Brijnath was a journalist in India and Australia before joining The Straits Times in 2007. He writes primarily on sport and has covered seven Olympics, six Asian Games and more than 30 Grand Slam tennis events. He has co-authored a book with Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra and writes an occasional Sunday column on books, his mother’s garden, friendship and any whimsical thing that catches his attention. In his spare time, he dreams of climbing Everest.