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	Varadarajan is married to [[Nandini Sundar]], a sociologist and anthropologist and Professor of Sociology at the [[Delhi School of Economics]].		Varadarajan is married to [[Nandini Sundar]], a sociologist and anthropologist and Professor of Sociology at the [[Delhi School of Economics]].

	==~~Bibliography~~==		==Works==
	~~{{Expand list\|date=January 2016}}~~

	===Books===		===Books===
	* {{cite book \|title=Gujarat The Making of a Tragedy \|title-link=Gujarat The Making of a Tragedy \|isbn=978-0143029014 \|publisher=Penguin \|year=2003}}		* {{cite book \|title=Gujarat The Making of a Tragedy \|title-link=Gujarat The Making of a Tragedy \|isbn=978-0143029014 \|publisher=Penguin \|year=2003}}
	* {{cite book \|title=Nonalignment 2.0: A Foreign and Strategic Policy for India in the 21st Century \|isbn= 978-0670086986 \|publisher=Penguin \|year=2014}}		* {{cite book \|title=Nonalignment 2.0: A Foreign and Strategic Policy for India in the 21st Century \|isbn= 978-0670086986 \|publisher=Penguin \|year=2014}}

	===~~Essays, reporting and other contributions~~===		===Articles===
	*{{cite journal \|author=Varadarajan, Siddharth \|date=12 January 2015 \|title=A year of living aspirationally \|department=2014: The Year that Was \|journal=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]] \|volume=55 \|issue=1 \|pages=120–124 \|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/a-year-of-living-aspirationally/292931 \|access-date=7 January 2016}}
	* "Global threats and India's quest for strategic space" in ''Great Powers and Strategic Stability in the 21st Century'' (Ed: Graeme Herd) {{ISBN\|978-0-415-56054-2}}		* "Global threats and India's quest for strategic space" in ''Great Powers and Strategic Stability in the 21st Century'' (Ed: Graeme Herd) {{ISBN\|978-0-415-56054-2}}

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311162402/http://www.newswatch.in/?p=2362 UNCA award for his reports on IAEA]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311162402/http://www.newswatch.in/?p=2362 UNCA award for his reports on IAEA]
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	Varadarajan is a member of the International Founding Committee of [[The Real News]],<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Real_News:_International_Founding_Committee The Real News: International Founding Committee<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was, until 2015, a board member of the inter-governmental [[B.P. Koirala]] India-Nepal Foundation.<ref name=archive2009100910>[http://www.indianembassy.org.np/bpkf/bpkf-india-nepal-foundaion.html BPKF website] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009102243/http://indianembassy.org.np/bpkf/bpkf-india-nepal-foundaion.html \|date=9 October 2009 }}</ref>		Varadarajan is a member of the International Founding Committee of [[The Real News]],<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Real_News:_International_Founding_Committee The Real News: International Founding Committee<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was, until 2015, a board member of the inter-governmental [[B.P. Koirala]] India-Nepal Foundation.<ref name=archive2009100910>[http://www.indianembassy.org.np/bpkf/bpkf-india-nepal-foundaion.html BPKF website] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009102243/http://indianembassy.org.np/bpkf/bpkf-india-nepal-foundaion.html \|date=9 October 2009 }}</ref>

	Until 2015, he was also a member of the Executive Council of the [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies]],<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://makaias.gov.in/executive.html \|title = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies ----Members - Executive Council Members}}</ref> and a member of the [[Indian Council of World Affairs]]. He continues as a member of the editorial board of ''India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs.''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sagepub.in/browse/journal.asp?Journalid=76&Subject_Name=&SubSubjectName=&mode=3#eb\|title=Sage Publications\|date=21 July 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181252/http://www.sagepub.in/browse/journal.asp?Journalid=76&Subject_Name=&SubSubjectName=&mode=3#eb\|access-date=11 September 2019\|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> and in 2019, joined the International Advisory Council of the Sydney-based Judith Neilson Institute of Journalism and Ideas.<ref name="afr20190402">{{Cite web \| url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/judith-neilson-s-100m-search-for-truth-20190402-p51a53 \|title = Judith Neilson's $100m search for truth\|date = 2 May 2019}}</ref>		Until 2015, he was also a member of the Executive Council of the [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies]],<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://makaias.gov.in/executive.html \|title = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies ----Members - Executive Council Members}}</ref> and a member of the [[Indian Council of World Affairs]]. He continues as a member of the editorial board of ''[[India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs]].''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.sagepub.in/browse/journal.asp?Journalid=76&Subject_Name=&SubSubjectName=&mode=3#eb\|title=Sage Publications\|date=21 July 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181252/http://www.sagepub.in/browse/journal.asp?Journalid=76&Subject_Name=&SubSubjectName=&mode=3#eb\|access-date=11 September 2019\|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> and in 2019, joined the International Advisory Council of the Sydney-based [[Judith Neilson Institute of Journalism and Ideas]].<ref name="afr20190402">{{Cite web \| url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/judith-neilson-s-100m-search-for-truth-20190402-p51a53 \|title = Judith Neilson's $100m search for truth\|date = 2 May 2019}}</ref>

