Welcome I'm Shashank Shekhar

From starting as a cub-reporter to now developing brand strategy, content planning, and solution building, in the last 15 years I have worked closely with India’s top media houses, governments, law-enforcement agencies, subject experts and corporates. I am an independent consultant specialising in content, communication, brand strategy, campaign, policy and digital marketing.

 From writing content, designing project campaigns, conducting surveys, research, and interviews, to whitepaper, communications strategy, event & PR management and capacity building, I have led, driven and scaled various news websites from scratch. This along with digital marketing, social media campaigns, webinar, conferences, campaigns, tie-ups, advertising, data analysis, and fact check has helped me remain at the helm of several top media organisations and start-ups.

A dedicated journalist with an eye for news, passion for newsworthy stories and a reputation for spotless ethics, I have built the country’s first bi-lingual (English & Hindi) Cyber Crime news portal – www.the420.in along with a citizen-based storytelling platform www.atrandom.in.

I am consulting and contributing for upcoming aviation website – www.PlaneVanilla.com. I am a part of country’s first audio based news/content platform Earshot.in and also contribute stories for international digital media and broadcasting companies like Vice India and Zenger News.

Brought up on a steady diet of thrill, adventure, tech and travel, I am a storyteller and believe its only words that we have to make the world a better place. In more than 14 years of being a journalist, I have reported crime, defence, cybersecurity, telecom, and politics too. I have an impeccable record of 14 years of commended performance as a reporter and desk editor for news outlets like India Today, Asianet, Hindustan Times, PTI and Mid-Day. A skilled communicator, writer and photographer, I am someone who believes in adding value to the work I do.