What was your first job as a journalist?
Feature story on the last typewriter repairer in Delhi
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Social media is making it easier to consume news by integrating various media into one.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Charlie Skinner
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I as a journalist wish to objectively report stories in an understandable manner using innovative tools for storytelling.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mobile, DSLR, P2 and 360 cameras along with video editing software
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Documentary filmmakers and video reporters
Why did you become a journalist?
This job helps me learn, unlearn and relearn on a daily basis.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be innovative and simple in telling stories and reporting events.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reporting in the field
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Economic and Political Weekly
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
In Crime beat, there is a common misperception that journalists just rely on the police for the official quote, that is not the case.
