Biju Govind is a
journalist based in
Kozhikode. in
Kozhikode. He is currently the Chief of Bureau 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 ...
in Kozhikode, overseeing news coordination in Malabar. He has authored reports and articles on numerous issues including political violence and communal riots in north Kerala, and religious issues affecting the common man. Besides, he regularly writes analytical stories and comment pieces on political developments.
Govind first worked for the ''
United News of India'' (UNI) in
New Delhi, reporting on a
Tibetan woman seeking the release of her son, who had been
arrest
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questi ...
ed by the
Chinese police
The Ministry of Public Security () is a government ministry of the People's Republic of China responsible for public and political security. It oversees more than 1.9 million of the country's law enforcement officers and as such the vast ma ...
on charges of
espionage in 1997. He then joined ''
The Indian Express'' in
Thiruvananthapuram, and thereafter ''
The New Indian Express'' out of
Kochi.
Govind later moved to ''
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 ...
'', working from
Kozhikode, in June 2001. He now covers
politics,
organized crime, development issues of roads,
infrastructure
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, and
realty.
He has reported the
Marad
Marad (Sumerian: Marda, modern Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum, Iraq) was an ancient Near Eastern city. Marad was situated on the west bank of the then western branch of the Upper Euphrates River west of Nippur in modern-day Iraq and roug ...
riots that occurred between Hindu and Muslim communities in Kozhikode in 2002 and the massacre of nine fishermen again at the seaside village in 2003. He had also covered the
Muthanga agitation of
Wayanad tribes against the government in 2002.
Govind reported the infiltration of
Maoists in the tri-junction of
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
He has also reported about the
Indian Mujahideen in
Kerala and Islamist modules that recruited Muslim youths for Islamic State fighters in Syria.
References
Biju Govind’s Biography , Muck Rack13 missing from Kerala, suspected to have joined ISIndian Mujahideen eyes Kerala youth
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The Hindu journalists
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Journalists from Kerala
1972 births