What was your first job as a journalist?
sub-editor at NDTV.com
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social is changing news by shaping how it is distributed
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Telling stories that matter
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Nothing special, photoshop, a word processor, final cut pro and a transcription software
What's your favorite social network?
For personal stuff Instagram, for professional work, Twitter and Facebook is important for keeping in touch and sharing some work
Who do you wish followed you?
Everyone
Why did you become a journalist?
To write about tech and chronicle its rise in my country
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?
Too many to name, some of my work covering free basics and the first akash tablet. My Apple coverage
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Stay hungry and humble.
When's the best time to pitch you?
in the afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
For the Vivaldi browser
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to name
What's your favorite drink?
Old Fashioned
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Having a drink at a party
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Bloomberg Businessweek
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That you get everything for free
