Twenty eight years across journalism, technology reporting and editorial work. A book published with Random House India. A new book in progress on AI, writing, and what the productivity story gets wrong.
About
Chief Copy Editor at Deccan Herald, Bengaluru, with 22 years at the paper and a journalism career stretching back to 1998. Before joining Deccan Herald, Subramani reported for Chennaionline.com and reviewed technical documentation at SRM Sofil, freelancing for newspapers and magazines throughout.
Cofounder of Retina India and former President of Rotary Bangalore Abilities. Author of Lights Out (Random House India, 2014). Currently writing 1,300% AI Productivity: Myth, Reality, and What I Actually Found, a book arguing that AI's true value for writers is not faster prose but the removal of barriers that kept some writers from the page at all.
28 Years in the profession
22 Years at Deccan Herald
1 Book published, Random House India
2 Organisations cofounded
Career
Several of these roles ran concurrently. Freelance work continued alongside every staff post until 2004.
2017 to present
Chief Copy Editor
Deccan Herald, Bengaluru
Leads the City Desk editing team, overseeing news copy across crime, courts, civic affairs and features at one of India's major English language dailies.
2009 to 2017
Senior Sub Editor
Deccan Herald, Bengaluru
Moved to the desk in May 2009. Managed a team of sub editors, editing and rewriting news copy across sections and holding the paper to its style guide.
2004 to 2013
Technology Writer
Deccan Herald, Bengaluru
Joined the paper in April 2004, reporting on the technology industry and editing technology news and features. Continued alongside desk work from 2009.
2001 to 2003
Technical Document Reviewer
SRM Sofil Information Systems
English language review of technical documentation, ensuring accuracy, clarity and consistency across client deliverables. Freelance journalism continued throughout.
1999 to 2001
Reporter
Chennaionline.com
Covered sporting events and profiled notable personalities on a retainer, while freelancing for other newspapers and magazines.
1998 to 2004
Freelance Journalist
Independent
Began with an internship at The New Indian Express and built a freelance practice across Chennai publications, later contributing to Sunday Herald and other Deccan Herald supplements.
Works
Published Book
Lights Out
The story of a teenager losing his sight, what that loss did to his family, and the millions across India enduring the same thing in silence. Written to tell fellow Retinitis Pigmentosa patients that they are not alone.
Book in Progress
1,300% AI Productivity: Myth, Reality, and What I Actually Found
A journalist follows the evidence behind the 1,300% more productive claim and finds a story far more complicated than the headlines.
Daily Journalism
Deccan Herald
Two decades editing news copy across crime, civic, court and feature desks at one of India's leading English dailies.
Skills and Expertise
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