What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Dhanya Rajendran, P Sainath, Ravish Kumar
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist has made me more empathetic, allowing me to understand, analyze, and assess various situations. Beyond merely being a storyteller, it offers me opportunities to share narratives that impact people.
Who do you wish followed you?
Manipur: A divided state pits one force against the otherhttps://www.thenewsminute.com/news/manipur-divided-state-pits-one-force-against-other-18151Manipur ground report: Meitei groups bar entry to 10 Kuki villages that were burnt downhttps://www.thenewsminute.com/news/manipur-ground-report-meiteis-bar-entry-10-kuki-villages-were-burnt-down-181218Manipur ground report: The role of vigilante groups on both sides of the conflicthttps://www.thenewsminute.com/news/manipur-ground-report-role-vigilante-groups-both-sides-conflict-180998No home to go back to: Many in Manipur camps unaware of what happened to their homeshttps://www.thenewsminute.com/news/no-home-to-go-back-to-many-in-manipur-camps-unaware-of-what-happened-to-their-homesSolidarity in conflict: Inter-community couples find protection in Meitei and Kuki campshttps://www.thenewsminute.com/news/solidarity-conflict-inter-community-couples-find-protection-meitei-and-kuki-camps-181166Let my son learn ‘A for AK-47’: When I visited my Manipuri batchmate in his villagehttps://www.thenewsminute.com/news/let-my-son-learn-ak-47-when-i-visited-my-manipuri-batchmate-his-village-181227https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/the-outcast-gods-of-kerala-how-untouchability-prevails-among-theyyams
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's your favorite drink?
Green Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Travel
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Washington Post, Wire, Scroll