What was your first job as a journalist?
It was about investigating forceful displacement of tribal communities for the construction of a proposed power plant in Jharkhand.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It's helping news accessible a larger audience, but the deluge of fake news is destroying the credibility of news industry.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't read fiction stories
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Exciting and engrossing
Who do you wish followed you?
Sir David Attenborough
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell the untold stories about communities and issues that rarely get covered by the mainstream media
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Lack of road connectivity leads to no marriages in a village for over 30 years, turning it into a village of bachelors
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Meeting people
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Mistrust in science
