Shambhu Sahu is an Assistant Professor at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) and a research scholar at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, India. He has over 16 years of experience in print journalism, book publishing, and academia. He is the co-editor of ‘Beat Reporting and Editing’ (SAGE, 2021). His bylines have appeared in The Times of India; The Indian Express; and PTI.