Why did you choose to work on an English language paper rather than one in Bangla?
I am very proud of my language but I wanted to pursue my journalism in English. There is somehow a gap in our society in terms of being able to write in English. When I noticed this gap I felt challenged to pursue it. There are a lot of journalists in Bengali newspapers who have few educational qualifications but they are good at writing Bengali. So I thought, ‘Let’s not crowd in there. Take the challenge of learning English and also take up journalism.’ It’s a two in one.
