Manasi Mastakar began her journey at The Free Press Journal as an intern in 2009 and is now its Features Editor (print). When she's not chasing stories and deadlines, she's usually lost in a book, immersed in a K-drama, listening to BTS, or plotting the novel she promises she'll write someday.
Tina Khatri
Tina Khatri is a senior journalist covering education, forests and wildlife, environmental issues, civic affairs, community development, and human-interest stories across Madhya Pradesh. Her reporting spans education policy and institutions, conservation and natural heritage, civic developments, and stories that highlight the people and communities shaping the region. A journalist with over 10 years of experience, she has been associated with The Free Press Journal’s Indore newsroom since 2014.
Gita Hari
Gita Hari is a veteran independent food, travel and lifestyle writer contributing for respected publications. She is also a curator of Sattvic wellness cuisine for reputed hospitality brands across India.
Sapna Sarfare
With an experience of over 13 years, this Pune-based features writer has experience in covering topics in entertainment, books, music, food and lifestyle. She has worked for varied publications including Citadel, Pune Mirror, Mid-Day and Society.
NITENDRA SHARMA
Nitendra Sharma has been active in journalism for the past 28 years. He currently serves as Executive Editor at Free Press. Earlier, he worked with several newspapers and electronic media organisations, including national television news channel. He specializes in covering political and administrative affairs and developments in government and political circles. He has also been honoured with a State-level Journalism Award.
Gaurav Kadam
Gaurav currently works as the Bureau Chief in Pune. He oversees reporters and guides them in finding new stories. When he is not directing them, he is actively writing his own.
Verus Ferreira
Verus Ferreira is a Mumbai based award winning senior music journalist, author, concert photographer and founder of music portal Musicunplugged. With over three decades of experience with the Indian media, he has contributed music-related, general articles and photos to various newspapers, glossy magazines and online portals.
Amit Srivastava
Amit Srivastava has been reporting on Mumbai and Navi Mumbai for over a decade. He specialises in civic and health journalism, with a strong focus on infrastructure and real estate.
Arup Chakraborty, Syntactician
Translator, columnist, book reviewer, a flute player, and a grammarian. Constant reading of J C Nesfield, H W Fowler, style sheets of many newspapers across the world, and the books of Herald Evans, journalist of journalists, has turned me into a critic of ChatGPT and net language. Verbs delight me, forcing me to ration adjectives and adverbs. Salman Rushdie captivates me, but Ernest Hemingway remains close to my heart. Love to read, write, talk, teach, and travel. The absence of grammar makes me stammer.
Arsh Rafik Visaal
Journalist and Reporter cum Sub-Editor with 8+ years of experience across English and Hindi newsrooms, specializing in civic affairs, urban infrastructure, crime, politics, public health, heritage, weather and the Indore Metro. Currently leading Free Press’ weekly Gen Zindagi page, with a focus on youngsters' interests, aspirations and problem areas.
Kabir Singh Bhandari
He is currently associated with us as Entertainment Editor (Print).
For the last 17 years Kabir has managed various editorial departments in the Lifestyle/Entertainment/Business arena for newspapers, magazines, websites and YouTube channels. He is also a comedian, VO and mimicry artist.
Ria Sharma
Entertainment Journalist with a flair for uncovering the pulse of Bollywood, TV, OTT, and Music. From exclusive celebrity interviews to latest trends and behind-the-scenes gossips, I have been on an exciting journey to cover the glitz and intrigue of the entertainment landscape for the last 6.5 years. Previously, I have worked with Firstpost, Mumbai Mirror, and Times Of India, where I honed my storytelling and reporting skills across the entertainment beat.
Urvi Mahajani
Urvi Mahajani is an Assistant Editor at The Free Press Journal, Mumbai, with nearly two decades of experience in covering the legal beat, which includes stint with other media houses. She tries to simplify the legal jargon for everyday readers and highlights the judicial observations which affects the common man.
Kamal Mishra
Kamal Kumar Mishra is the Editor – Transport & Infrastructure at the Free Press Journal, Mumbai, with over 28 years of journalistic experience. Prior to joining FPJ, he served as an Assistant Editor with Mumbai Mirror, part of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India Group), and held senior editorial roles at Navbharat. He focuses on transport and infrastructure reporting, covering Indian Railways, metro rail projects, RTOs, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST), the Maharashtra Transport Ministry, and related infrastructure issues.
Swarna Srikanth
Writes on what's trending, lifestyle and health beat stories.
Kalpesh Mhamunkar
Kalpesh Mhamunkar, covers Political stories in Mantralaya, Legislative Assembly, Mumbai. Has experience of BMC, Crime, High Court, Sessions court beats. He has been working as a journalist for the last 18 years. He has experience in TV media and News paper.
Shefali Parab-Pandit
Shefali Parab-Pandit has been reporting with over two decades of experience in field of reporting. With a focus on the civic challenges facing Mumbaikars, she covers a diverse range of topics, including infrastructure development, environmental challenges, urban planning, and government initiatives.
Troy Ribeiro
With over three decades in the Indian film industry and a rich background in Mass Media, Troy Ribeiro is a freelance film critic and journalist. His work has been published in Movie Magazine, Stardust, Hindustan Times, Asian Woman, and IANS. When he is not reviewing films, he engages in scriptwriting, script doctoring, and filmmaking. His short film ‘The Witness’ was showcased in the Goan section of IFFI-54 in 2023.
Neha Singh
Meet Neha Singh, who found her passion in writing, is a vibrant voice of Gen Z, and weaves the tapestry of culture, cinema, and LGBTQIA+ spectrum with her words. If she is not writing, you will find her binge-watching SRK movies or reading. She is still exploring other niche areas of writing.
Rajan Raikwar
Rajan Raikwar is a senior English journalist with over 18 years of experience, known for impactful reporting and exclusive stories. A recipient of the KP Narayan Award, he covers key beats including Mantralaya, forest, Vidhan Sabha and BJP. He has previously worked with The Hitavada, Central Chronicle and UNI.
