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{{Short description|Indian screenwriter, academic and entrepreneur}}
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'''Ranjini Krishnan''' (born Mozhikulam, Ernakulam, Kerala) is an Indian screenwriter, academic and entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranjini Krishnan – Researcher, Writer & Entrepreneur {{!}} Speaker at Yaanam 2025 Kerala Tourism |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/yaanam |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Yaanam 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=This scriptwriter is making waves in beauty industry with her organic bath bombs |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/women/2017/11/12/ranjini-krishnan-scriptwriter-body-tree-organic-soaps.html |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=OnManorama}}</ref> She works on gender and intimacy issues in Kerala through her work and articles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bharath |date=2021-07-31 |title=Daughters of Scheherazade · |url=https://voyancestories.com/feature-stories/daughters-of-scheherazade/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> She is a part of sustainable wellness ventures based in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=lekshmimani |date=2024-06-11 |title=Global Public School's World Environment Day Initiatives: Promoting Land Restoration and Sustainability |url=https://globalpublicschool.org/global-public-schools-world-environment-day-initiatives-promoting-land-restoration-and-sustainability/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=Best School in Kochi, Kerala {{!}} Top CBSE School in Kochi {{!}} Global Public School |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinesh |first=Arya P. |date=2017-11-10 |title=The tropical fix |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thiruvananthapuram/2017/Nov/09/the-tropical-fix-1697112.html |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
She grew up in Moozhikulam, Ernakulam.<ref name=":1" /> She earned an MA in psychology and completed a doctorate in Cultural Studies at the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society in Bangalore.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ranjini Krishnan {{!}} India Foundation for the Arts |url=https://indiaifa.org/grants-projects/ranjini-krishnan.html |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=indiaifa.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranjini Krishnan — Centre for the Study of Culture and Society |url=http://cscs.res.in/Members/people-cscs/students-cscs/copy6_of_ashwin-kumar-a.p?month:int=9&year:int=2022&orig_query= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814214050/http://cscs.res.in/Members/people-cscs/students-cscs/copy6_of_ashwin-kumar-a.p?month:int=9&year:int=2022&orig_query= |archive-date=2022-08-14 |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=cscs.res.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Films ==
Ranjini is the producer and scriptwriter of the national award-winning documentary ''[[A Pestering Journey]]'' (2010), and co-scriptwriter of the feature film [[Kanyaka Talkies]] (2013), which won Best Screenplay at the New York Indian Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Indian Film Festival 2014 |url=https://iaac.us/NYIFF2014/press.htm |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=iaac.us}}</ref> Her video art project ''Daughters of Scheherazade'' (2020), supported by the [[India Foundation for the Arts]], explores the cultural meanings of the nuptial chamber and female experience of intimacy and violence through interviews, poems, and visual installations.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Entrepreneurship ==
Ranjini is the founder and managing director of Body Tree Naturals Pvt. Ltd., a company that produces organic bath products.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sahadevan |first=Sajini |date=2018-07-27 |title=Ranjini Krishnan's brand of artisanal soaps |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/ranjini-krishnans-brand-of-artisanal-soaps/article24530522.ece |access-date=2025-11-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=സമ്മാനമായി കേക്ക് കൊടുത്ത് മടുപ്പിക്കല്ലേ; പകരം നൽകാം ഗ്രീൻ ഗിഫ്റ്റ് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/women/interviews/2019/12/23/interview-with-ranjini-krishnan.html |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=സമ്മാനമായി കേക്ക് കൊടുത്ത് മടുപ്പിക്കല്ലേ; പകരം നൽകാം ഗ്രീൻ ഗിഫ്റ്റ് |language=ml}}</ref> The brand is noted for its handmade soaps and skincare products that follows sustainable practices in their production. She also directs Sradha Culture Lab (OPC) Pvt. Ltd., which focuses on menstrual awareness and research.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Somaraj |first=Varsha |date=2025-01-30 |title=Kerala researcher launches 'Go With The Flo' board game; aims to demystify menstruation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jan/30/kerala-researcher-launches-go-with-the-flo-board-game-aims-to-demystify-menstruation |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=Shilpa Nair |date=2025-02-07 |title=Kochi {{!}} A game that debunks myths around menstruation PRINT The period game |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kochi-go-with-the-flo-the-period-game-is-an-educational-board-game-that-debunks-myths-around-menstruation/article69178694.ece |access-date=2025-11-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Selected works ==
* A Pestering Journey (2010) – Producer, Scriptwriter
* Kanyaka Talkies (2013) – Scriptwriter
* Daughters of Scheherazade (2019) – Director, Writer, Filmmaker
* Puthu Katha (2004) – Contributor (Malayalam short story anthology)

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