SANTANU CHOWDHURY
Kolkata
Summary
Skilled news reporter with over 12 years experience in writing and reporting on diverse news beats. A hard-working professional with experience in conducting field reporting, research work and articulating information to create engaging news stories in the field of politics, administration, education, business, legal affairs and current affairs. Focused on fact-checking and proofreading to uphold the accuracy of information and maintain the objectivity of news.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Copywriter
IANS INDIA Private Limited
Kolkata
07.2025 - Current
- Curating engaging and relevant news stories for the news agency's national audience with a focus on Eastern India
- Writing news stories on political developments, administrative reforms, policy decisions, current affairs and incidents
- Writing news stories after verifying all facts, quotes, data and statistics wherever required
- Ensuring all news stories are grammatically and factually correct and are published online while maintaining tight deadlines
- Editing, proofreading and fact-checking news stories sent by stringers
Senior Correspondent
The Indian Express
Kolkata
02.2017 - 09.2024
- Covered news beats such as politics, administration, polls, business, education and civic issues
- Besides working on news stories, wrote writing long-form political analysis articles, explainers, investigative reports and in-depth news stories on several topics, earning bylines on Page 1, Big Picture, Sunday Magazine and Sunday Story
- Travelled across West Bengal to cover cyclones, elections, incidents and political rallies and investigative stories
- Extensively covered the 2024 General Elections, 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, 2019 General Elections and 2013 and 2018 West Bengal panchayat polls
- Covered Bengal Global Business Summits, investment announcements, policy decisions
- Besides writing for the print edition, regularly contributed stories for the online edition, engaged in podcasts and video explainers
- Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines
- Special focus was also given to online journalism and wrote stories to cater to online readers adhering to required benchmarks
Freelance Contributor
Economist Intelligence Unit
Kolkata
06.2019 - 10.2020
- Writing company profiles after extensive research
- Writing analytical company reports based on annual reports and statistics
- Monitoring financial performance of companies in energy and telecom sectors
Reporter
Deccan Chronicle/The Asian Age
Kolkata
08.2012 - 01.2017
- Worked as an intern from August 2012 to January 2013 in the Kolkata bureau of The Asian Age
- Absorbed in the national daily as a full-time reporter in February 2013
- Working in a small bureau helped me work across several beats like politics, business, education and administration
- Covered the 2016 West Bengal Assembly Polls and the 2014 General Election
Education
Post-graduation diploma - Mass Communication
University of Calcutta
Kolkata 08.2010 - 04/2012
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism and Mass Communication
Asutosh College
Kolkata 08.2007 - 04/2010
Higher Secondary -
New Alipore Multipurpose School
Kolkata 04.2005 - 04/2007
Secondary -
Behala High School
Kolkata 04.1999 - 04/2005
Skills
- News Reporting
- Field Reporting
- Copy Editing
- Investigative Reporting
- Online Copy Writing
- Fact-checking
- Feature Writing
- Analytical Skills
- Interviewing skill
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Online News Content
- Research Driven News Writing
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/23/89
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Bengali
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Copywriter
IANS INDIA Private Limited
07.2025 - Current
Freelance Contributor
Economist Intelligence Unit
06.2019 - 10.2020
Senior Correspondent
The Indian Express
02.2017 - 09.2024
Reporter
Deccan Chronicle/The Asian Age
08.2012 - 01.2017
Post-graduation diploma - Mass Communication
University of Calcutta
08.2010 - 04/2012
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism and Mass Communication
Asutosh College
08.2007 - 04/2010
Higher Secondary -
New Alipore Multipurpose School
04.2005 - 04/2007
Secondary -
Behala High School
04.1999 - 04/2005