In the past two decades, Nalini Ramachandran has worked as a writer and an editor across various media—film and television, newspapers and magazines, children's books and graphic novels. Her works often explore the intersections between culture, nature, wildlife, and human existence.

She is the author of multiple books, including Trumpet Calls: Epic Tales of Extraordinary Elephants; Gods, Giants and the Geography of India; Nava Durga: The Nine Forms of the Goddess; Lore of the Land: Storytelling Traditions of India; and APJ Abdul Kalam: One Man, Many Missions.