The river beneath the ring road
A six-month investigation into a buried urban waterway, the neighborhoods built above it, and the public records that mapped what the city stopped seeing.
Journalist · Reporter · Storyteller
Stories with
Stories with
current.
A journalist focused on people, power and the small details that reveal the bigger story, from reported features to sharp daily news coverage.
“The best stories are already happening. The job is to notice.”
01 / The reporter
Listen first.
Question well.
I report on culture, cities, technology and the human consequences of public decisions. My work blends field reporting, interviews, document research and clear narrative structure.
I care about accurate sourcing, transparent context and writing that gives readers enough evidence to make up their own minds.
“A strong byline is not a performance. It is a promise to the reader.”
48
reported features17
cities covered9
years reporting02 / Selected dispatches
Recent reporting.
A mix of investigations, profiles and reported features. Each story starts with a question and ends with evidence.
The mechanic who built a school after work
A profile of craft, community and an unlikely classroom.
Who really pays for a smart city?
Following procurement trails from the press release to the invoice.
03 / Bylines & field notes
The reporting trail.
A career built around patient reporting, quick turnarounds and stories that stay useful after the news cycle moves on.
2024 - Now
Senior Reporter · Northline Review
Leads enterprise reporting across cities and public-interest technology; develops investigations from source interviews through publication.
2021 - 2024
Staff Writer · The Daily Ledger
Covered local government, housing and neighborhood change, while producing weekend profiles and narrative features.
2018 - 2021
Reporter · City Desk
Built a daily beat covering civic affairs, transport and community stories with a strong emphasis on primary-source reporting.
04 / Reporting toolkit
How I work.
The craft behind the byline, practical, skeptical and collaborative.
Field reportingInvestigative researchInterviewingFact-checkingNarrative featuresData-led reportingDocument researchEditorial collaborationHeadline & copy editingSource development
05 / Open notebook
Have a lead,
brief or story?
Tell me what you're working on, what you've found, or what question you can't stop thinking about. I'll get back to you with next steps.
✉ aarav@inkcurrent.press
☎ +91 90000 00000
◈ New Delhi, India