What was your first job as a journalist?
Editing, writing, planning and publishing pages
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
Social media has demolished the geographical boundaries and created an army of global journalists.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
A journalist can never be fictional.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A true journalist is someone who gets seduced by stories every now and then and would not mind to go even Krypton to chase them.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Chester Literary Festival's twitter post with the hashtag was insanely funny
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Tools: Audio recorder, camera, video camera, laptop and so on.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Rabindranath Tagore
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I wanted to marry my passion with my profession.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No. I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Plight of people in the burning town of Jharia
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Only if you are passionate about journalism, venture into the troubled world of wordsmiths.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime. Always game for new assignments
