Bala Menon

Bala Menon is a journalist/artist/and author. He began his career with India's premier English-language newspaper 'The Times of India', in Mumbai, and then worked as Deputy Editor at 'Times of Oman', the national daily of the Sultanate of Oman in Muscat. He was later Deputy Night Editor at 'Gulf news', the largest circulated English-language newspaper in the Middle East, published from Dubai. He has travelled widely in the Middle East and Europe and was until recently Editor-in-Chief at The...See more

Bala Menon is a journalist/artist/and author. He began his career with India's premier English-language newspaper 'The Times of India', in Mumbai, and then worked as Deputy Editor at 'Times of Oman', the national daily of the Sultanate of Oman in Muscat. He was later Deputy Night Editor at 'Gulf news', the largest circulated English-language newspaper in the Middle East, published from Dubai. He has travelled widely in the Middle East and Europe and was until recently Editor-in-Chief at The Voice Media Group in Toronto, Canada. He has a popular blog - http: //jewsofcochin.blogspot.com.Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pin and Certificate from the Canadian Parliament for Community Service.Best Editor award given by the Peel Regional Police.Rotary Club of Stoufville Certificate for Community Service.Twice awarded medals for 'Best Civic Affairs Reporting', Municipality of Muscat, Oman.Served multiple times as Juror for selection of winners in the Literary Category for the MARTYs Awards in Mississauga.Served on Discussion panels of the Mississauga Arts Council on publishing; and on Media Perspecives at the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce. See less