HR Leader, Author and Speaker brings a fresh perspective to relationships, rediscovery and keeping love alive
Mumbai: Dr. Rajani Tewari, a senior HR leader, author and speaker, continues to bring together her professional understanding of people and her passion for storytelling through her literary work. Her writing explores themes of identity, relationships, resilience and the experiences that shape everyday life.
Dr. Tewari has received recognition across the HR and leadership space. Her professional profile lists honours and recognitions including Top 20 leaders in Organisation Development, Top 100 HR Professionals, Top 100 HR Minds, and several leadership and HR awards over the years.
Her literary portfolio includes works such as Guilt Trip, Kurukshetra Has Wi-Fi, Silent Threads Unclaimed Yet Eternal, CTRL+ MUM: The Parent Trap You Walked Into Willingly, What Rumi Whispered, The Audacity of Being Enough and Love, Mismatched, among others. Public book listings currently show multiple works associated with her name.
Her book Guilt Trip received particular attention following its Penguin India launch in September 2025. The book, titled Guilt Trip: Nine Stops to Selfhood, explores the invisible burden of guilt and the journey towards selfhood through its protagonist, Ladoo Singh. At the launch, Dr. Tewari was described as a CHRO, writer and speaker.
Another distinctive work in her literary journey is Love, Mismatched. The book turns its attention towards romantic relationships after the initial excitement of love has settled into the familiarity of everyday life.
At its core, Love, Mismatched asks readers to consider what happens when couples who have been together for years begin to take each other for granted. The relationship may still have love, companionship and shared memories, but the spontaneity and excitement that once defined the romance can gradually become quieter.
The book explores the idea of reconnecting with the person one has already chosen, rather than assuming that romance belongs only to the beginning of a relationship. It looks at how couples can revisit their connection, rediscover one another and bring freshness back into a relationship that may have become routine.
The published title itself captures the central idea with the phrase “Our love story is on mute, but the subtitles are hilarious.”
Rather than presenting relationships as perfect or static, Love, Mismatched approaches love through the realities of long-term companionship—familiarity, changing priorities, everyday routines and the need to consciously nurture emotional connection.
Dr. Tewari’s professional experience in HR also places people, relationships and human behaviour at the centre of her broader professional journey. Her work across leadership and literature reflects her interest in understanding the human experiences behind both professional and personal lives.
With her growing body of literary work and extensive experience in the HR and leadership space, Dr. Rajani Tewari continues to explore subjects that invite readers to reflect on themselves, their relationships and the choices they make.
Through Love, Mismatched, she brings a particularly relatable question to the forefront: Can we fall in love again with the same person—not because the relationship has changed, but because we have learned to see each other differently?
The book offers an invitation to pause, reconnect and rediscover the romance that can sometimes become hidden beneath the routines of everyday life.
About Dr. Rajani Tewari
Dr. Rajani Tewari is a senior HR leader, author and speaker. Her professional profile records several recognitions in HR, organisation development, leadership and diversity and inclusion. She is also the author of multiple literary works, including Guilt Trip, Love, Mismatched, Kurukshetra Has Wi-Fi, Silent Threads Unclaimed Yet Eternal and CTRL+ MUM: The Parent Trap You Walked Into Willingly.
