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A South Indian bong and a neurodivergent professional. When I’m not chasing logic, I’m looking for calm—painfully often found in things that raise my cholesterol and anxiety.

Bengali, mid-30s, liberal, gay, beef-eating Brahmin, Big 4 consultant are some easy brackets to put me in. I’m originally from Chandannagar, a former French colony on the outskirts of Calcutta. I’ve lived across India for reasons related to studies, work, family, and sanity.

Hello, I’m Shubhankar Chakravorty. I come from a background in consultancy, preceded by stints in PR and communications, and earlier still in research and journalism. Since 2012, I’ve worked with The New Indian Express as a sub-editor in Chennai; as a correspondent with Reuters News in Bengaluru; as an analyst with The Economist Intelligence Unit in Gurugram; and as a content manager with The PRactice in Bengaluru and New Delhi. Currently, I produce training programs and change content for the modern workforce. My professional journey has been one of constant self-challenge—though I’m still no good at composing a decent dating profile.

I completed my undergraduate studies at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math (English Literature, Economics, Political Science; University of Calcutta). I then went to grad school in Bengaluru for Multimedia Journalism and Developmental Journalism. Growing up on the autism spectrum and as a sexual minority, I read endlessly about random things. One outcome was an intense, if short-lived, ambition to become both an Egyptologist and a palaeontologist.

So now that you’re here, allow me to plug whatever this is. This platform is meant to showcase some of my past professional writing alongside personal musings—short pieces on current affairs, reviews, observations, and the like. I’m here to share the controlled chaos in my mind with you. There will also be pictures of food, pups, and travels—anything that sits at the intersection of laziness and interesting.

Chronic reader, information-hungry, social recluse, dog lover, gym rat, foodie, traveler, opinionated—these are some other ways to describe me. Journeys, ranging from arguments to agreements, have taught me to befriend my well-intentioned demons. What you won’t find here is a relentless rant about everything wrong with the world. What you will find is an account of fun conflicts.

If I’ve managed to hold your interest so far, I hope you’ll follow this space. Cheers!