Somreet Bhattacharya - Journalist Profile | Connect with top journalists
View 's journalist industries, journalist types, location, and media outlets. Use Journalist Hunt to get connected with top journalists in seconds.
Get connected with journalists today
Somreet Bhattacharya
Verified
Contributor, Freelance
New Delhi
Beats
Biography
In 2010, when I took a plunge and took to journalism from pursuing chartered accountancy, my father stood by me. He said that if I chose this profession, I would make sure that I put myself in the shoes of my readers first before penning down the first line or pressing the shutter of my camera. Those words stick with me deep down.I had enrolled at a journalism school to learn about presenting content through visual and written mediums, but it had never occurred to me that it also involved a sense of belonging. It was not until I became a reporter with a wire news agency that I realised this. Being a cub reporter back then, I was handed a beat to cover the Delhi Zoo. I remember taking a stroll at the zoo on a sunny September afternoon when I stopped beside the rhino enclosure to spot a tiny creature trotting behind a huge female rhino. It was inquisitive but was aware of its security. A rhino calf was born at the zoo, perhaps for the first time in its history. There was my first independent story which not only involved breaking the news of its birth but also putting forth the feeling the zoo authorities were going through. It was ecstatic for them while a sense of excitement to break my first story took me over. Later on, I shifted to reporting about crime, internal security and terrorism for The Times of India and penned down stories of success, failures, despair and happiness which required me to see the world through the eyes of the subject. The days would begin with sifting through police files to look for interesting stories of the most gruesome crimes that might have taken place. Initially, visiting crime scenes would bring in a sense of excitement that somehow became a part and parcel of my daily routine. Bylines blurred out at times when it came to digging out new facts about a breaking story. As a reporter, I spent almost a decade travelling across different cities, villages and towns of the country, meeting people and capturing their achievements and falls and it soon dawned upon me that the art of writing involves seeing the world through their eyes and sharing the same with my readers. I remember meeting a woman, who was married to a man in a neighbouring country and being abandoned there without a passport or a legal document. She carried her newborn daughter and managed to return home where she lived as a refugee in the very room she was born, hiding from her people. Yet, she had a gleam of hope about a bright future for her daughter. Stories like these not only moved me as a writer but also helped me raise my bar in developing new ways of story-telling. Unfortunately, she had passed away before the story was published.
features CultureEnvironment Human Interests
Content
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States
Founded: