The Citizen is a digital newspaper based in New Delhi, India. It was founded in January 2014 by Indian journalist Seema Mustafa. It was first launched on online platform only and that makes it first online Newspaper in India. It is owned and operated by GSA Azadi Media Pvt Ltd.
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Board of advisors
The paper's board of advisors include former chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board A. Gopalakrishnan, former Indian Chief of Naval Staff Laxminarayan Ramdas, journalist and civil rights activist John Dayal, professor Kamal Mitra Chenoy, senior journalist and political commentator Kuldip Nayar, noted historian Mushirul Hasan, senior journalist Pamela Philipose, journalist and author Prem Shankar Jha, journalist Shastri Ramachandaran, and journalist Sukumar Muralidharan.
Columnists
The paper's columnists include journalist and author Alan Hart, Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, activist Kancha Ilaiah, Pakistani civilian military scientist Ayesha Siddiqa, feminist activist Kamla Bhasin, retired Indian army general Syed Ata Hasnain, journalist Saeed Naqvi, writer Javed Jabbar, former chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Wajahat Habibullah, filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, Middle east expert Alon Ben-Meir, Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Actor Tom Alter, Politician Prakash Karat,
Pakistan politician and diplomat Sherry Rehman, nuclear scientist and national security analyst Pervez Hoodbhoy, retired Justice and former chairman, Press Council of India Markandey Katju, Filipino author and politician, Walden Bello, national security analyst Vappala Balachandran, security studies expert Bharat Karnad, British historian Deepak Tripathi, amongst several others.
History
The paper was launched on January 27, 2014, with Seema Mustafa as its editor-in-chief.
The paper first came into prominence following its coverage on the rape case involving Tarun Tejpal, for which, the paper was mentioned by The Hindu, Network of Women in the Media, Feminists India, Scroll, FirstPost, and NDTV.