Subir Ghosh
Subir Ghosh (born 1966) is an Indian journalist and author, whose works have appeared in print and online since 1991. His areas of focus are environment, human rights, conflict and Northeast India.[1]
Ghosh's first major book was 'Frontier Travails: Northeast - The Politics of a Mess', published in 2001. He is co-author of the 2014 non-fiction title Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis, co-authored with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Jyotirmoy Chaudhuri, which examined alleged irregularities of prices of natural gas in the Indian market. Reliance Industries Limited, one of India's major conglomerates which is also involved in oil and gas exploration and production, sent a legal notice to Guha Thakurta, Ghosh and Chaudhuri for alleged defamation through this book.[2]
Among others, Ghosh has worked with news agency Press Trust of India, and newspapers The Telegraph and Daily News & Analysis (DNA). He has also worked with environmental organisations Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).,[3] besides serving as an Advisory Council member with the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES).[4]
He currently resides in Bangalore.
Books
- The Dream Machine, 1997 co-authored with Richa Bansal; Children's Book Trust; ISBN 817011778X
- Frontier Travails: Northeast - The Politics of a Mess; 2001 Macmillan India; ISBN 0333936019
- Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis, 2014 Paranjoy Guha Thakurta; Subir Ghosh and Jyotirmoy Chaudhuri; ISBN 8192855139
References
- ↑ Authors Upfront. "'About authors of Gas Wars". Authors Upfront. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "RIL sends notice to Gas Wars authors". The Hindu. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ Anon. "'Deadline Delhi by Subir Ghosh". Asian Correspondent. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ Pandey, Spardha (28 August 2011). "'Looking for a change through pen". Jagran City Plus. Retrieved 18 June 2015.