A Saye Sekhar (born 10 September) is an Indian journalist, columnist, and political analyst.
As an author, he writes commentaries on business, culture, and politics at news websites such as ''
Firstpost
''Firstpost'' is an Indian online news and media website. The site is a part of the Network 18 media conglomerate owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18.
The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav ...
'' and Catchnews. He was an editor of ''The Finapolis'', a personal finance magazine. He was the Chief of Bureau and the Head of the
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...
edition of ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
,'' before leaving in September 2009.
Background
In 1988, A Saye Sekhar received his B.Sc. degree in physics, mathematics, and chemistry from
Andhra University
Andhra University (IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926.
History
King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest do ...
, then took up
journalism
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as a profession. After working with ''The Hindu'', ''
Deccan Chronicle
''Deccan Chronicle'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded by Rajagopal Mudaliar in the 1930s & currently owned by Samagrah Commercial Pvt Limited. It is published in Hyderabad, Telangana, by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited ( ...
'', and ''
The Hans India
''The Hans India'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as in New Delhi. The newspaper was started on 15 July 2011 and belongs to Hyderabad Media House Ltd., which also owns ...
'', he became an editor and consultant at TV5. He received his postgraduate degree in communication and journalism from
Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...
,
Hyderabad
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.
Career
Sekhar began his career as a journalist in late 1988 as a trainee sub-editor of ''
Eenadu
''Eenadu'' () is the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He moved to Hyderabad as a Business Editor of the newspaper. After he left ''The Hindu'', Sekhar launched his own venture, ABDC Media & Communications Pvt Ltd, which currently operates as an HR and Placements Consultancy. He served as an Associate Editor/Senior Editor of Hyderabad's first afternoon daily, ''Postnoon''.
Later, he consulted with TV5 for its mobile application and then moved to a startup. In 2003, he visited Chicago, as part of
Rotary International
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's Group Study Exchange program, and several newspaper offices, including the ''
Chicago Tribune
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