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Aniruddha Bahal
Indian journalist and writer
Aniruddha Bahal is the founder and editor-in-chief of Cobrapost an Indian news website.[1] Prior to founding Cobrapost, he co-founded Tehelka.[1][2]
Aniruddha Bahal | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Organization | Cobrapost |
| Notable work | Bunker 13 -Crack in the Mirror () -The Emissary () -The Adventures of Rhea: The Cobrapost Affair () -A Taste For Trouble&#;: Memories From Another Time () |
Early life and education
Bahal was born in Allahabad and is a university graduate.
He moved to Delhi in where he began his journalistic career by writing and editing some articles at the Outlook and the India Today.[3] In , he co-founded – a news website, with Tarun Tejpal and another colleague from the Outlook after "an investor with deep pockets" agreed to underwrite their startup, according to the Independent.[3]
Work
In , Bahal wrote an espionage thriller Bunker 13.[2] Its "hipster-slang-spitting antihero", states an article on Bahal in the UK-based newspaper the Independent, "shoots smack, snorts speed, runs guns, administers date-rape drugs" and a scene therein went on to win the Literary Review'sBad Sex in Fiction Award.[3][4]
In , Bahal founded and became the editor-in-chief of the online news magazine Cobrapost.
It is particularly known for its undercover sting operations.[1]
In , he started hosting The Tony B Show for Channel V.[3][5][2]
Bibliography
- Crack in the Mirror ()
- Bunker 13 ()
- The Emissary ()
- The Adventures of Rhea: The Cobrapost Affair ()
- A Taste For Trouble&#;: Memories From Another Time ()