Amit Varma (writer)
Amit Varma | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Notable work | India Uncut |
Awards | Bastiat Prize for Journalism (2007, 2015) |
Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai.
In 2008, his first novel My friend, Sancho was nominated to the longlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.[1][2] In April 2009, he was named by BusinessWeek magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog India Uncut.[3]
Career
Amit Varma has worked in advertising, television and journalism, and has written for publications like The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was a Managing Editor of Cricinfo India[4] and now works as a consultant for them.
He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Observer and almost every Indian publication. He is currently a columnist for the Times of India, Bloomberg Quint and Cricket Next.
The editor of Pragati, an online magazine[5], Amit Varma also hosts a popular podcast[6], The Seen and the Unseen, on public policy, economics and behavioural science[7][8][9].
Awards
In October 2007, Varma won the 2007 Bastiat Prize for Journalism, which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society".[10][11] He won the prize again in 2015.[12][13]
- Bastiat Prize (2007, 2015)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Vadukut, Sidin (22 May 2009). "Pain of a first birth". Mint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "A Conversation with Amit Varma". Choose To Thinq. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "About Pragati". Think Pragati. 14 July 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Podcasts rising in volume again". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Bagchi, Shrabonti (3 January 2020). "How to stay human on social media". Livemint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster". www.amitvarma.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Lend Me Your Ears: How podcasts bring voice amid quarantine". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network". www.policynetwork.net. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize". Livemint. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Bureau, Our (11 November 2015). "Bastiat Prize for BLink columnist Amit Verma". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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