Vaasanthi, born Pankajam (Tamil: வாஸந்தி) (born July 26, 1941) is a Tamil journalist and a writer.
She got her degree in English literature and history at Mysore University and a Master's degree at Oslo University in Norway. She served as the editor of India Today, Tamil edition for nine years. Many of her essays on art, culture, and politics have been seriously focused on the emergence of a number of articles and created debates.
Vaasanthi has written a number of lectures and reports on women's issues and she is also a political analyst. Penguin Books published a book in English (Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars) with their standings in the political history of Tamil Nadu during the time she worked as the editor of India Today.
She also wrote the biography of J. Jayalalithaa in 2016. She has written around 40 novels and six short story collections.