Rohan Banerjee

Hello! I am trying to work on a writing project and would love for you to check it out: rohanbanerjee.substack.com If you want some deets about this project, see this: rohanbanerjee.substack.com/about?sort=abo… Feedback, thoughts, etc. very welcome!

Alright, trying here because who knows what might come up. I'm looking for new writing work, hopefully full-time or retainers. I come with more than a decade's experience of writing—all kinds, colour pieces and reported. Most of my work has been in sport, but I'm happy to write pop culture, tech, or internet life. If you're hiring, or anyone you know is, please DM. Thanks!

"The greatest luxury today is the chance to do nothing at all. And it’s only by doing nothing that you can begin to do anything worthwhile," Pico Iyer tells Arunima Mazumdar. Read the full interview here: scroll.in/article/109265…

@devellix @DeccanHerald @JordanHimelfarb @MadhuJawali Woot! 🥳

Always cool to be on print. This time on @DeccanHerald, reviewing @JordanHimelfarb's excellent new book. Much gratitude to @MadhuJawali. Link to the essay: deccanherald.com/features/books…

New column! From super shoes and robot monks to AI art and Joan Didion. There is a connection. Sort of. Read!👇🏾 indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

Stunning artwork. The panels convey a visceral feeling of the terror and despair.

Watched Apex on Sunday. Charlize Theron should really stop going to Australia.

🚨 New essay. Every year, around this time, there is a traffic jam at the top of the world. The South Summit Ridge, opening to the peak of Mt. Everest, gets clogged. 800 summits in 2025 alone; more than 12,000 in the 21st century. It is now a thing people do. 🧵

New issue! 📢 How much of our lives do we spend in queues? Borrowing from Marc Augé's notion of "non-places", here's an essay on the cost of non-time. Read!👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/rohanbaner…

Since 2020, around 2900 people have attended my online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Registration is now open for Cohort 36, which starts May 9. Four Saturdays, four webinars, a community for life. A focus on both craft & process.💪 Enroll here: indiauncut.com/clear-writing/

@devellix Massive regret for not staying up to watch this. The highlights video was bonkers. Also, eel on ice is smooth af.

🖊️ New essay. A World Cup is a milestone event. Many of us track our lives with it. The event should be a celebration of the world's most popular language. And yet, we are seeing, in front of our eyes, a naked cash grab. The cheapest ticket for the USA vs Paraguay tournament opener costs more than central tickets at the '22 World Cup final. Train rides between NYC and NJ cost $100; parking costs $225. 🧵

Wrote a piece about the drama of sport — which is never just in the play but in the pauses in between and in the anticipation. livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…

New issue! 📢 In a world where you're inundated with scams and spams, is apathy the only answer? (This essay will not answer this question. But still read it, no? Thanks!) open.substack.com/pub/rohanbaner…

@devellix 🤢🤢🤮🤮 I hate the mid-game interviews with coaches and players the prem has started. Get the cameras out of their faces man.

Imagine being 3-0 down against Brazil in a World Cup final and hearing, "Look at the stars..." My head would be on Mars.

#JournoRequest Looking to speak to people who went to watch the World Cup in Qatar/Russia/Brazil or those who considered visiting this year's World Cup in the USA. If that's you, or you know someone, please get in touch. Thanks!

New piece in print, for the @IndianExpress! Features aliens, apocalyptic doom, and the impossible optimism of Project Hail Mary. Read! Here: indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

@vikramshah1991 @sowmiyashok Hehehe, if only I could actually remember all the passages I flag!

@rohan_42 @sowmiyashok Yay, v thrilled you enjoyed the read Rohan! Love the light in the picture and the fact that you flag while you read — which is not a surprise at all hehe

Great read! Incredible research, vivid narrative, and just a fun ride overall. Superb work by @sowmiyashok. Also, got v excited when I saw @vikramshah1991 in the acknowledgements lol. Yay!