Work Profile

Profile
Over 33 years of professional experience, in media, public relations and academics. Managed the news desk with 40 plus staffers, of three national newspapers.

Worked with Hindustan Times, Maharashtra Herald, Car India, Bike India, Sakal Media Group and Business Standard.

Worked in Corporate Communications for five years with two software companies and promoted their products in the international and domestic media, based on their requirements with successful results.

Presently, an Editor with a US-based online editing consultancy dealing with news agencies and newspapers globally.

• Headed the News Desk at four newspaper offices and two auto magazines over 25 years in the print media

• Written and edited content for corporate websites, case studies and online publications

• Edited content for corporate websites, case studies and online publications

• Used to take lectures at various institutes in the city on Journalism, New Media and PR

• Support curriculum evaluation and development for UG and PG
courses in journalism

• Author and Ghost writer to a few CEOs, cricketers, and nutritionists.

Chandu Borde titled, Panther’s Paceswas published in 2018.

Captain Sunny Jacob, Pune well-known children’s tennis coach, titled Love All..

Written and edited numerous books for Rupa Publications.

Ghost-writing projects: 

Anupama Chopra (Film writer and historian) – Published July 2019

Ryan Fernando (Celebrity Nutritionist) – To be published in May 2023. – Wheatless.

M.S.K. Prasad (cricketer, Chairman of selectors) – To be published

Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, IHCL. To be published.

Following books were edited

Neeraj Chopra

H.D. Deve Gowda

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Mukesh Ambani

Azim Premji

Ravi Venkatesan (Former CEO Microsoft India