My work so far
JOURNALIST · EDITOR · EVENT PRODUCER · CONTENT STRATEGIST
EXPERIENCE
YOURSTORY MEDIA
Senior Staff Writer — Editorial & Events
April 2025 – Present
- Pitched and wrote stories for the website, specialising in profiles and reported features.
- Covered emerging sectors including spacetech, climatetech and AI.
- Reported on technology and entrepreneurship events across Bengaluru.
- Planned agendas and contributed to the execution of flagship events including DevSparks, MSME Sparks and TechSparks.
- Worked across editorial and events, developing content and programming around technology, entrepreneurship and emerging businesses.
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
Reporter & Sub-Editor
August 2022 – January 2024
- Reported daily for the newspaper across interviews, features and news stories.
- Covered culture, science, sports, human interest and lifestyle, among other beats.
- Edited and rewrote copies for grammar, clarity and readability.
- Contributed across the Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi editions.
- Worked on building the organisation’s social media presence across X and Instagram.
VOGUE INDIA
Contributing Writer
July 2024 – February 2025
- Wrote features for the website on a freelance basis.
- Covered culture, art and personal essays.
THE FEDERAL
Journalist
June 2021 – August 2022
- Pitched and reported stories from Kolkata and Bengaluru.
- Edited and rewrote copies to meet editorial and readability requirements.
- Published three stories in The Eighth Column, the website’s premium section.
- Ideated and developed topics suitable for podcast formats.
- Helped build the publication’s daily social media presence, contributing to a 100% increase in engagement.
FREELANCE
Various Publications | January 2024 – Present
- Worked as one of the editors of the novel Operation Silkayara by the 2023 Ramnath Goenka Award-winning journalist Saurabh Sharma.
- Pitched and wrote culture stories and conducted interviews for The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
- Worked as a researcher on stories published by The Wire and 101 Reporters.
- Translated stories from Hindi to English for IndiaSpend.
Skills
Journalism
Reporting, interviews, profiles, features and long-form writing across technology, culture, science, business and human interest.
Editing
Structural editing, copy editing, rewriting and developing stories from pitch to publication.
Events
Agenda development, speaker programming and event execution, particularly around technology, entrepreneurship and business.
Content Strategy
Editorial strategy, social media, podcast development and translating complex subjects into accessible content.
