Sonali is a writer, curator, and historian based between Mumbai and Singapore. Her practice explores the intersections between text, image, and the 'archive' — focusing on the spectral histories (and afterlives) of material objects, and thinking through the political stakes of narrative strategy in relation to the nation-state. As Visiting Faculty, she teaches critical theory and museology at the Dr. Shantilal K. Somaiya School of Art, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai.

Sonali holds an MA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London (2021), and a BA in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, University of Mumbai (2016). She was the recipient of the Art Scribes Award (2024) and launched her first curatorial project, 'Tell it Slant', at the Prameya Art Foundation in Delhi, after completing a research residency at La Napoule Art Foundation in 2024. Her work was shortlisted for the International Awards for Art Criticism (IAAC), an initiative by Fudan University and Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum. Her writings have been published by ART India, The Hindu, STIR World, JPM Quarterly, Project 88, and Usawa Literary Review.