Contributors

Kamala Kanta Dash: Mr. Dash is working on community engagement in public policy of Australia and India for his PhD at Monash University, Australia. He has taught school students in Life Skills, Social Skills and Study Skills as part of the Newspaper In Education (NIE) program for the leading national daily The Hindu (New Delhi Edition). His areas of interest among others include Indian politics, policy analysis, skills training, interfaith, human rights and social justice. He has been consulted for policy advice at the national and international levels.

Mr. Dash is the Honorary Editor of BH and can be reached at: kamaljnu@gmail.com

Afroz Alam Sahil: Afroz or the RTI Express as the BH family calls him is one name that needs no introduction – at least in the Indian Media circle. An Information Crusader, Afroz has 5000 RTIs to his credit and believes in transparency and accountability for a democratic government. Afroz has worked as Senior Reporter at tv9 and UNI TV.

Afroz is the Editor (Investigation) of BH and can be reached at: afroz.alam.sahil@gmail.com

Rujuta Phadke:  A Pol. Science graduate and a Master’s in Mass Communication, Rujuta has worked as a Television Correspondent for News channels and as a Researcher for a prestigious entertainment channel in the Indian Television Industry. She has a knack for knowledge and is currently pursuing her second Post Graduate degree. She enjoys reading vastly, is an occasional blogger and issues of women and children are her areas of interest apart from politics.

At BH she works as a Special Correspondent. Ms. Rujuta can be contacted at phadke.rujuta@gmail.com

S M Fasiullah: Fasi started his career in journalism along with Afroz Sahil in Delhi. He holds a bachelors degree in English literature from Delhi University and an M.Sc. in Psychology from Nagarjuna University. He writes on social issues, and covers community or minorities related news. Previously he worked for of a British media company in Hyderabad as an Associate Editor, and in some other US MNCs as Content Editor and Quality Analyst.

At BH he works as a Special Correspondent. Mr. Fasi can be contacted at smfasiullah@gmail.com

Dr. Abhinaw Upadhyay: Mr. Upadhyay is a well-known freelance journalist. He has worked with India News magazine and Aaj Samaj Hindi Newspaper in New Delhi for four years. During this period, he has done research stories on ‘Sikh Riots, 1984′. Meantime he has done many other stories too. His field work was mainly on literature, art, culture, heritage and education. Previously he was associated with a literary magazine ‘Kathadesh’ in Delhi, and also worked at Gorakhpur as a journalist. He has done his M.A. and PhD in Political Science, and holds a bachelors degree in Journalism from Gorakhpur University.

At BH he works as a Special Correspondent of Art and Culture. Mr. Upadhyay can be contacted at abhinaw01@gmail.com.

Joydeep Hazarika: Originally from Guwahati, Assam, Joydeep graduated from Delhi University and did masters in Convergent Journalism from Jamia’s MCRC. He is working as News Producer with Asian News International (ANI). Besides writing, Joydeep has critical and funnier side to him which comes out in his cartoons. He can be reached at: joydeep@beyondheadlines.in