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Amit Varma
NationalityIndian
Notable workIndia Uncut
AwardsBastiat 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]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Vadukut, Sidin (22 May 2009). "Pain of a first birth". Mint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "A Conversation with Amit Varma". Choose To Thinq. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ "About Pragati". Think Pragati. 14 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Podcasts rising in volume again". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ Bagchi, Shrabonti (3 January 2020). "How to stay human on social media". Livemint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster". www.amitvarma.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Lend Me Your Ears: How podcasts bring voice amid quarantine". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network". www.policynetwork.net. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize". Livemint. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  13. ^ Bureau, Our (11 November 2015). "Bastiat Prize for BLink columnist Amit Verma". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 20 January 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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