Aman Sethi (
Hindi: अमन सेठी) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the editor-in-chief of
openDemocracy.
Sethi was editor-in-chief of
HuffPost India until it ceased operations in November, 2020. 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
St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, widely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges for arts and sciences in India. It was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi. The college ...
before moving on to study journalism at
Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) is a journalism school in Chennai, India, which offers postgraduate diploma courses in journalism.
History
Asian College of Journalism, Chennai was founded in Bangalore as the Asian School of Journalism, Ba ...
and business journalism in 2008 at
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as an Inlaks Scholar.
As
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
correspondent for ''
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 ...
'' newspaper Sethi reported extensively on
Maoist insurgency in the state for two years.
He also won the
International Red Cross committee award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues in 2011.
In August 2012, Sethi was named ''The Hindu's'' Africa correspondent, based in
Addis Ababa.
Writing
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.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...
's website endorsed Sethi's debut book as one of the must reads of November, 2012.
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. 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".
References
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1983 births
Living people
Hindi-language journalists
Indian male journalists