Tag: journalists
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My Life With Books: Shubhabrata Marmar
With close to 16 million units sold in financial year 2022-23, India is one of the biggest two-wheeler markets in the world – we love our scooters and motorcycles like few other countries anywhere else on the planet. Sixteen million units. That’s a lot of buying decisions. That’s millions of people deciding what to buy…
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Kavitha Iyer: Landscapes of Loss
Mumbai-based Kavitha has been a journalist for more than two decades and a significant part of her work has been reporting on those living on the margins – slum dwellers, small farmers, indigenous communities, landless labourers and women. She is also the author of Landscapes Of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought, which won…
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Our Must-Reads List for May
May is upon us, and the heat is on. Venturing out in extreme heat is not a very pleasant proposition so the time may just be right to switch on the AC and commandeer the living room couch. With a good book in hand, of course. For May, there’s magic, tales of adventure from the…
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Aprajita Sharma: ‘I believe luck favours the prepared’
Financial journalist with Mint, Fortune India, and Outlook Money, and a certified financial planner, Aprajita is co-author of The Big Bull of Dalal Street: How Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Made His Fortune, which is due to be released later this month. With a degree in journalism from the IIMC and a healthy understanding of the financial markets…
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Culture during Crisis: In Conversation with Namrata Kohli
Based in Delhi, Namrata Kohli is a writer and a journalist who has earlier worked with The Times of India group and Hindustan Times, and is currently a contributing editor for Business Standard. She also works with the Ministry of Culture and is a content advisor for Digital District Repository, under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,with…
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Big Billion Startup: In Conversation with Mihir Dalal
A seasoned business journalist, Mihir has worked with CNBC TV 18, Reuters News and Mint, and has written extensively on startups and ecommerce companies. His first book, Big Billion Startup, which charted the rise of India’s own ecommerce behemoth, was a smash hit when it was released in 2019. The book won prestigious awards, including…
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My Life With Books: Vaishali Dinakaran
One of the very best motorsports journalists India has ever seen, Vaishali worked for leading publications like Autocar India, Business Standard Motoring and Overdrive, when she was based in Mumbai. Having moved to Germany a few years ago and now based in Berlin, she continues to write as a freelance journalist and has also branched…
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Tamal Bandyopadhyay: A Roller Coaster Ride
One of the most respected business journalists in India, Tamal has worked with Business Standard, Financial Express, Mint and The Economic Times. He has written seven bestselling books on banking and finance and is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Commentary and Interpretative Writing category for 2017. Tamal…
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In Conversation With Chitra Narayanan
Based in Delhi, Chitra is an editorial consultant for The Hindu Business Line. She has earlier worked with leading newspapers and magazines, including The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times Internet, Businessworld, Business Today and Mint. She is also the author of From Oberoi To Oyo, which talks about the innovation, disruptions and challenges that define…
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My Life With Books: Sachin Rao
Based in London, Sachin is a commercial features Editor at Guardian News & Media. One of the best writers/editors in the business, he has worked in the UK since the mid-2000s. Before that, he was based in Bombay, working with leading newspapers like Business Standard, Indian Express and Mumbai Mirror. With an eclectic range of…