Pratham Dalal is this year's Social Media Manager. This is his 1st year as the Social Media Manager and 2nd year writing for the Shield. He enjoys history and politics and their interaction. He someday hopes to work at a major network as a broadcast Journalist. Outside of the Shield, Pratham interns at YR Media based in Oakland, CA. His work has appeared on KQED, the local NPR station and KCBS. In his free time, he watches sports and retro sitcoms on television. Pratham has always wanted to go to a San Francisco 49ers game. He also casually watches the Golden State Warriors. If he could live anywhere, he would go somewhere in the Canadian Mountains.