Experience

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  Mid day

  Aug 1996 - Apr 2003

  Principal correspondent

  tracked down an absconding additional sessions judge who allegedly was in cahoots with an underworld don two years before Mumbai Police could lay hands on him. produced front page reports and features on most days of the weeks.“During his about seven year tenure with us, he broke several stories and shouldered the responsibility of the bureau for six months. His undoubted talent as an investigative reporter has been proven beyond doubt” - Aakar Patel, Chief Editor, Mid Day

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  Sahara time

  Apr 2003 - Jun 2004

  Special correspondent

  did special stories after travelling to places like Bastar (Chhattisgarh State), Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. In Bastar, got to know about husband killers and Rajasthan trip helped me interact with Hindu refugees who migrated from Pakistan during 1965 and 1971's Indo-Pak wars and were still squatting without citizenship.

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  Mumbai mirror

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Special correspondent

  Covered investigative & intelligence agencies and did special features. tracked down women trafficked from Assam, Bihar, Odisha and other states to Mewat District in Haryana. had Home Ministry as a beat as well."He is extremely hard-working, sincere and a good team man. He broke a good number of stories for us" - Meenal Baghel, Editor, Mumbai Mirror

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  Sakaal group

  Jun 2008 - Nov 2008

  Assistant editor, sakaal times

  •Worked as part of Special Investigation Team and later in Sunday team. •Did special exclusive stories and features. •Did reports on Ministry of Home Affairs, Railways and Department of Personnel & Training.

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  E-sense entertainment private limited

  Mar 2009 - Mar 2010

  Roving editor, yuva

  worked as Roving Editor with Yuva, a fortnightly English magazine published from Mumbai.Covered Congress, UPA and Congress-ruled States. frequently traveled out of Delhi for special stories."He was hard working, diligent and very good at his work. He has extremely good contacts in most fields, including politics, and worked on numerous assignments" - Deepali Nandwani, Editor, Yuva

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  The free press journal

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Chief of bureau

  Covered Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and other political parties. Also reported on all such issues which might have national relevance."During the period of retainership with us we found him to be hardworking, efficient and obedient" - G L Lakhotia, Managing Editor, The Free Press Journal

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  Tecnia institute of advanced studies

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2011

  Guest faculty

  Taught Print Journalism to BA (JMC) Final Year students

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  Commonwealth games 2010 delhi

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2010

  Venue media manager

  Led a team of 40 paid staff, interns and volunteers in conducting successful press operations at Table Tennis venue in Yamuna Sports Complex. Facilitated over 400 Indian and foreign journalists, photo journalists and television journalists."He made outstanding contribution to the Games and went beyond his call of duty to ensure efficient delivery. He displayed excellent team spirit and commitment to the project" - Neelam Kapur, Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India Show less

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  Inclusion magazine

  Oct 2010 - Apr 2012

  Resident editor

  Edited Inclusion, a quarterly on developmental economics. Wrote cover stories on different facets of inclusion - social, financial and digital - features, rewrote and subbed copies penned by domain experts. Arranged for pictures, graphics, tables and other stuff required for the print .Was also responsible for updation of www.inclusion.in, the web version of the magazine. Uploaded news, views, quote of the day, poll and other features every day to keep the portal alive.

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  Asia360news

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Correspondent

  worked out top three stories reported in Indian Media every week. put together extensive report on the top story and wrote summary for the other two.

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  Asia news observer

  May 2012 - Mar 2013

  India editor

  It's a 24-year-old news agency registered in Shanghai. It reports and analyses geopolitical, political, economic and business issues of Asia. It has over 100 correspondents in Asia, Middle East, Europe and the United States.

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  Gfiles

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2013

  Senior editor

  Mapped Delhi Assembly Constituencies to gauge mood of the voter for November 2103 state polls. was the first to predict Arvind Kejriwal's emphatic win against Sheila Dikshit in New Delhi. gave 30-33 seats to BJP. proved right.

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  Governance now - london school of economics

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

  Researcher

  wrote about 'culture of polling centres', 'nuances of election campaigns', ''Why India votes?' after spending around a month in Dalli rajhara, a town in Balod District of Chhattisgarh, known to be a minefield (iron ore).

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  Writer/correspondent

  Mar 2014 - Oct 2017

  Bangkok post

  worked for Bangkok Post. Also wrote forBBC (Hindi), gfiles, Pointblank7, Arab News, Global Indian etc. Also reported on election campaign, governance, economy, internal security, strategic affairs and legislative business in India.

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  Himgiri zee university, dehradun

  Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

  Associate professor

  Taught Film Studies, Fundamentals of Print Journalism and Media Laws and Ethics. guided students on research and organised a Lit Fest

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  Jecrc university

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

  Associate professor-cum-hod

  Consolidated publication of daily newspaper The Message and production of audio news bulletin The Voice and Television bulletin The TV Talk. lead the JMC team during a NAAC inspection. The department was amongst the top performers under my leadership

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  Jecrc university

  Feb 2020 - now

  Working as an Associate Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication department of JECRCUniversity since February 1, 2020.Taught Cinema studies, Development Journalism, Media literacy & General AwarenessTeaching Film Studies to BA (English Honours) students and Development Journalism to BA (JMC) 2nd-year studentsHave been part of Campus Recruitment Training (Training Placement Cell) for two consecutive years. Have trained students in communication.Have organised over a dozen expert lectures/interactions of editors, anchors, HR Professionals, and international journalists. Show less

  • Professor & Dean

    May 2022 - now

  • Associate Professor & Dean School of Mass Communication

    Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Associate Professor

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2021