My journalism career has had roughly four phases.
Reporter and correspondent
For the first ten years, I worked as a reporter and correspondent focusing on investigative journalism. During this time, I wrote about issues in Mumbai for a city newspaper, covered western India for a national newspaper and reported briefly from Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall and for a year from Israel/Palestine for local and Indian publications.
Editor
In the second phase, for fifteen years, I worked as an editor in various capacities, while reporting and writing on the side.
Freelancer and columnist
For the next four years, entering the third phase, I freelanced for a variety of publications, wrote some long-form articles as well as a column.
Freelancer and writer
In the fourth phase, over about six years, I wrote my first book, The Secret Master, while continuing to freelance. The book is available at leading book sellers from 13 October 2025.