She writes columns in newspapers and magazines and has published books on the subject of Indian politics.
Her mother, Urmila Phadnis, was International Affairs Professor at JNU.
Phadnis worked with various newspaper and magazine publishers like The Independent, The Indian Post and Newstime.
[4] She is the winner of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for the year 2008–2009 in the Political Reporting (Print) category.
She shared this award with Pranab Dhal Samanta of The Indian Express.