	== Reception ==		== Reception ==

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{{short description|Indian journalist}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Siddharth Varadarajan
| image = Siddharth Varadarajan CC image.jpg
| alt = Image of Siddharth Varadarajan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|04|10}}
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| citizenship = [[United States of America]]<ref name="citizenship"/>
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[London School of Economics]]|[[Columbia University]]}}
| occupation = [[Journalist]]
| title = Founding Editor of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''
| spouse = [[Nandini Sundar]]
| relatives = [[Tunku Varadarajan]]
| awards = {{ubl|Shorenstein Journalism Award|[[Order of Bernardo O'Higgins|Bernardo O'Higgins Order]]|[[Elizabeth Neuffer]] Memorial Prize|[[Ramnath Goenka]] Memorial Award for Journalist of the Year |[[Deutsche Welle]] Freedom of Speech Award}}
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'''Siddharth Varadarajan''' (born 1965) is a resident Indian{{efn|Varadarajan is an American citizen resident in India since 1995.<ref name="citizenship">{{Cite web|title=Foreigners can edit Indian newspapers|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ziJGH09Dpyo09IHTLscshK/Foreigners-can-edit-Indian-newspapers.html|last=Monalisa|date=2013-12-17|website=[[Livemint]]|language=en}}</ref>}} journalist, editor and academic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Siddharth Varadarajan|url=https://www.policyforum.net/authors/siddharth-varadarajan/|website=policyforum|language=en}}</ref> He was a former editor of the Indian English language national daily ''[[The Hindu]]'', and is one of the founding editors of the Indian digital news portal [[The Wire (India)|''The Wire'']].

==Early life, education and activism==
Siddharth Varadarajan was born to an [[IAS officer]], Muthusamy Varadarajan, and Usha, a housewife-turned-businesswoman.<ref name="indianquarterly">{{cite web|url=http://indianquarterly.com/newsmakers/|title=Making News - Palash Dave profiles brothers Tunku and Siddharth Varadarajan|last=Dave|first=Palash|date=|website=Indian Quarterly|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> He did his initial schooling at [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere]] in [[Lucknow]] and [[Mayo College]], [[Ajmer]].<ref name="indianquarterly" />

In 1978, he shifted to England and joined the Brockley County state school, when his father was sent on a diplomatic posting to the [[Indian High Commission in London]].<ref name="indianquarterly" /> Siddharth later enrolled for an undergraduate degree in economics at the [[London School of Economics]]<ref name = "beaveronline">{{cite web | url=https://beaveronline.co.uk/30031-2/ | title=A Conversation on Indian Media: Interview with Siddharth Varadarajan| date=18 March 2018}}</ref> and went on to pursue his Masters and PhD from [[Columbia University]].<ref name="indianquarterly" />

While in England he was deeply engaged in left-wing activism, which had a strong influence on his journalistic career.<ref name="indianquarterly" /> Later, in the United States, he sought justice for the victims of the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots|1984 massacres]] and the [[Bhopal Gas Tragedy]].<ref name="indianquarterly" /> While a student at Columbia University, he met his wife, Nandini Sundar.<ref name="indianquarterly" />

== Career ==

===Media===

====Times of India====
In 1995, Vardarajan returned to India to work as a journalist, before joining ''[[The Times of India]]'' as an editorial writer in 1995.<ref name="indianquarterly" />

====The Hindu====
In 2004, he joined ''[[The Hindu]]'', as Strategic Affairs editor, before going on to succeed [[Harish Khare]] as the Chief of National Bureau.

