What was your first job as a journalist?
Sub-editor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course :)
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Over email. Or through the contact form on my website. And if it's something really urgent, I should be called up.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
It's still in the planning stage: how Indian banks have been looting / hoodwinking citizens.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
(i) Read (ii) Leave ideological baggage behind. Go where the evidence leads you.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time. I don't keep regular hours.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A leak about a confidential official report, sanctioned by a particular state government, which had damned the process of green clearances.
What's your favorite drink?
Beer | Coffee
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Caravan.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it (environment) is anti-development in nature. One has to tackle this all the time.
