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Salil Tripathi
Born
Mumbai, India
Alma materUniversity of Bombay, Dartmouth College
Occupation(s)Author, editor
Notable workOffence: The Hindu Case

Salil Tripathi is an Indian author and editor. He is Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee. He is a contributing editor to The Caravan.[1] and Mint.[2] He is a contributing advisor to the think tank, Bridge India since June 2019. [3][4]

Biography

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Tripathi was born in Mumbai. He was educated at the New Era School in Mumbai and graduated from the Sydenham College of the University of Bombay.[5] Tripathi obtained his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College in the United States.[citation needed]

Career

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Tripathi's articles have appeared in Foreign Policy,[6] The Wall Street Journal,[7] The Far Eastern Economic Review, and The International Herald Tribune.

Tripathi speaking about his book

Books

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  • Offence: The Hindu Case
  • The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and its Unquiet Legacy
  • Detours: Songs of the Open Road

2020 Twitter suspension

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In December 2020, Tripathi's Twitter account was suspended.[why?] Salman Rushdie was among the writers who criticized Twitter for this decision. Shashi Tharoor, Amitav Ghosh, Suketu Mehta, Prashant Bhusan,[8] Paranjoy Guha Thakurta,[9] Aakar Patel, and Nilanjana Roy also criticized Twitter's decision.[10][11][12][13][14]

PEN International also criticized Twitter's suspension of Tripathi's account and urged Twitter to have more transparent policies.[15]

Awards

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Tripathi received the Bastiat Prize (third place) in 2011.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Salil Tripathi". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Salil Tripathi". livemint.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ India, Bridge. "About Us: Bridge India". bridgeindia.org.uk. Bridge India. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ India, Bridge. "Past Event: Brand India: The Soft Power Evolution". bridgeindia.org.uk. Bridge India. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ Sundaram, Jomo Kwame (2002). Ugly Malaysians?: South-South Investments Abused. Institute for Black Research. ISBN 978-0-620-28863-7.
  6. ^ "Salil Tripathi". foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ Salil Tripathi (19 November 2012). "The Demagogue of Bombay". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. ^ Bhusan, Prashant (7 December 2020). "Prashant Bhusan on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  9. ^ Guha Thakurta, Paranjoy (7 December 2020). "ParanjoyGuhaThakurta on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (7 December 2020). "Twitter accused of censoring Indian critic of Hindu nationalism". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ Taskin, Bismee (6 December 2020). "Outrageous, says Salman Rushdie as Twitter suspends journalist Salil Tripathi's account". theprint.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Read: The Poem For His Mother That Got Salil Tripathi Suspended From Twitter". thewire.in. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. ^ Domini, Annie (8 December 2020). "Twitter India Suspending Salil Tripathi's Account Is an Outrage". theleaflet.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Outrage at Twitter action". telegraphindia.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Salil Tripathi's recent suspension on Twitter raises important questions for the protection of free speech on social media". pen-international.org. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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