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	'''Sankarshan Thakur''' is an Indian print journalist.<ref>[http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/like-father-like-son/96/33955/ Like father, like son]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/frontpage/story_14938986.jsp#.UxIlvuOSzpw]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305223207/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nitish-is-keeping-his-options-open-at-this-stage-sankarshan-thakur/379630-3.html ]</ref> He was born in [[Bihar]] in 1962. His work ~~seems~~ deeply inspired by [[M.J. Akbar]], under whom Thakur apprenticed as a journalist for many years. Thakur was the Executive Editor of [[Tehelka]] weekly, which he helped launch in early 2004. He ~~has now~~ returned to [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]], where he started his journalistic career in 1985, as the newspaper's Roving Editor. He was earlier Associate Editor of [[The Indian Express]]. Thakur ~~has~~ covered [[Bihar]] and [[Kashmir]] extensively. Some of his most memorable stories came off the [[Kargil War\|Kargil]] warfront in the summer of 1999. He won the ''Prem Bhatia award'' for excellence in political journalism in 2001. In 2003, he won the [[Appan Menon]] Fellowship to work on a book on Kashmir which is in the making.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Appan Menon award \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031027134512/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=October 27, 2003 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date= Sep 18, 2003 }}</ref>		{{Use Indian English\|date=September 2025}}
			'''Sankarshan Thakur''' (1962 – 8 September 2025) was an Indian print journalist.<ref name="Preetam_2012">{{Cite web
			\|last=Preetam
			\|first=Anuradha
			\|title=Like father, like son
			\|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/like-father-like-son/96/33955/
			\|website=The Sunday Indian
			\|publisher=
			\|date=8 September 2025
			\|access-date=6 November 2025
			\|language=en
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604173303/http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/Like-father-like-son/96/33955/
			\|archive-date=4 June 2012
			\|url-status=dead
			}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/frontpage/story_14938986.jsp#.UxIlvuOSzpw \|title=Everybody fights over nobody's bill \|website=www.telegraphindia.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118034614/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/frontpage/story_14938986.jsp \|archive-date=2012-01-18}} </ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nitish-is-keeping-his-options-open-at-this-stage-sankarshan-thakur/379630-3.html \|title=Nitish is keeping his options open at this stage: Sankarshan Thakur \|website=ibnlive.in.com \|access-date=17 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305223207/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nitish-is-keeping-his-options-open-at-this-stage-sankarshan-thakur/379630-3.html \|archive-date=5 March 2014 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thakur served as the Editor of ''[[The Telegraph (India)\|The Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.rediff.com/commentary/2023/oct/01/sankarshan-thakur-is-telegraphs-new-editor/0c2dbd0a5a44d52c7f66b2ca538d71d7\|title=Sankarshan Thakur is Telegraphs new editor\|website=rediff.com\|date=1 October 2023\|accessdate=5 May 2024}}</ref>

			==Background==
			Thakur was born in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]] in 1962. His work was deeply inspired by [[M.J. Akbar]], under whom Thakur apprenticed as a journalist for many years. Thakur was the Executive Editor of [[Tehelka]] weekly, which he helped launch in early 2004. He returned to [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]], where he started his journalistic career in 1985, as the newspaper's Roving Editor. He was earlier Associate Editor of [[The Indian Express]]. Thakur covered [[Bihar]] and [[Kashmir]] extensively. Some of his most memorable stories came off the [[Kargil War\|Kargil]] warfront in the summer of 1999. He won the ''Prem Bhatia award'' for excellence in political journalism in 2001. In 2003, he won the [[Appan Menon]] Fellowship to work on a book on Kashmir which is in the making.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Appan Menon award \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031027134512/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=October 27, 2003 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date= Sep 18, 2003 }}</ref> He died on 8 September 2025, at the age of 63.<ref name="TheFederal_2025">{{Cite web
			\|author= <!-- not stated -->
			\|title=Sankarshan Thakur, Editor of The Telegraph, passes away
			\|url=https://thefederal.com/category/news/journalist-sankarshan-thakur-passes-away-205637
			\|website=The Federal
			\|publisher=
			\|date=8 September 2025
			\|access-date=6 November 2025
			\|language=en
			}}</ref>

