Krish Kataruka is the founder of Press Start and a student at La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata where he studies English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Sociology and Psychology. His subjects span disciplines and it is precisely this cross-disciplinary thinking that allows him to be analytical and creative.

Krish's editorial journey began with steady progression: first as a junior editor for his school's club magazines as well as the annual magazine, The Chronicle, and later rising to editorial leadership across multiple school publications. With each step, he didn't just grow as a writer — he began to notice something about the stories that weren't being told. Economic realities — rising costs, shifting job markets, inequality, opportunity — shape the lives of young people everywhere, but students from underserved communities rarely have a platform to discuss, interrogate, or even make sense of these forces as they experience them.

This is where journalism and economics converged for Krish. He realised that student media, when done well, isn't just about storytelling — it's about giving young people the tools to understand and articulate the world they're actually living in. And yet, access to quality journalism education followed the same unequal pattern as economic opportunity itself — concentrated in well-resourced schools, and largely absent everywhere else.

Press Start was founded on that convergence. Krish built it as a structured, student-led space that equips students — particularly those from underserved communities — not just to write, but to think critically shaping their lives, and to find their voice within them.