The Squirrels
Editor-in-Chief
A digital platform for context and long-form analysis over speed and sensationalism.
Sets the editorial line and leads its flagship long-form conversations.
Visit The SquirrelsBhupendra Chaubey
Two decades of making India's complex conversations make sense.
The record
Two decades, step by step.
- 1999
Joins NDTV as a reporter
Starts in national news television, reporting through a period that reshaped Indian politics and media.
- 2005
Founding team, CNN-IBN
Part of the team that built one of India's defining English news channels from the ground up.
- 2005–2019
Executive Editor, CNN-IBN / CNN-News18
Rises to Executive Editor and hosts the primetime show India at 9. Covers three general elections and assembly elections in most Indian states.
- 2020
CEO & Group Editor-in-Chief, India Ahead
Takes charge of the India Ahead group as owner and co-promoter — an English news channel and the Andhra Prabha daily, published in twelve editions.
- 2021
Founds The Squirrels
A digital platform built on a simple bet: context and long-form analysis over speed and sensationalism.
- 2026
Launches Galaxia Quest
An experiential magazine with Amit Goel, blending print, video and social — distributed invite-only at airports and premium locations.
- Now
Convening India's tokenisation dialogue
Co-founder of E-Sutra, India's Web3 alliance, convening founders, financial institutions and regulators on tokenisation.
Ventures now
Where the work lives today.
Galaxia Quest
Editor-in-Chief
An experiential magazine blending print, video and social — invite-only, at airports and premium locations.
Shapes the magazine's editorial vision across its sections, from Orbit to Light Years.
Visit Galaxia QuestE-Sutra
Co-Founder
India's Web3 industry alliance, bridging founders, financial institutions and regulators.
Convenes structured dialogues on tokenisation, sandbox innovation and digital asset infrastructure.
Visit E-SutraOn stage
Talks, moderated summits and fireside chats.
- The Great Indian Bond FestivalModerator — broadcast partner ZEE
- Nainital Literature FestivalSpeaker
Writing
- Inside the ₹550 crore BluSmart scam that shook India's startup scene
TICE News, April 2025
How a celebrated EV startup became a case study in what weak promoter governance costs public money.
- What went wrong at Byju's and Paytm
TICE News, February 2024
A former chief executive on how two of India's most closely watched companies lost their footing.
- Deciphering the low voter turnout puzzle
TICE News, May 2024
Fewer Indians voted in 2024 than expected. What the turnout numbers actually support — and what they don't.
- Inherited thrones: family rule in the 2024 general election
TICE News, May 2024
Dynastic politics counted across every major party, rather than argued about from one side of it.
- The battle of promises: reading the BJP and Congress manifestos
TICE News, April 2024
A side-by-side reading of what the two national manifestos actually committed to.
- Could Shashi Tharoor be right about the media?
The Quint
A working editor turns a politician's complaint about journalists back on the newsroom itself.
Recognition
- Legend AwardHybiz.tv Media Awards, 2026
“The journalist who chose depth over drama.”
— exchange4media
Work with Bhupen
Moderation & anchoring
Summits, panels, policy forums and award nights.
Keynotes & talks
Media, trust, elections and India's changing public conversation.
In-depth conversations
Long-form interviews and fireside chats for institutions and leaders.
Policy convening
Structured dialogues between industry and policymakers, from digital assets to tokenisation.
Partnerships
Brand collaborations across The Squirrels and Galaxia Quest.