	==Publications==		==Publications==
	*Thakur ~~is author of~~ a book based on life of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] titled as ''The Making of Laloo Yadav, The Unmaking of Bihar'' ({{ISBN\|978-8172234003}}); the book was recently updated and reprinted by Picador India under the title "Subaltern Sahib: Bihar and the Making of Laloo Yadav".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140314024642/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-godmothers-of-bihar/article1-617030.aspx The godmothers of Bihar]</ref><ref>[~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/book-review-of-the-making-of-laloo-yadav~~/1/244328.html~~ Hell's Angel]</ref>		*Thakur authored a book based on life of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] titled as ''The Making of Laloo Yadav, The Unmaking of Bihar'' ({{ISBN\|978-8172234003}}); the book was recently updated and reprinted by Picador India under the title "Subaltern Sahib: Bihar and the Making of Laloo Yadav".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140314024642/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-godmothers-of-bihar/article1-617030.aspx The godmothers of Bihar]</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/books/story/20000619-book-review-of-the-making-of-laloo-yadav-777735-2000-06-18 Hell's Angel]</ref>
	*Thakur ~~has~~ also authored a biography of [[Nitish Kumar]] titled ''Single Man: The Life And Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-when-nitish-cancelled-the-modi-dinner/20140228.htm When Nitish Kumar cancelled the Modi dinner]</ref><ref>[http://books.rediff.com/book/single-man---the-life-and-times-of-nitish-kumar-of-bihar/9789350297773?sc_cid=rediff_picks Single Man : The Life And Times Of Nitish Kumar Of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9Dpzj5IuYYZlLFOI8etImO/Nitish-Kumar-Bihars-renaissance-man.html Nitish Kumar: Bihar’s renaissance man]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nitish-sees-modi-as-a-man-who-imperils-inclusive-and-secular-india/20140221.htm 'Nitish Kumar sees Narendra Modi as a man who imperils inclusive and secular India']</ref>		*Thakur also authored a biography of [[Nitish Kumar]] titled ''Single Man: The Life And Times of Nitish Kumar of [[Bihar]]''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-when-nitish-cancelled-the-modi-dinner/20140228.htm When Nitish Kumar cancelled the Modi dinner]</ref><ref>[http://books.rediff.com/book/single-man---the-life-and-times-of-nitish-kumar-of-bihar/9789350297773?sc_cid=rediff_picks Single Man : The Life And Times Of Nitish Kumar Of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9Dpzj5IuYYZlLFOI8etImO/Nitish-Kumar-Bihars-renaissance-man.html Nitish Kumar: Bihar’s renaissance man]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nitish-sees-modi-as-a-man-who-imperils-inclusive-and-secular-india/20140221.htm 'Nitish Kumar sees Narendra Modi as a man who imperils inclusive and secular India']</ref>
	*In November 2015, Thakur's book ''The Brothers Bihari'' featuring a dual biography of Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar was released.<ref name="IE November 2015">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-brothers-bihari-a-book-that-charts-journeys-of-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-prasad/ \|title=The Brothers Bihari: A book that charts journeys of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=29 November 2015 \|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>		*In November 2015, Thakur's book ''The Brothers Bihari'' featuring a dual biography of Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar was released.<ref name="IE November 2015">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-brothers-bihari-a-book-that-charts-journeys-of-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-prasad/ \|title=The Brothers Bihari: A book that charts journeys of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=29 November 2015 \|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>

	== References ==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://sankarshanthakur.com/ Official website]		* [http://sankarshanthakur.com/ Official website]
	* [https://sankarshanthakur.com/2012/12/02/who-killed-haren-pandya/ Who Killed Haren Pandya?]		* [https://sankarshanthakur.com/2012/12/02/who-killed-haren-pandya/ Who Killed Haren Pandya?]


