'Most Inspirational Woman of the Year 2019' and a place on the Haut Monde judging panel for the Mrs India Worldwide contest 2019. in addition, she has spoken at two literary festivals and various book readings in India and abroad. She was a featured speaker on the Heart's Talk show with celebrity host Linda Larsen.

She curated and wrote the Spoken Word for the Nilgiri Roots Festival 2025, chronicling the everyday lives and struggles of tribal persons and has been interviewed by press across the US and India for her creative work and activism. Currently Managing Director of Incubation Worldwide UK, she is under contract with Villa Magna Publishing for two new titles. Beyond writing, she is a devoted animal rescuer, having saved 59 animals single-handedly to date. She loves karaoke, sci-fi, high heels, standing up for the underdog and being a person who walks the talk.

You can contact Sangeetha by email at info@sangeethashinde.com.