I am a retiree after 25 years of service as a senior journalist with the government-owned Oman Daily Observer in Muscat. I returned to India on October 21, 2012 and have since settled down in Calicut. I joined the Observer as a sub-editor in September 1987, later promoted as a chief sub-editor and held the post of a news editor till retirement. I am a post-graduate in English Literature with a degree in Journalism, both from Poona University. Am sincere, committed and hardworking with a pleasing demeanour. Name Alex P Kurien Address 33/5252 A1, Malamel Puthenpurackal, Golf Link Road, Chevayur, Calicut 673017 Cell phone 9495605224/9544002357 Email alex.kurien@gmail.com Age 61 years Date of Birth July 12, 1952 Education MA in English Literature, Poona University, 1978 Bachelor of Journalism, Poona University, 1979 Bachelor of English, Kerala University, 1972 Experience Retired as News Editor at the Observer, English daily newspaper in Muscat. Joined the newspaper as a sub-editor in 1987 Sub-editor with Akhbar Oman, a weekly English tabloid in Muscat – 1983-85 Sub-editor with Maharashtra Herald, a local English daily newspaper in Pune, 1981-83 Staff Editor with What…?, a Christian family magazine in Kerala, India – 1980-81