In May 2011, Varadarajan was appointed as ''The Hindu''{{'}}s editor via an extraordinary general meeting called by the Board of Directors. He was the first editor to have been not drawn from the family of primary shareholders in its 150-year history.<ref name="hindustantimes723450">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Chennai/Siddharth-Varadarajan-appointed-Hindu-editor/Article1-723450.aspx; Siddharth Varadarajan appointed Hindu editor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919085611/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Chennai/Siddharth-Varadarajan-appointed-Hindu-editor/Article1-723450.aspx |date=19 September 2013 }}</ref>

On 21 October 2013, Varadarajan publicly announced his resignation from ''The Hindu'', citing a change in policy by the owners of the newspaper to go back to being a family-run-and-edited newspaper.<ref name="editor_thehindu">
https://twitter.com/svaradarajan/status/392258645586493440 Twitter: svaradarajan Siddharth Varadarajan's resignation tweet</ref>

During Vardarajan's tenure as the editor, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] leader [[Subramanian Swamy]] filed a case in [[Delhi High Court|Delhi's High Court]] challenging his appointment as editor on the grounds that Varadarajan was not an Indian citizen, and further complained to the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India]].<ref name=thehindu5471222>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/registrar-sends-letter-to-the-hindu-on-editor-39-s-appointment-112061300060_1.html Registrar sends letter to The Hindu on editor's appointment], ''Business Standard'', 24 January 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.scribd.com/doc/96534627/US-citizen-Siddharth-Varadarajan-s-appointment-as-Editor-of-the-Hindu-unlawful-should-be-declared-Null-Void-Dr-Subramanian-Swamy#fullscreen Subramanian Swamy's complaint, scanned copy], Scribd.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/7Igh9ncxU6SfsvAg9sukZL/Siddharth-Varadarajan-resigns-from-The-Hindu.html Ram's comment on Dr. Swamy's case as sword], livemint, 22 October 2013.</ref> The petition was ultimately denied by the Delhi High Court.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/not-for-court-to-legislate-on-definition-of-editor-says-delhi-high-court/article5471222.ece Not for court to legislate on definition of Editor, says Delhi High Court], The Hindu, 18 December 2013.</ref> Varadarajan later claimed in an interview to [[Tehelka]] that Swamy had demanded more coverage in ''The Hindu'' of his statements through an intermediary, and that the court case was a mode of exacting revenge after Vardarajan rebuffed Swami.<ref>{{citation |title=Yes, There Is Bitterness. 'The Hindu' Was on the Cusp Of Something Great: Varadarajan |newspaper=Tehelka |date=23 October 2013 |url=http://www.tehelka.com/yes-there-is-bitterness-the-hindu-was-on-the-cusp-of-something-great-varadarajan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024090201/http://www.tehelka.com/yes-there-is-bitterness-the-hindu-was-on-the-cusp-of-something-great-varadarajan/ |archive-date=24 October 2013}}</ref>

====The Wire====
In 2015, Varadarajan along with Sidharth Bhatia and M. K. Venu founded the non-profit online news portal called ''[[The Wire (Indian web publication)|The Wire]]'';<ref>{{cite web|title=The Wire |url=http://thewire.in/about-us/|access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref> he continues as the Editor-in-Chief.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

===Academic positions===

In 2007, Varadarajan was a visiting professor at the [[University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism|Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>[http://svaradarajan.blogspot.com/2007/08/on-sabbatical.html Reality, one bite at a time: On sabbatical]</ref> In 2009, he was a [[Nelson Poynter|Poynter]] Fellow at [[Yale University]].<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/southasia/SiddharthVaradarajan.htm Siddharth Varadarajan, Indian Journalist, Visits Yale]</ref><ref>[http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/id/201786 Varadarajan lecture on C-Span: Understanding India-Pakistan relations after the Mumbai terror attack]</ref>

===Other affiliations===
Varadarajan is a member of the International Founding Committee of [[The Real News]],<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Real_News:_International_Founding_Committee The Real News: International Founding Committee]</ref> and was, until 2015, a board member of the inter-governmental [[B.P. Koirala]] India-Nepal Foundation.<ref name=archive2009100910>[http://www.indianembassy.org.np/bpkf/bpkf-india-nepal-foundaion.html BPKF website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009102243/http://indianembassy.org.np/bpkf/bpkf-india-nepal-foundaion.html |date=9 October 2009 }}</ref>

Until 2015, he was also a member of the Executive Council of the [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://makaias.gov.in/executive.html |title = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies ----Members - Executive Council Members}}</ref> and a member of the [[Indian Council of World Affairs]]. He continues as a member of the editorial board of ''India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sagepub.in/browse/journal.asp?Journalid=76&Subject_Name=&SubSubjectName=&mode=3#eb|title=Sage Publications|date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181252/http://www.sagepub.in/browse/journal.asp?Journalid=76&Subject_Name=&SubSubjectName=&mode=3#eb|access-date=11 September 2019|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> and in 2019, joined the International Advisory Council of the Sydney-based Judith Neilson Institute of Journalism and Ideas.<ref name="afr20190402">{{Cite web | url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/judith-neilson-s-100m-search-for-truth-20190402-p51a53 |title = Judith Neilson's $100m search for truth|date = 2 May 2019}}</ref>

