What was your first job as a journalist?
Columnist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
From print to digital, it is impacting the delivery of news. Newspapers are less read than e-newspapers, and so on.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ravish Kumar
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A field which provides a platform to give voice to voiceless.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Biography of mine and my struggles of life.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Notepad, WhatsApp, Gmail, Facebook and Google.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
The people who loves my work and support me in bad days.
Why did you become a journalist?
When I got a platform to raise the voice of those people who are suppressed due to political supremacy.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Chenab Valley, a region in Jammu and Kashmir, India
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work for community, Work for your people.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Always ready
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Civic
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Controversies in civic issues
What's your favorite drink?
Mountain Dew
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
My phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I love to read researches on Chenab region in Jammu and Kashmir.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Some people think that civic issues include personal life or in-family issues, and they contact me for that.
