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| name = Nikhil Wagle |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|29|df=y}} |
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| occupation = Journalist, Editor, TV anchor |
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| years_active = 1977 – present |
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| spouse = Meena Karnik |
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'''Nikhil Wagle'''(born 23 April 1959) is a journalist belonging to the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="N18-201303192">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianoftheyear.com/ibn18editoralteam-nikhil11.php|title=Indian of the year, 2001 - editorial team|publisher=Network 18|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Kasbekar2006">{{cite book|author=Asha Kasbekar|title=Pop Culture India!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Sv7Uk0UcdM8C&pg=PA124|accessdate=20 March 2013|year=2006|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-636-7|page=124}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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=== Print media === |
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Nikhil Wagle started his media career in 1977 as a freelance reporter. He later joined ''Dinank'', a Marathi newsweekly, in Mumbai. In 1979, when the editor of ''Dinank'' resigned, the publisher asked 19-year old Wagle to become the [[managing editor]]. Wagle later became the editor-in-chief of ''Dinank''. Subsequently, he went to [[Pune]], and joined [[Kirloskar Group]], which owned a couple of magazines at that time. However, within one month, he quit his new job and came back to Mumbai.<ref name="magnamags_2014">[http://www.magnamags.com/society/features/from-the-archive-nikhil-wagle-and-his-fearless-journalism/4816 From the Archive: Nikhil Wagle and his Fearless Journalism]</ref> |
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In 1982, he started his own publishing house and started a new magazine called ''Akshar''. In 1983, he started a sports magazine ''Shatkar'' with [[Sandeep Patil]] as editor. In 1985, he started a film magazine ''Chanderi'', which was first edited by [[Rohini Hattangadi]] and then by [[Gautam Rajadhyaksha]]. He also published some [[Gujarati language]] magazines.<ref name="magnamags_2014"/> |
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In 1990, he established the Marathi and Hindi newspaper ''[[Mahanagar (newspaper)|Mahanagar]]''.<ref name="magnamags_2014"/> He also served as the editor of the Marathi version of the newspaper (''Aapla Mahanagar''). He became a noted critic of the political party [[Shiv Sena]] and its chief [[Bal Thackeray]]. For this reason, his office was attacked by the party's supporters multiple times, beginning in 1991.<ref name="frontline_targeting">{{cite news |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2119/stories/20040924003802600.htm |title=Targeting journalists |last=Katakam |first=Anupama |work=Frontline (Volume 21 - Issue 19, Sept. 11 - 24, 2004) |publisher=The Hindu |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> |
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In 1994, he criticized the Maharashtra legislators for paying fawning tributes to a deceased [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] accused of having criminal connections. When he refused to apologize to the legislators for the critical comments, he was imprisoned for a week.<ref name="Kasbekar2006" /> In August 2004, the Shiv Sena supporters beat him up and blackened his face with engine oil for being critical of the party leader [[Narayan Rane]] (who later joined Indian National Congress).<ref name="frontline_targeting"/> |
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Wagle also brought out more than 80 books in the capacity of a publisher. |
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=== TV === |
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Wagle started anchoring in 1989. After doing shows for [[Doordarshan]], he turned a socio-political commentator and worked in Various private channels. He was also the anchor of the talk show ''Amne Samne''. |
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In mid-2000s, Wagle joined the [[Network 18]] group. He became the editor-in-chief of [[IBN Lokmat]], a Marathi news channel. He resigned in July 2014.<ref name="indiantelevision_quits">[http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/people/nikhil-wagle-quits-ibn-lokmat-140721 Nikhil Wagle quits IBN Lokmat]</ref> |
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==Personal== |
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Nikhil Wagle is married to Meena Karnik, who is also a journalist.<ref name="Virani2000">{{cite book |author=Pinki Virani |title=Bitter Chocolate. Pinki Virani: Child Sexual Abuse in India |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fEw6n96bjW4C&pg=PR7 |accessdate=20 March 2013 |year=2000 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-029897-0 |page=7}}</ref> He is an atheist.<ref>[https://twitter.com/waglenikhil/statuses/169657975542263808 Tweet on 15 February 2012]</ref> |
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==Award== |
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Wagle received the ''Sanskriti Award'' as a member of the IBN-Lokmat ediotrial team. |
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==References== |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Indian newspaper editor |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 23 April 1959 |
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[[Category:Indian journalists]] |
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[[Category:1959 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Maharashtra]] |
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[[Category:Marathi-language writers]] |
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[[Category:Indian newspaper editors]] |
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[[Category:Indian mass media owners]] |
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[[Category:Indian atheists]] |
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