Shekhar Gupta

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Shekhar Gupta
Born (1957-08-26) August 26, 1957
Occupation Journalist
Known for Hosting Walk the Talk

Shekhar Gupta (born 26 August 1957) is the editor-in-chief of The Indian Express.[1] Shekhar has a weekly column called National Interest. It covers a range of issues and is the subject of his forthcoming book. He also hosts an interview-based programme Walk the Talk on NDTV 24x7. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for the year 2009 for his contribution to the field of journalism.[2]

Awards

Shekhar has received assorted awards: the 1985 Inlaks award for young journalist of the year,[3] G K Reddy Award for Journalism,[4] the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration.[5][6] He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Govt of India in 2009.[2][7]

Under his leadership, The Indian Express has 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.[8]

Shekhar uncovered LTTE training camps in India, the truth behind the falsely implicated scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation in a spy scandal. And seven years before the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, he travelled across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Germany, the US and the UK, to report extensively on the threat from pan-national fundamentalism, including its links with Osama bin Laden. [9]

Bibliography

Shekhar Gupta was Born on August 26, 1957.

  • Assam: A Valley Divided
  • India Redefines Its Role - IISS Adelphi Paper Series 293[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Indian Express chosen for the IPI India award". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madhavan Nair, Abhinav Bhindra receive Padma awards". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  3. ↑ {http://www.inlaksfoundation.org/Alumni.aspx?sort=old&Type=S[]
  4. ↑ "National events in March 1997". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 
  5. ↑ President of India : President's Address to the Nation
  6. ↑ "Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed awards for Shekhar Gupta, Shabana Azmi". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2008-10-19. 
  7. ↑ "Padma Bhushan Awardees". 
  8. ↑ Trionfi, Barbara (2009-11-18). "IPI India Announces Recipients of Its Annual Award". 
  9. ↑ http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/expressgroup/senior-editors.html.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies Full Adelphi Series List

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