Asian College of Journalism
Broadcast Journalism

Cardiff University
Journalism

Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University
English Literature

Assistant Director
Blue Mango Films |
• Created editorially sound rundowns for two news bulletins: Reporters Diary @6 and the Prime-time show: India Business Hour • Worked in close co-ordination with the editor-in-chief and distinguished Indian journalist- Shereen Bhan • Wrote news scripts, culled out edits (packages and interviews) for bulletins, wrote lead-ins for stories • Edited business stories and worked in the Production Control Room (PCR) during the news bulletins.

Producer and Anchor
NDTV |
• Leading all technology news bulletins on NDTV 24X7: Anchoring technology bulletins/segments for the channel. • Covered multiple breaking news stories on tech policy, the largest mobile phone production facility in the world, among others. • Producing (Editorial, Scripting, Shooting and Post-production) for NDTV's flagship tech shows: Cell Guru and Gadget Guru (The Gadgets 360 Show) hosted by Rajiv Makhni and previously, also by Vikram Chandra. • Reporting for the shows included liaising with different tech companies and interviewing the top management of tech giants like Netflix, Huawei, Google, Qualcomm, Apple, Corning Gorilla Glass, Dolby, HMD Global and Samsung. • Led the launch of a new show on start-ups for the channel titled 'Unicorn- Chasing the Start-up Dream'. This included research, pitching, launching, editorial and entire production of the show. Worked in close co-ordination with leading start-ups globally. The series went on to have its own awards for start-ups in India. • Other tech shows I worked on for the network included 'How To' a show on various technology know-how's; and 'Byte Me'-on latest tech launches. Led shoots and the post-production along with writing the scripts in a two-person team. • Shaped and managed a unique two-part travel show in partnership with Singapore Tourism titled ‘Singapore Insider’. Scripted, produced and oversaw post-production for the show. The series was nominated in the Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA). • Managed large scale productions of special marathon shows and award shows for the network. Worked as a Producer on the master rundown, guest management and scripting for these large-scale productions. • Identifying online trends, using different tools to scale social media presence of the shows (Content strategy). Familiarity in using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media. • Travelled extensively and reported on stories from LA, San Francisco (Silicon Valley), London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Also reported from the biggest mobile show in the world: Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona and the most well-known and largest tech show- CES 2020 in Las Vegas.

Assistant Director
CNBC |
• Pre-production, direction and post-production- oversaw the production process for each project end-to-end (including scripts) • Made videos for corporate use, TV consumption and social media • Managed a team of Production Assistants in executing projects for clients like Ford, Google, Microsoft and Adobe • Client facing role- pitched new ideas and managed different clients • Highlight: Executed a two-part travel series on Uttar Pradesh for the U.P. Government, for History Channel.