== Reception ==

===Awards and Accolades===

In November 2005, the [[United Nations Correspondents Association]] awarded Varadarajan the [[Elizabeth Neuffer]] Memorial Prize Silver Medal for Print Journalism for a series of articles, ''Persian Puzzle'' on [[Iran]] and the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070822050606/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/04/stories/2005120406491000.htm The Hindu : National : UNCA award for Siddharth Varadarajan]</ref> In March 2006, he was awarded the [[Order of Bernardo O'Higgins|Bernardo O'Higgins Order]] by the President of Chile—that country's highest civilian honor for a foreign citizen—for his contributions to journalism and to the promotion of India's relations with [[Latin America]] and Chile.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120906063933/http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=34168 Latest India News @ NewKerala.Com, India]</ref>

In July 2010, he received the [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards|Ramnath Goenka award for Journalist of the Year]] (Print).<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/rngf/awards/2008_award_winners.html Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801174550/http://www.expressindia.com/news/rngf/awards/2008_award_winners.html |date=1 August 2010 }}</ref> He received the 2017 [[Shorenstein Prize|Shorenstein Journalism Award]] for outstanding reporting and for significant contributions to promoting freedom of the press in the Asia-Pacific region.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fsi.stanford.edu/news/siddharth-varadarajan-founding-editor-wire-receiev-2017-shorenstein-journalism-award | title = Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of The Wire, to Receive 2017 Shorenstein Journalism Award}}</ref>

In May 2020, he is among 17 journalists from across the world recipients for the Germany based prestigious [[Deutsche Welle]] Freedom of Speech Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan among recipients of Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award|url=https://scroll.in/latest/960925/journalist-siddharth-varadarajan-among-recipients-of-deutsche-welle-freedom-of-speech-award|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award: 17 laureates from 14 countries {{!}} DW {{!}} 03.05.2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-welle-freedom-of-speech-award-17-laureates-from-14-countries/a-53306033|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> The Freedom of Speech Award 2020 is for all courageous journalists worldwide who are suffering repressions because of their reporting on the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India's Siddharth Varadarajan among DW Freedom of Speech Award winners {{!}} The Indian Awaaz|url=https://theindianawaaz.com/indias-siddharth-varadarajan-among-dw-freedom-of-speech-award-winners/|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>

===Legal cases===

On 31 March 2020, ''The Wire'' had published a news report on a [[Ram Navami]] fair being conducted amidst the [[Coronavirus pandemic in India|coronavirus pandemic]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The report had misattributed a quote to the Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]] and the paragraph containing it was tweeted by Varadarajan. On the following day, the report was corrected and Varadarajan himself issued a clarification, attributing the quote to the [[Hindutva]] stalwart Acharya Paramhans.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Rashid|first=Omar|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/uttar-pradesh-police-lodge-fir-against-the-editor-of-the-wire-siddharth-varadarajan/article31231478.ece|title=Uttar Pradesh police lodge FIR against the editor of The Wire for 'objectionable article' against Yogi Adityanath|date=2020-04-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The [[Uttar Pradesh police]] registered a case against Varadarajan calling it an "objectionable article" and on a number of charges including promoting enmity, cheating by impersonation and creating false alarm leading to panic.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The cases were filed after the correction and was followed by a tweet from Adityanath's media advisor who claimed that the action was taken because he had apparently not apologised or deleted the tweet, along with a warning that "[I]f you too are thinking of spreading lies about the Yogi government, please remove such thoughts from your mind."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 April 2020|title=FIR filed against ‘The Wire’ editor for allegedly making ‘objectionable comment’ about Adityanath|url=https://scroll.in/latest/957945/fir-filed-against-the-wire-editor-for-allegedly-spreading-fake-news-against-adityanath|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

