Jump to content

Aman Sethi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aman Sethi
Born1983
Mumbai, India
OccupationJournalist, writer
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Stephen's College
GenreRealism
Notable worksA Free Man

Aman Sethi is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the editor-in-chief of openDemocracy.

Sethi was editor-in-chief of HuffPost India[1] until it ceased operations in November, 2020.[2] He is known for his debut A Free Man, a work of narrative reportage. Born in 1983 in Mumbai, Sethi completed his schooling at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi. He studied chemistry at St. Stephen's College, Delhi before moving on to study journalism at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai and business journalism in 2008 at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as an Inlaks Scholar.[3] As Chhattisgarh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper Sethi reported extensively on Maoist insurgency in the state for two years.[4][5] He also won the International Red Cross committee award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues in 2011.[6]

In August 2012, Sethi was named The Hindu's Africa correspondent, based in Addis Ababa.[7]

Writing

[edit]

Sethi's first book, A Free Man, was a non-fiction work about the life of an individual named Mohammed Ashraf, but also about Delhi and its transformation. It won the 2011 Crossword Book Award.[8][9] Oprah Winfrey's website endorsed Sethi's debut book as one of the must reads of November, 2012.[10]

Sethi was also awarded the Yuva Puraskar (Youth Award) by the Sahitya Akademi for the best English book written by a young author in 2012.[11] In 2015, he returned the award to express "solidarity with several eminent writers who have recently returned their awards to highlight their concern and anxiety over the shrinking space for free expression and growing intolerance towards difference of opinion".[12]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "HuffPost Appoints Aman Sethi As India Editor-In-Chief". HuffPost. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. ^ Scroll Staff. "'HuffPost' shuts down its Indian edition after six years". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. ^ "Alumni". Alumni of foundation. Inlaksfoundation. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "The Bloody Crossroads". Caravan. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ Nair, Supriya (22 July 2011). "A free man-A window in the wall". Livemint. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Aman Sethi wins ICRC award". The Hindu. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  7. ^ "The Hindu returns to Africa". The Hindu. August 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Hindu's Aman Sethi bags award for A Free Man". The Hindu. October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  9. ^ Shruti Dhapola (October 19, 2012). "Anuradha Roy, Aman Sethi win at Economist-Crossword awards". Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  10. ^ "A Free Man: A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi".
  11. ^ "YUVA PURASKAR (2011-2015)". SAHITYA : Akademi Awards. Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. ^ Sethi, Aman. "'Your moment of reckoning has come': GN Devy, Aman Sethi return Sahitya Akademi awards". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aman_Sethi&oldid=1259318990"