Occupation Journalist Role Journalist Name Shekhar Gupta | Spouse(s) Neelam Jolly Known for Hosting Walk the Talk | |
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Born August 26, 1957 (age 66) ( 1957-08-26 ) Books Anticipating India, Assam, a valley divided, India Redefines its Role, Adelphi Series: India Redefines Its Role Similar People Barkha Dutt, Rajdeep Sardesai, Rahul Kanwal, Ramnath Goenka, Swapan Dasgupta Profiles | ||
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Shekhar Gupta (born 26 August 1957) is an Indian journalist who is currently working with Business Standard and pens a weekly column, "National Interest", which appears every Saturday. He was earlier the vice chairman of the India Today Group. Until June 2014, he served 19 years as editor-in-chief of the Indian Express. Gupta writes a weekly column called "National Interest" for India Today magazine. His "National Interest" columns for the Indian Express were collected in his 2014 book Anticipating India. He also hosts an interview-based television show Walk the Talk on NDTV 24x7. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government in 2009 for his contribution to journalism.
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- blrlitfest 14 shekhar gupta arun shourie
- Doing what is good vs what is correct 3minwisdom from shekhar gupta indian express
- Early life and career
- References
Doing what is good vs what is correct 3minwisdom from shekhar gupta indian express
Early life and career
Shekhar Gupta initially did his schooling for three years (1962–65) in Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Palwal, then in Punjab (one of a chain of junior schools run across the country by RSS, along with Vidya Mandirs for seniors). Shekhar has received assorted awards: the 1985 Inlaks award for young journalist of the year, G. K. Reddy Award for Journalism, the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2009.
Under his leadership, The Indian Express won the Vienna-based International Press Institute’s Award for Outstanding Journalism in the Public Interest thrice- the first time for its coverage of the Gujarat riots of 2002, the second time for uncovering the Bihar flood relief scam in 2005 and the third time for its sustained investigation into the Malegaon and Modasa blasts of 2008 and the alleged role of Hindu extremists and organisations.
