Death by Litigation – The Perils of Business Reporting
Josy Joseph, Maheshwar Peri, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta with Nidhi Razdan
Josy Joseph
Bio
Josy Joseph is the author of the recently released book, A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India. He is an award-winning investigative journalist based in New Delhi and presently the National Security Editor of The Hindu. He holds a Master’s in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Kerala University. He lives in New Delhi.
Maheshwar Peri
Bio
A passionate entrepreneur, Mahesh is a qualified CA, CMA and ACS. He started his career as an investment banker with SBI Capital Markets. He was associated with the Outlook group for 17 years and headed it for more than 10 years. Mahesh believes that the demographic dividend India seeks can turn into a nightmare if youth are not shown the right direction path. CAREERS360 is the result of his deep understanding of student issues, and the information gaps that need to be filled to help students take an informed career decision.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Bio
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s work experience, spanning over four decades, cuts across different media: print, radio, television and documentary cinema. He is a writer, speaker, anchor, interviewer, teacher and commentator in three languages: English, Bangla and Hindi. His main areas of interest are the working of the political economy and the media in India and the world, on which he has authored/co-authored books and directed/produced documentary films. He teaches and speaks on these subjects. He participates frequently in, and organises, seminars and conferences. He is a regular contributor to publications and websites and frequently appears on the radio and on television channels as an anchor as well as an analyst. Paranjoy served as Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly from April 4, 2016 to July 18, 2017.
Nidhi Razdan
Bio
Nidhi Razdan is an award winning journalist and author, currently Executive Editor with NDTV where she has worked for over 18 years. Nidhi reports on foreign policy and national politics and anchors a daily prime time news show called ‘Left Right and Centre’. She has reported from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, China, POK, Tibet, Africa and more parts of the world. Her first book ‘Left Right and Centre-The Idea of India at 70’ was published by Penguin this year.