Pratik Mukane

Social affairs are something people learn to notice after a certain age, but in my case it has been innate. Being born into a family of a prolific journalist, writer and renowned social activist – Late Shri Dayanand Mukane and my father – a publisher, printer and journalist – Shri Prashant Mukane, groomed me to be alert to social causes since a very young age. My grandfather and father worked at a regional level but they have driven me to raise the bar. I wish to work on the national and international platform. Even before crossing the porch of my high school – Bharti Vidyapeeth, I had decided to carry ahead the legacy of my grandfather – an ambition, always encouraged by my parents. Born in Jawhar town of Thane district– I grew up listening to serious conversations of local and regional issues at my home. Perhaps, I had that “nose for news” since childhood which impelled me to sit and listen to their discussions. I was eager to know about my surroundings. Due to that eagerness I entered into hardcore journalism and worked with some of the nominated media groups in Mumbai. After getting enrolled into an academic Mass Media graduation course in Ramnarian Ruia College in 2008, I started working with Navshakti newspaper of Free Press Journal Group and successfully delivered news, before I moved on. I completed my graduation and worked with several other media groups including Planman Media – The Sunday Indian – one of the established media houses in India. Present Profile: Journalist at Lokmat News Looking after co-ordination of Lokmat Hello Editions, News Auditing, and write features on social affairs, technology & gadgets. Previous Profile Social Seety Handled social media of Lokmat Newspaper. US-ASIA Magazine Designation: Jr. Assistant Editor At US-Asia Trade Magazine, I was responsible for the final output of trimonthly issue. My responsibilities were – arranging and finalizing content, framing questions, conducting interviews, working on topics to be included in the magazine, coordinating with writers and agencies to get articles on various subjects and getting magazine designing work done in an appropriate manner and within subjected time frame. The Sunday Indian News Magazine Designation: Correspondent (Mumbai Bu