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Jas Bardia is a Bengaluru-based business journalist covering India’s information technology (IT) services sector and Global Talent Centers (GCCs). Known for her depth of research and attention to detail, Jas has a knack for telling stories about leadership changes, high-risk deals, and emerging industry trends long before they reach the mainstream. If the news is something related to IT, this writer is likely to have broken the news. Before joining Mint in November 2023, Jas honed his financial reporting skills at Bloomberg News in Mumbai, where he dealt with bonds and currencies after graduating from the Asian College of Journalism. When he’s not chasing his next special opportunity, Jas is probably exploring the city’s newest culinary hotspots, cool events or immersing himself in the exciting atmosphere of a Bengaluru FC match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Jas has an eye for detail, an ear for history and a soft spot for a great cologne, and she values a good conversation as much as a good tip. If you want to talk about your favorite war movie, funny drunk stories, or so-called “fraud”/wrongdoing at a company, contact him at jas.bardia@livemint.com.
Varun Sood is a business journalist who has been writing on corporate affairs for the last 17 years. He currently oversees corporate coverage at Mint, including information technology (IT) services, aerospace, automotive, metals and mining, and holdings. After a short internship at Economic and Political Weekly, he started working as a reporter at Business Standard in 2005. Having worked in newsrooms in Delhi and Mumbai, including DNA, Financial Times and Economic Times, he currently lives in Bengaluru. He is most proud of his work at Mint over the last decade, including writing about the rise and fall of some CEOs at Infosys, TCS, Cognizant and Wipro. His first book, “Azim Premji: The Man Beyond Billions” was published by HarperCollins in October 2020. These days he spends more time reading annual reports and analysts’ transcripts. Varun’s two hobbies are access journalism and the dying art of interviewing business leaders. If you think there is a problem in your company or if there are issues with corporate governance that you would like to highlight, email him at varun.sood@livemint.com.
