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{{Short description|Indian writer and podcaster}}
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== Career ==
== Career ==
Amit Varma has worked in [[advertising]], [[television]] and [[journalism]], and has written for publications like ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]''. He was a Managing Editor of [[Cricinfo]] India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Conversation with Amit Varma|url=https://www.choosetothinq.com/blog/2020/4/1/ctq-meets-amit-varma-the-podcaster-the-writer-the-reader-the-reluctant-quizzer|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Choose To Thinq|language=en-US}}</ref> The editor of [https://www.thinkpragati.com/ Pragati], an online magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 July 2020|title=About Pragati|url=https://www.thinkpragati.com/team/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Think Pragati}}</ref> Amit Varma also hosts a podcast,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-04|title=Podcasts rising in volume again|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/podcasts-rising-in-volume-again-801495.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> ''The Seen and the Unseen'', on public policy, economics and behavioural science.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bagchi|first=Shrabonti|date=2020-01-03|title=How to stay human on social media|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/how-to-stay-human-on-social-media-11578047501766.html|access-date=2020-01-20|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster|url=https://www.amitvarma.com/|access-date=2020-01-20|website=www.amitvarma.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lend Me Your Ears: How podcasts bring voice amid quarantine|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/jun/28/lend-me-your-ears-how-podcasts-bring-voice-amid-quarantine-2161409.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
Amit Varma has worked in [[advertising]], [[television]] and [[journalism]], and has written for publications like ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]''. He was a Managing Editor of [[Cricinfo]] India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Conversation with Amit Varma|url=https://www.choosetothinq.com/blog/2020/4/1/ctq-meets-amit-varma-the-podcaster-the-writer-the-reader-the-reluctant-quizzer|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Choose To Thinq|language=en-US}}</ref> The editor of [https://www.thinkpragati.com/ Pragati], an online magazine,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 July 2020|title=About Pragati|url=https://www.thinkpragati.com/team/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401110112/https://www.thinkpragati.com/team/ |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=|website=Think Pragati}}</ref> Amit Varma also hosts a podcast,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-04|title=Podcasts rising in volume again|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/podcasts-rising-in-volume-again-801495.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> ''The Seen and the Unseen'', on public policy, economics and behavioural science.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bagchi|first=Shrabonti|date=2020-01-03|title=How to stay human on social media|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/how-to-stay-human-on-social-media-11578047501766.html|access-date=2020-01-20|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster|url=https://www.amitvarma.com/|access-date=2020-01-20|website=www.amitvarma.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lend Me Your Ears: How podcasts bring voice amid quarantine|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/jun/28/lend-me-your-ears-how-podcasts-bring-voice-amid-quarantine-2161409.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
In October 2007, Varma won the 2007 [[Bastiat Prize for Journalism]], which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network|url=https://www.policynetwork.net/bastiat-prize/|access-date=2020-01-20|website=www.policynetwork.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-26|title=Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/LyvGcj4SwatzqvTi97eQAO/Amit-Varma-wins-the-Bastiat-Prize.html|access-date=2020-01-20|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref> He won the prize again in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-20|title=Bastiat Prize Winners|url=https://reason.org/bastiat-prize-winners/|access-date=2020-01-20|website=Reason Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2015|title=Bastiat Prize for BLink columnist Amit Verma|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bastiat-prize-for-blink-columnist-amit-verma/article7866911.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-20|website=The Hindu BusinessLine|language=en}}</ref>
In October 2007, Varma won the 2007 [[Bastiat Prize for Journalism]], which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network|url=https://www.policynetwork.net/bastiat-prize/|access-date=2020-01-20|website=www.policynetwork.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-26|title=Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize|url=https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/LyvGcj4SwatzqvTi97eQAO/Amit-Varma-wins-the-Bastiat-Prize.html|access-date=2020-01-20|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref> He won the prize again in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-20|title=Bastiat Prize Winners|url=https://reason.org/bastiat-prize-winners/|access-date=2020-01-20|website=Reason Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2015|title=Bastiat Prize for BLink columnist Amit Verma|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bastiat-prize-for-blink-columnist-amit-verma/article7866911.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708020939/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bastiat-prize-for-blink-columnist-amit-verma/article7866911.ece |archive-date=8 July 2018 |access-date=2020-01-20|website=The Hindu BusinessLine|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bastiat Prize]] (2007, 2015)
* [[Bastiat Prize]] (2007, 2015)
 
==See also==
* [[List of Indian writers]]
 
==References==
==References==


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== External links ==
== External links ==
 
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* [https://amitvarma.com/ Official Website]
* [https://amitvarma.com/ Official Website]
* [[India Uncut]]
* [[India Uncut]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Indian libertarians]]
[[Category:Indian classical liberals]]
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[[Category:English-language writers from India]]
[[Category:English-language writers from India]]

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Amit Varma
NationalityIndian
Notable work
India Uncut
AwardsBastiat Prize for Journalism (2007, 2015)

Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai.

In 2008, his first novel My friend, Sancho was nominated to the longlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.[1][2] In April 2009, he was named by BusinessWeek magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog India Uncut.[3]

Career

Amit Varma has worked in advertising, television and journalism, and has written for publications like The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was a Managing Editor of Cricinfo India.[4] The editor of Pragati, an online magazine,[5] Amit Varma also hosts a podcast,[6] The Seen and the Unseen, on public policy, economics and behavioural science.[7][8][9]

Awards

In October 2007, Varma won the 2007 Bastiat Prize for Journalism, which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society".[10][11] He won the prize again in 2015.[12][13]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Vadukut, Sidin (22 May 2009). "Pain of a first birth". Mint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "A Conversation with Amit Varma". Choose To Thinq. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "About Pragati". Think Pragati. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  6. "Podcasts rising in volume again". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. Bagchi, Shrabonti (3 January 2020). "How to stay human on social media". Livemint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. "Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster". www.amitvarma.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Lend Me Your Ears: How podcasts bring voice amid quarantine". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. "Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network". www.policynetwork.net. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  11. "Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize". Livemint. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  12. "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  13. "Bastiat Prize for BLink columnist Amit Verma". The Hindu BusinessLine. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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