Authors

Sanjay Kapoor is a Senior Journalist based out of Delhi. He is a foreign policy specialist focused on India, its neighbourhood and West Asia. He is the Founder and Editor of Hardnews Magazine. He is a Member of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and, until recently, served as the General Secretary of EGI.

Chitra Subramaniam is an award-winning Journalist and media entrepreneur, best known for her path-breaking investigative stories on Bofors scam. She is the founder of Geneva-based CSD consulting and writes on public health, media, development and geopolitics.

Neeraj Thakur is a senior journalist in India with more than 25 years of experience in media. He is the Editor of The Probe and has reported extensively on crime and politics. Neeraj also holds the position of Secretary General at the Press Club of India.

Prema Sridevi is an Indian investigative journalist and Editor in Chief of The Probe. In a career spanning 20 years, Sridevi has worked with some of the top news brands in India and she specialises in stories related to accountability, transparency, corruption, misuse of public office, terrorism, internal security to name a few.

Chander Shekhar Luthra is a senior sports journalist based in Delhi, who transitioned from being a cricketer to journalist. As an ex-Ranji player, he brings over 27 years of experience in covering various sports events. Notably, he has covered ICC Cricket World Cups, the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, offering insightful analysis and reports.

Sheela Bhatt is a senior journalist from New Delhi, India, with forty years of experience in journalism. She has been honored with the Chameli Devi Jain award for her role in editing and publishing Abhiyan, a Gujarati political weekly. Previously, she has worked as the Senior Editor for rediff.com and as the Political Editor for the Indian Express.

Ravinder Singh Robin is an independent journalist with more than 20 years of experience. He contributes to BBC World Services, SBS News (Australia), and Zee TV networks, covering national and international affairs, the global Sikh community, and terrorism.

Shalini Singh, an investigative journalist known for her exposés on the 2G scam, Coalgate, Vadragate, Haryana land scam, Virbhadra Singh scandal, NABARD and Sahara Ponzi scams, among others, has previously worked with The Times of India, The Economic Times, Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, The Hindu, and Firstpost. She was awarded the Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for Excellence in 2013 and The Indian Council for UN Relations (ICUNR) award in 2014. Shalini Singh has now set her sights on harnessing the unlimited power of the soul, offering deep insights on spirituality to guide others in navigating life's challenges with resilience and clarity.

Pari Saikia, an independent human rights journalist based in New Delhi, India, has been honored with the European Commission's Lorenzo Natali Media Prize in 2021 for her investigative report on the trafficking of Rohingya women. In a groundbreaking effort to raise awareness and combat human trafficking, she has collaborated with YouTube and the Google News Initiative to launch Asia’s first news channel dedicated to human trafficking issues.

Poonam Agarwal is an independent investigative journalist with over 18 years of experience. She has reported for the BBC World, The Reporters’ Collective, Organised Crime & Corruption Reporting, The Quint, NDTV and Times Now. She is a recipient of many awards in journalism including the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards.