Aditya Sinha is an Indian author and journalist. His last assignment was as the Editor-in-Chief of the Deccan Chronicle, based in Hyderabad, which also publishes the Asian Age in Delhi. He has been a journalist since 1987, occupying positions such as Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian Express and DNA. He has reported on terrorism in Punjab, Kashmir and Assam and has also done reporting from Peshawar, Pakistan.[1] He started out as a crime reporter in Delhi.[2][3][4]
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Aditya Sinha has authored three books and co-authored three books. Among the books he has co-authored, includes "The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace", co-authored with a former R&AW chief, AS Dulat, and ISI chief, Asad Durrani.[5] His first work of fiction was "The CEO Who Lost His Head" published in 2017.[4][6]
Personal life
editAditya Sinha was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He grew up in New York City, attending Stuyvesant High School. He has a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University (1985), an MA from the School of Oriental Studies (SOAS) (1986) and an MA from Delhi University (2000). He lives in Hyderabad.[7]
Books
editAuthor
edit- The CEO Who Lost His Head. Pan Macmillan, 2017. ISBN 9781509859368
- Death of Dreams: A Terrorist's Tale (2000). ISBN 9788172233907
- Farooq Abdullah: Kashmir's Prodigal Son - A Biography. UBS Publishers' Distributors, 1996. ISBN 9788174760722[8]
Co-Author
edit- India Unmade: How The Modi Government Broke The Economy. Co-authored with Yashwant Sinha. Juggernaut, 2018. ISBN 9789386228864
- The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace. Co-authored with A. S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. HarperCollins, India, 2018. ISBN 9789352779253
- Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years. Co-authored with A. S. Dulat. HarperCollins, India, 2016 ISBN 9789352640812
References
edit- ^ Hasan, Abid (26 December 2012). "Aditya Sinha quits as Editor-in-Chief of DNA". Exchange 4 Media. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
He had also done reporting from Pakistan and was the only Indian reporter in Peshawar.
- ^ "Author Biographies, Harper Collins Publishers India, A.S. Dulat with Sinha". Harper Collins. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Franko, Judy (14 April 2007). "Aditya Sinha appointed Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian Express". Exchange4media. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ a b Karishma, Kuenzang (12 March 2017). "Journalist Aditya Sinha's first fiction work revolves around a murder mystery". India Today. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Sushant, Singh (2 June 2018). "True Lies and Spies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Pal, Deepanjana (24 February 2017). "Aditya Sinha on his new book". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Aditya Sinha". LinkedIn.
- ^ Baweja, Harinder (31 December 1995). "Book review: Aditya Sinha's 'Farooq Abdullah: The Prodigal Son'". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-02.