Assamese journalist Ayushman Baruah wins 15th PoleStar Award | North-East-India
Channel: OK! North East
Date: 2013-10-21

An alumni of St. Anthony's College, Shillong, Ayushman Baruah is a Bangalore-based business and IT journalist with about six years of experience. He is currently working as the Principal Correspondent of InformationWeek (India) where he is responsible for writing news, views and features in technology and the business value of technology. 

Baruah tracks IT services and emerging technologies such as cloud, mobility, big data, and social media and has written several trend-setting stories around them. He is globally well exposed as he has covered technology summits and conferences both at the national and international level.

Baruah is also an NSE-certified capital market professional (NCCMP) which gives him an edge in business reporting. An active inter college debater during his academic years, he takes special interest in speaking at conferences and moderating panel discussions. Besides. Ayushman is a firm believer that good journalism is good business.

Ayushman Baruah was born to Dr K.C. Baruah and Alpana Baruah in Guwahati, Assam in 1984. He studied at St. Edmund's School in Shillong and did his graduation from St. Anthony's College, Shillong. A post graduate in Communications from Commits Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication (Bangalore), Baruah has earlier worked with reputed publications such as The Financial Express (The Indian Express Ltd) and The Shillong Times. 

Baruah won the PoleStar Award (JURY'S SPECIAL MENTION AWARD) for his article, 'Healthcare industry prescribing a dose of technology', which appeared in InformationWeek, dated October 2012. The PoleStar Foundation is an independent Trust established in 1998 to recognise Excellence in Business and IT Journalism.