Amit Varma (writer)

Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai.

Amit Varma
NationalityIndian
Notable work
India Uncut
AwardsBastiat Prize for Journalism (2007, 2015)

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] The editor of Pragati, an online magazine,[5] Amit Varma also hosts a 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Vadukut, Sidin (22 May 2009). "Pain of a first birth". Mint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.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.
  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.
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