Hello there!

I am a multimedia journalist in New York and a freelance production assistant at a documentary production company. Currently, I am working as a news reporter at Express US (a publication under Reach PLC) where I cover a variety of stories, ranging from geopolitical conflicts to the incoming Trump administration. 

I graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York in May 2023, where I honed my multimedia storytelling and reporting skills and learned how to use investigative techniques and data to enhance my work. 

The beats I have worked on include healthcare, homelessness, labor, inflation, and poverty. I have dabbled in print, audio, and video to tell these stories.

Born and raised in Kolkata, India, I grew up in a Bengali household where dinner discussions about daily news were mandatory which ultimately became the main driving force behind my passion for reading, writing, and eventually journalism.

Previously, I pursued my bachelor’s in English literature from Presidency University, Kolkata. My interests there mainly lie in pop culture and gender studies. The latter fueled my interest in writing about injustices affecting the less privileged. My desire to tell the stories of those constantly oppressed or being silenced is the main motivation behind my pursuit of journalism.

Since the pandemic, I have been working remotely for a London-based cultural magazine, Far Out Magazine, and its sister publication, Best of Netflix. There, I worked as a film columnist, which required me to write features, reviews, opinions, lists, and daily breaking news stories.

After Columbia Journalism School, I worked as a general assignment reporter at The Buffalo News. I worked on a mix of breaking news and enterprise stories. From breaking the story about a 34-year-old alligator being taken away from his owner's home to exposing the lack of pedestrian safety in Western New York, my work involved old-school shoe-leather reporting, knocking on several doors, and making phone calls while also scanning social media to find stories. 

Before joining The Buffalo News, I briefly worked at uinterview.com and upolitics.com, covering entertainment and political breaking news stories.

Besides reading and traveling, I enjoy making a bucket list of adventure sports I would like to try!