nterviewing a journalist can be a formidable experience. Especially someone like Chaitanya Kalbag with almost 30 years of experience in journalism - not just in India, but practically all of Asia. In a high-profile move earlier this month, Kalbag joined Hindustan Times (HT), as the editor-in-chief, from the post of managing editor, Reuters Asia. Prior to Reuters, with whom he has been associated for the past 23 years, Kalbag worked with two general interest magazines, New Delhi and India Today.

Kalbag cut his teeth in journalism early. As a schoolboy in Madras, he literally hand-produced a class magazine with a couple of friends, on his typewriter. But he trained to become a chartered accountant, but left to follow his bliss. ... more