Samar Halarnkar is a Mint Author at LiveMint. He focuses on themes related to travel and tourism, with a particular emphasis on consumer travel, while also exploring topics such as food manufacturing, food production, food safety, and food waste. His work has been featured in LiveMint, India Today, Scroll Media, Hindustan Times Syndication, and Magzter.
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Samar Halarnkar’s articles predominantly focus on local lifestyle themes, specifically related to food and cultural events. Given this, he is likely looking for pitches that offer a local angle or insight into Indian cuisine, traditional festivals like Diwali, and the intersection of food with politics or policy.
As Samar's geographic focus is primarily local to India, Karnataka, and Bangalore it would be ideal for sources to provide insights relevant to these locations. Additionally, pitches relating to the evolution of Indian cuisine or lifestyle trends in this region may be well received.
Given his emphasis on seasonal content as well as legal policy regulation coverage within his themes covered (lifestyle), providing commentary tied into current regulations impacting food practices could also prove valuable.
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