Editor
The Peninsula
Total years of experience :24 years, 3 Months
Editor, The Peninsula (English language daily broadsheet)
Doha, Qatar. May 2007 to present.
• Editing and rewriting copies for , National and International pages.
• Designing and laying out pages with InDesignCS4.
• Complete charge of pages including selection of stories, editing, headlines, picture captions and packaging stories.
• Writing editorials.
• Coordinating with reporters for stories of and National pages.
Senior Sub Editor
The Times of India, Calcutta
April 2005 to March 2007
• Editing and rewriting copies for city desk and education desk.
• Designing layout for pages with QuarkXpress, selection of stories, editing, giving headlines, and picture captions.
• Complete responsibility for pages in coordination with Chief Sub Editor.
• Reporting on school education.
Sub Editor
The Asian Age, Calcutta
February 2002 to March 2005
• Editing and rewriting stories for the city desk, giving headlines and photo captions.
• Responsible for making city pages-editing, design and layout.
• Independent charge of weekly page on the province - Bengal Age.
• Took charge of the City Desk with three sub-editors after resignation of the Chief Sub Editor during Parliamentary elections.
Member - Editorial Team
Strategic Newspapers, Calcutta
January 2000 to January 2002
• In charge of reporting for a range of B2B publications on information technology, hospitality, healthcare, logistics, beauty, etc. under one umbrella.
• Headed the bureau in Calcutta office and coordinated with head office in Bombay from where all periodicals were published.
• Led a team of two reporters.
FREELANCING
• Contributing stories to The Munich Eye, a Munich-based news website in English.
• Freelanced as reporter for The Hindustan Times, Calcutta.
• Master of Arts (MA) in Journalism from University of Calcutta. Dissertation on Role of Advertising in Consumer Behaviour
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta. Specialisation: Transportation Management. Project on Indian Airlines Cargo Management-Rates and Tariff Barriers.
• Bachelor of Commerce B.Com (Hons) with Financial Accountancy, Business Economics, Cost Accountancy, Business Management and Business Mathematics from University of Calcutta.
• Indian School Certificate (ISC) (Higher Secondary) from the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations.
• Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) from the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations.