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Top journalist, music writer-ranger, autodidact, avant-garde composer, visualizer, abstractionist, content provider based in New Delhi, India. A Frank Zappa diehard, online English speaking, writing styles & soft skills teacher: photo-journalism, veteran interviewer, public relations strategist, copywriter for advertising agencies and corporate film-maker. By the way, I wear many hats!
My family is now 3rd generation steeped in hardcore media stuff. rightimpactmedia.com I am a second-generation journalist who conceptualizes, ideates, creates content, edits and writes for print, online and new media on a wide range of subjects.
I have been a full time journalist with leading Indian dailies (New Delhi) and foreign publications (NYC) and Toronto. Besides, a columnist, I have mentored niche magazines and produced many B2B/trade publications and 'show dailies' ranging from cold chain industry- ICE (GCCA of USA) India Chapter https://www.gcca.org/, alcobev, defense and textiles. My media outfit also indulges in ghost writing with written agreements to maintain secrecy as per clients' needs. My professional web magazine, FIRST in INDIA. Est. & online since 2003. https://fnbworld.com/ I am an autodidact freestyle/avant-garde music composer, my jazz band: FjQ = Freestyle jAzZ Quartet, bard, interior decorator, KanokaScat inventor (experimental music), numerologist, judoka, karateka, JKD practitioner (double nunchaku). As a vintage motorcycle lover & collector, I own a few motorcylces reserved for rallies. Lensman, curator at large. By the way, I wear many hats! My details as a journalist are here: https://ravivchhabra.com/journalist.phpSome of my random quotes:https://ravivchhabra.com/my-quotes.php Superhost at Airbnb; Paradiso Nizamuddin East, New Delhi
I'm passionate about what I do and never do things halfhearted. My professional credo is perfection! Money doesn't drive me...
I believe it's futile to do something if you're not going to do it well. I expect the same of those I deal with.
I'm fearless in asking the difficult questions. My black humour works!
Covered the Deep Purple concert & interviewed
the masters (Hindustan Times, Print multi-editions/page-1 anchor)
INTERVIEWED Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain in person for Hindustan Times and many other gurus. Dear Ravi, Thank you for reading my book, Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa. It is always good to meet new Zappa fans, especially one even more ardent than I am!
INTERVIEWED French violinist Didier Lockwood
Frank Zappa
frontman Robert Martin (Bobby)
Multi-musician-vocalist Robert Martin's Autographed photo received via postal mail.
Journalist with leading national & overseas newspapers: The Patriot, Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, Asian Age, DNA, India Abroad(New York) and India Post(Toronto Bureaux). Columnist food writer: FLAVOURSOME with Car'N Style supplement MOTOWNINDIA.COM & Complete Wellbeing magazine, Mumbai/INDIA
Managing Editor-Owner:fnbworld.com(News for Soul)
Jan 2003-2007 - Freelanced: North-East SUN, City Observor, American Express in-house magazine,Today's Traveller, City Scan (tabloid), Bureaux Chief, New Delhi for South Asia Times (southasiatimes.com.au), past author at https://completewellbeing.com/, food critic/columnist FLAVOURSOME for Car N Style magazine supplement with Motown India- leading automobile magazine with dedicated youtube channel, edited daily news briefs for American diplomats at CNA (Central News Agency), Connaught Place, New Delhi. Special Correspondent with AMBROSIA,, the only Alcobev industry magazine in India, published from Mumbai.
Freelancer: I wrote political opinion pieces and reports on most recent political events. My goal was and is to bring articles and news without partisan bias while offering insight and analysis. Interviewed the maestros and achievers in their fields.
I have mentored many news online portals such as news24online.com, indiabiznews.com (defunct), efytimes.com, fnbworld.com
Edited fiction novels
Creative inputs: First encylopedia of Islam
Participated in first panel discussion in Delhi Literature Festival on digital media future - 2014
Visiting faculty in leading Mass Communication institutes in Delhi & NCR
TV Panel Debates
News7 and other TV channels
BA in English Literature - 1982-1985
(Hans Raj College magna cum laude)
Diploma in Public Relations - 1986
Diploma in Journalism-1987
Diploma in Travel & Tourism (1988)
(All recognized by Government of India)
Masters in mass communication 1995-1997
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