Feb 2020 – Mar 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Joined a fledgling newsroom that was publishing four stories a week. Now, apart from publishing one story every weekday, we have four newsletters, several periodic guest columns and another daily product which are shipped to subscribers. The content is largely behind a paywall. My role revolves around getting teams that are on organised on the lines of internet, business and chaos to bring ideas to the table and execute them. I have an active role in product development and scouting for revenue opportunities for the editorial business. I also actively write stories on the large companies for the business section.

Sep 2011 – Feb 2020 · 8 yrs 5 mos

• Led a team of senior writers specialising in long form business features. Put together the annual Fortune India 500 list and the India's Most Powerful Women. Plan and execute large cover features as well as ideas for different sections of the magazine. Develop and mentor team in research skills. Specialise in family business, entrepreneurship, conglomerates and business history. Interested in interviewing senior business and thought leaders.Closely track healthcare and automotive companies.

Feb 2011 – Aug 2011 · 6 mos · Mumbai

• As Deputy Editor was heading the Mumbai bureau and the business team for the magazine. Supervised coverage of general, political as well as broad interest business trend stories. Lead coverage of the magazine's reporting during the Mumbai serial blasts in July.

Jun 2008 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Corporate Editor. To write and oversee coverage in diverse industries such as automobiles, healthcare, metals, retail, stock markets and large corporate houses in India. Will also report on trends and entrepreneurship.

Sep 2005 – Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India, Bangalore

• Wrote and directed business stories on big news days. Authored a weekend column titled Flea Market that featured hobbies of businessmen like Marc Faber. Profiled India's best known business leaders for a weekend column.

Dec 1996 – Sep 2005 · 8 yrs 9 mos

• Covered closely industries, companies and government policy in several industries like pharmaceuticals, automobiles, petroleum, metals and stock markets. Wrote ground breaking stories on a stock market scam and unravelled the business blueprint of a large telecom company.

Jul 1994 – Sep 1996 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Conducting project appraisal for Pre-IPO companies and equity research reports for listed companies.

Jun 1993 – Jun 1994 · 1 yr

• Assessing diamonds, costing gold and diamond jewelry and finding new buyers/customers in Europe and Japan for a new product line. Established a marketing programme and systems for the company.

Jun 1992 – Jun 1993 · 1 yr

• Sales person for instruments like temperature controllers, solenoid valves etc to chemical and various process industries. Incharge of western and northern region for sales of UK-based Amersham's radioactive sources used in oil well logging and static eliminators. Travelled widely across the country to various industrial belts to sell equipments. Went through extensive sales training.

Jul 1990 – May 1992 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Promote speciality healthcare products to Mumbai's top doctors in areas like cardiology, surgery and gynaecology. Planned sales strategy for fast growing satellite markets. Achieved sales targets and won prizes for product knowledge. Underwent intensive training in aspects of healthcare and drugs.