Journalist with the 'Indian Express'

For few months in 2000 I worked as a freelance journalist with the 'Indian Express'. Here are some of the reports published in the newspaper during that time.

A Historic Report in the Indian Express

This special report was first published by me in the 'Indian Express' in August 2000 predicting a shift in the Male to Female ratio in Punjab.

It was years later that the demographers confirmed that such a shift has actually happened due to the malpractices of the medical professionals which went unchecked and unnoticed for years.

According to a senior journalist working for the 'Indian Express' there was an intense debate in the editorial room on whether this report should be published or not because one of the clinics mentioned in this report was running regular advertisements in the newspaper!

In the end the board decided to publish the report as such....

Punjab Police

ਵਾਹ ਜਵਾਨਾ ਵਾਹ!!

ਪੰਜਾਬ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਦੇ ਜਵਾਨ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਵਿਚ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਇਮਤਿਹਾਨ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹੋਏ!

Akalpreet and Ripudaman interviewed by Zee TV on their wedding eve

Chann Maain

Andhera Ujala is a Paksitani TV serial which I first saw some 20 years ago. One of my favourit actors in Andhera Ujala is Chann Main a police hawaldaar. Watch him talk! :-)

The PhD Degree

Here is the PhD degree which I received from the University of Aarhus

My PhD Exam - A video

I had my PhD exam on 27th. I had to give a lecture for one hour followed by a question-answer session of one hour. Here are some clips from the public defence of my PhD.

Anyone for Indian driving licence?

Can anyone please calculate the probability of a scooter/car/rikshaw/motorcycle/truck/jeep/bicycle/bus/pedestrian (not)hitting into each other in a 2min 13 sec video?