Varadarajan issued a statement to the police asking for a copy of the [[First Information Report]] (FIR) and the details of the specific actions that had been grounds for the registration of the cases, the statement was endorsed by the chairman of [[The Hindu Group]], the editorial director of [[NDTV]], the editor of ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'' magazine, the former editor of ''[[Jansatta]]'' daily, the consulting editor of the [[India Today Group]] and various other senior journalists.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-04-13|title=Journalists condemn FIR against Siddharth Varadarajan|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/journalists-condemn-fir-against-siddharth-varadarajan/article31329210.ece|access-date=2020-09-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The founding editors of ''The Wire'' described the cases as a politically motivated attack on [[freedom of the press in India]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/uttar-pradesh-police-books-the-wire-editor-siddharth-varadarajan-over-disreputable-twitter-remarks-on-yogi-adityanath-8218021.html|title=UP Police books The Wire editor over 'disreputable' Twitter remarks on Yogi Adityanath; website's founding editors call charges 'politically motivated'|website=Firstpost|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> and a condemnation against the cases was issued by a group of over 200 journalists from various media outlets who described it as "brazen attempt to muzzle the media".<ref name=":1" />

In January 2021, ''The Wire'' published a report which was tweeted by Varadarajan and quoted the grandfather of the farmer who had died during the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|farmers' protest]] in Delhi.<ref name="rampurFIR">{{cite web|date=31 January 2021|others=Special Correspondent|title=FIR registered against wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan provocative tweet|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fir-registered-against-wire-editor-siddharth-varadarajan-for-provocative-tweet/article33708496.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|place=[[Ghaziabad]]}}</ref> In the report, the grandfather had claimed that his grandson had been shot by the police and that one of the doctors who had performed the autopsy had told him that the injuries he had sustained were caused by a bullet but was prevented from reporting it, in contradiction to the official post mortem report.<ref name=":2" /> The police at [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh]] registered an FIR against Varadarajan on charges of public mischief and imputations against national integrity for publishing and tweeting the report.<ref name="rampurFIR" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=31 January 2021|title=Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan booked for report on farmer's death on Republic day|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalist-siddharth-varadarajan-booked-report-farmer-s-death-r-day-142492|url-status=live|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

Varadarajan described it as [[malicious prosecution]], stating that it has become a crime in the state of Uttar Pradesh to report statements of relatives of the deceased if they questioned the official narration of events.<ref name="rampurFIR" /> FIRs on similar grounds were also lodged against six other journalists including [[Vinod Jose]] of ''[[The Caravan]]'' which had reported on eyewitness claims that the police had shot the farmer and against the member of parliament [[Shashi Tharoor]].<ref name="rampurFIR" /><ref name=":2" /> The FIRs received condemnation from various media associations across the country who described it as a symptom of executive overreach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patrakar|first=Chhetria|date=2021-02-03|title=Too keen to withhold?|url=https://www.himalmag.com/too-keen-to-withhold-mediafile-2021/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=Himal Southasian|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Varadarajan is married to [[Nandini Sundar]], a sociologist and anthropologist and Professor of Sociology at the [[Delhi School of Economics]].

==Bibliography==
{{Expand list|date=January 2016}}

===Books===
* {{cite book |title=Gujarat The Making of a Tragedy |title-link=Gujarat The Making of a Tragedy |isbn=978-0143029014 |publisher=Penguin |year=2003}}
* {{cite book |title=Nonalignment 2.0: A Foreign and Strategic Policy for India in the 21st Century |isbn= 978-0670086986 |publisher=Penguin |year=2014}}

===Essays, reporting and other contributions===
*{{cite journal |author=Varadarajan, Siddharth |date=12 January 2015 |title=A year of living aspirationally |department=2014: The Year that Was |journal=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=120–124 |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/a-year-of-living-aspirationally/292931 |access-date=7 January 2016}}
* "Global threats and India's quest for strategic space" in ''Great Powers and Strategic Stability in the 21st Century'' (Ed: Graeme Herd) {{ISBN|978-0-415-56054-2}}

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://svaradarajan.blogspot.com Reality, one bite at a time], official blog
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/30589178.cms Review of ''Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy'']
*[http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0143029010,00.html?sym=TAB List of essays in the book]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311162402/http://www.newswatch.in/?p=2362 UNCA award for his reports on IAEA]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110912060643/http://www.charlesglass.net/archives/2000/02/when_its_ok_to.html Charles Glass on Siddharth Varadarajan's argument with the CPJ about Nato bombing in ''The Spectator'']
*[http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/1545/print Interview of Siddharth Varadarajan by Dr. Abbas Edalat of the Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-lydon/whats-wrong-with-our-afgh_b_517711.html What's Wrong with Our Afghan War, the Indian Perspective - Interview of Siddharth Varadarajan by Christopher Lydon]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/changes-at-the-helm-editorial-and-business/article5257829.ece?homepage=true]

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