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I am an accidental journalist -- and I am now into my 25th year of this "accident".

I dropped out of college, waited on table, played the drums, played the fool -- until it struck me that what I really wanted to do was read a lot. And maybe write a little.

One thing led to other things: A trainee job at daily newspaper the Indian Post that became a feature writer position once I found my sea-legs; Features Editor at city tabloid Mid-Day; Senior Editor at weekly broadsheet Sunday Observer.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

To sort agency copy, taste them. Oh -- and to fetch coffee, tea, biscuits, for the real journalists in the room.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It is making the storytelling a participative process -- one where you can involve the audience through the process of creation.

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