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	==Publications==		==Publications==
	*Thakur is author of a book based on life of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] titled as ''The Making of Laloo Yadav, The Unmaking of Bihar'' ({{ISBN\|978-8172234003}}); the book was recently updated and reprinted by Picador India under the title "Subaltern Sahib: Bihar and the Making of Laloo Yadav".<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-godmothers-of-bihar/article1-617030.aspx The godmothers of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/book-review-of-the-making-of-laloo-yadav/1/244328.html Hell's Angel]</ref>		*Thakur is author of a book based on life of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] titled as ''The Making of Laloo Yadav, The Unmaking of Bihar'' ({{ISBN\|978-8172234003}}); the book was recently updated and reprinted by Picador India under the title "Subaltern Sahib: Bihar and the Making of Laloo Yadav".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140314024642/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-godmothers-of-bihar/article1-617030.aspx The godmothers of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/book-review-of-the-making-of-laloo-yadav/1/244328.html Hell's Angel]</ref>
	*Thakur has also authored a biography of [[Nitish Kumar]] titled ''Single Man: The Life And Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-when-nitish-cancelled-the-modi-dinner/20140228.htm When Nitish Kumar cancelled the Modi dinner]</ref><ref>[http://books.rediff.com/book/single-man---the-life-and-times-of-nitish-kumar-of-bihar/9789350297773?sc_cid=rediff_picks Single Man : The Life And Times Of Nitish Kumar Of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9Dpzj5IuYYZlLFOI8etImO/Nitish-Kumar-Bihars-renaissance-man.html Nitish Kumar: Bihar’s renaissance man]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nitish-sees-modi-as-a-man-who-imperils-inclusive-and-secular-india/20140221.htm 'Nitish Kumar sees Narendra Modi as a man who imperils inclusive and secular India']</ref>		*Thakur has also authored a biography of [[Nitish Kumar]] titled ''Single Man: The Life And Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-when-nitish-cancelled-the-modi-dinner/20140228.htm When Nitish Kumar cancelled the Modi dinner]</ref><ref>[http://books.rediff.com/book/single-man---the-life-and-times-of-nitish-kumar-of-bihar/9789350297773?sc_cid=rediff_picks Single Man : The Life And Times Of Nitish Kumar Of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9Dpzj5IuYYZlLFOI8etImO/Nitish-Kumar-Bihars-renaissance-man.html Nitish Kumar: Bihar’s renaissance man]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nitish-sees-modi-as-a-man-who-imperils-inclusive-and-secular-india/20140221.htm 'Nitish Kumar sees Narendra Modi as a man who imperils inclusive and secular India']</ref>
	*In November 2015, Thakur's book ''The Brothers Bihari'' featuring a dual biography of Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar was released.<ref name="IE November 2015">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-brothers-bihari-a-book-that-charts-journeys-of-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-prasad/ \|title=The Brothers Bihari: A book that charts journeys of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=29 November 2015 \|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>		*In November 2015, Thakur's book ''The Brothers Bihari'' featuring a dual biography of Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar was released.<ref name="IE November 2015">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-brothers-bihari-a-book-that-charts-journeys-of-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-prasad/ \|title=The Brothers Bihari: A book that charts journeys of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad \|publisher=Indian Express \|date=29 November 2015 \|accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>
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'''Sankarshan Thakur''' is an Indian print journalist.<ref>[http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/like-father-like-son/96/33955/ Like father, like son]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111229/jsp/frontpage/story_14938986.jsp#.UxIlvuOSzpw]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140305223207/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nitish-is-keeping-his-options-open-at-this-stage-sankarshan-thakur/379630-3.html ]</ref> He was born in [[Bihar]] in 1962. His work seems deeply inspired by [[M.J. Akbar]], under whom Thakur apprenticed as a journalist for many years. Thakur was the Executive Editor of [[Tehelka]] weekly, which he helped launch in early 2004. He has now returned to [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]], where he started his journalistic career in 1985, as the newspaper's Roving Editor. He was earlier Associate Editor of [[The Indian Express]]. Thakur has covered [[Bihar]] and [[Kashmir]] extensively. Some of his most memorable stories came off the [[Kargil War|Kargil]] warfront in the summer of 1999. He won the ''Prem Bhatia award'' for excellence in political journalism in 2001. In 2003, he won the [[Appan Menon]] Fellowship to work on a book on Kashmir which is in the making.<ref>{{cite news |title=Appan Menon award |url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031027134512/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/18/stories/2003091804011200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 27, 2003 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date= Sep 18, 2003 }}</ref>

==Publications==
*Thakur is author of a book based on life of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] titled as ''The Making of Laloo Yadav, The Unmaking of Bihar'' ({{ISBN|978-8172234003}}); the book was recently updated and reprinted by Picador India under the title "Subaltern Sahib: Bihar and the Making of Laloo Yadav".<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-godmothers-of-bihar/article1-617030.aspx The godmothers of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/book-review-of-the-making-of-laloo-yadav/1/244328.html Hell's Angel]</ref>
*Thakur has also authored a biography of [[Nitish Kumar]] titled ''Single Man: The Life And Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-when-nitish-cancelled-the-modi-dinner/20140228.htm When Nitish Kumar cancelled the Modi dinner]</ref><ref>[http://books.rediff.com/book/single-man---the-life-and-times-of-nitish-kumar-of-bihar/9789350297773?sc_cid=rediff_picks Single Man : The Life And Times Of Nitish Kumar Of Bihar]</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9Dpzj5IuYYZlLFOI8etImO/Nitish-Kumar-Bihars-renaissance-man.html Nitish Kumar: Bihar’s renaissance man]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nitish-sees-modi-as-a-man-who-imperils-inclusive-and-secular-india/20140221.htm 'Nitish Kumar sees Narendra Modi as a man who imperils inclusive and secular India']</ref>
*In November 2015, Thakur's book ''The Brothers Bihari'' featuring a dual biography of Laloo Yadav and Nitish Kumar was released.<ref name="IE November 2015">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/the-brothers-bihari-a-book-that-charts-journeys-of-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-prasad/ |title=The Brothers Bihari: A book that charts journeys of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad |publisher=Indian Express |date=29 November 2015 |accessdate=6 November 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://sankarshanthakur.com/ Official website]
* [https://sankarshanthakur.com/2012/12/02/who-killed-haren-pandya/ Who Killed Haren Pandya?]

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