HT appoints Mayank Shekhar as National Cultural Editor
Hindustan Times has appointed Mayank Shekhar as National Cultural Editor. As National Cultural Editor, Shekhar will be based in Mumbai and will be responsible for HT Cafe. He will also be responsible for working cross-functionally with HT Mumbai, HT City and other departments. He will be reporting to Sanjoy Narayan, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times.
Hindustan Times has appointed Mayank Shekhar as National Cultural Editor. As National Cultural Editor, Shekhar will be based in Mumbai and will be responsible for HT Cafe. He will also be responsible for working cross-functionally with HT Mumbai, HT City and other departments. He will be reporting to Sanjoy Narayan, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times.
Prior to joining Hindustan Times, Shekhar was freelancing as film critic and columnist with Mumbai Mirror, and hosting special review and interview shows on NDTV Good Times, NDTV 24x7 and other national channels for almost two years. He is a member of the Central Board of Film Certification, was the winner of Ramnath Goenka Award for Journalism (2007) and a guest speaker at various media schools. He had headed the features team at Mumbai Mirror for two years and was also part of the Mid-Day features team for four years.
Shekhar has also authored a book ‘Bombay Talkies’ (Frog Books, 2006), a catty critique on contemporary Bollywood cinema and is in process of finishing two more books on pop culture.
