Headline

Writer | Journalist | Editor | Poet

About

A seasoned journalist and editor across print and digital platforms in a career spanning close to two decades. Successful stints at three major English newspapers in India, two websites, and a four-year spell with one of the most reputed sports magazines in the world. Carry a proven track record leading editorial teams covering sport, health, and fitness, earning global acclaim as a sports columnist and feature writer. The drive is to bank on the knowledge, experience, writing and editorial skills, leadership and mentorship capabilities to achieve the publication’s objectives, lift it to loftier heights, and add new dimensions to the career.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

grok

ChatGPT

Work experience

Content and Quality Control Lead at Sports Condensed, Oct 2024 - Present · 2 yrs, Hybrid

Senior Fellow, Sports Policy at Centre for Public Policy Research, May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos, New Delhi, Delhi, India

Content and Quality Control Lead at The SportsRush, Oct 2024 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos, Delhi, India

Senior Editor at Happiest Health, Aug 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Began the stint at Happiest Health a month after the launch of the health, wellness and fitness platform. While the primary role is to head the fitness, musculoskeletal and pain management verticals, I play a larger role as part of the senior editorial team, planning and overseeing the evolution of its content strategy. * Formed the fitness vertical team, identifying junior and mid-level writers and content creators to initiate one of the biggest sections of the website. * In a span of few months, the team has set benchmarks in content quality, editorial direction and adherence to SEO good practices, in addition to organising webinars, offline workshops, and ideate videos and graphics. * Besides planning, editing and tracking stories, I have written features garnering acclaim and setting the bar for writing excellence. Awards/recognition: 2022 | Wordsmith award for editorial excellence by Happiest Health.

Sports Editor at NewsClick.in, Jun 2018 - Aug 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos, Greater Delhi Area, Initiated the sports coverage at Newsclick, forging a philosophy with focus on unearthing stories beyond matches and results, looking at the socio-political, economic, and philosophical aspects of sport. Newsclick sport became a destination for grassroots stories, narratives in women’s sport, and issues untouched by other publications. * Began three sports shows on Newsclick's YouTube channel — 5.76 Ounces in cricket, 420 Grams in football and Playthings, which analysed sport with a socio-political and economic lens. * Wrote analytic and comment pieces on sport, and a weekly column which looked at cricket through philosophy, current affairs and poetry. * Served as NC’s Grievance Redressal Officer. * Covered two boxing world championships, FIH Hockey World Cup 2018, and wrote on the 2018 Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, wrestling world and continental championships, the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and the Tokyo Olympics. Awards/recognition: 2018 | Shortlisted as one of the top-10 columnists in the Asia-Oceania region by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). 2019 | Shortlisted as a top-10 columnist in the Asia region by AIPS.

Education

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, Sacred Heart College, Thevara (Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala)

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Physical Sciences, University of Kerala