Nandini Vijayaraghavan is a finance professional, author and translator with extensive experience researching Asian economies, financial markets, banks and corporations. Her writing spans books, columns, case studies and translations of Tamil literature into English.

Nandini has written three business books: The Singapore Blue Chips (World Scientific Publishing, 2017), co-authored with Umesh Desai; Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the World’s Largest Democracy (Penguin Business, 2023); and Rare: Investing the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Way (Westland Business, 2025). Rare was featured in News18’s Thought-Provoking Reads of 2025.

Nandini has translated two novels by the celebrated Tamil author Kalki R. Krishnamurthy: Sivakamiyin Sabadham (Sivakami’s Vow), a four-volume historical novel published by Ebury Press (Penguin Random House India, 2023), and Parthiban Kanavu (Parthiban’s Dream) (Ratna Books, 2021), which was shortlisted for a Valley of Words Translation Award in 2022. Her translation of Savi’s Washingtonil Thirumanam (A Wedding in Washington) was published by Ratna Sagar in 2025. Parthiban’s Dream and A Wedding in Washington feature the original illustrations by (Late) Thiru Gopulu, alias S. Gopalan.

Born and raised in Chennai, Nandini holds postgraduate degrees in Economics from Tufts University and Finance from London Business School. She is a CFA charterholder.