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'''Chitra Subramaniam Duella''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] journalist. She is recognized in India for her investigation of the [[Bofors scandal|Bofors-India Howitzer deal (Bofors Scandal)]] which is widely believed to have contributed to the electoral defeat of former prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1989. She founded CSDconsulting, a Geneva based specialised consultancy working in the area of public health, trade policy, development directions and media. She is also the co-founder and Managing Editor of ''[[The News Minute]]'' – an online news website. She was an Editorial Adviser<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/node/35|title=About Us|website=The News Minute|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref> for [[Republic TV]] of [[Arnab Goswami]] .<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2017/jan/31/chitra-subramaniam-joins-republic-tv/caf33c2863e342ae1365b40bafeefbff | title=Chitra Subramaniam joins Republic TV | publisher=Rediff | date=31 January 2017 | accessdate=13 December | '''Chitra Subramaniam Duella''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] journalist. She is recognized in India for her investigation of the [[Bofors scandal|Bofors-India Howitzer deal (Bofors Scandal)]] which is widely believed to have contributed to the electoral defeat of former prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1989. She founded CSDconsulting, a Geneva based specialised consultancy working in the area of public health, trade policy, development directions and media. She is also the co-founder and Managing Editor of ''[[The News Minute]]'' – an online news website. She was an Editorial Adviser<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/node/35|title=About Us|website=The News Minute|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref> for [[Republic TV]] of [[Arnab Goswami]] .<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2017/jan/31/chitra-subramaniam-joins-republic-tv/caf33c2863e342ae1365b40bafeefbff | title=Chitra Subramaniam joins Republic TV | publisher=Rediff | date=31 January 2017 | accessdate=13 December 2017}}</ref> In 1989, she was honoured with the [[Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/d1M0PTCpcyxced7WllZtAP/Breaking-new-ground.html|title=Breaking new ground|last=Nair|first=Supriya|date=30 May 2012|work=Mint|accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
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After the successful completion of the FCTC mandate at the WHO, Chitra Subramaniam moved on to set up CSDconsulting<ref>http://csdconsulting.net csdconsulting.net</ref> which has mandates from several companies many of whom are global leaders. | After the successful completion of the FCTC mandate at the WHO, Chitra Subramaniam moved on to set up CSDconsulting<ref>http://csdconsulting.net csdconsulting.net</ref> which has mandates from several companies many of whom are global leaders. | ||
In April 2012, 25 years after L'affaire Bofors came to light, Sten Lindstrom, former head of Swedish police said he was the "deep throat" who explained the modus operandi of the illegal payments when he handed over the documents to Subramaniam. In a wide-ranging interview to her published in The Hoot www.thehoot.org<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=5884|title=The Bofors story, 25 years after|author=|date=4 March 2014|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304093344/http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=5884|accessdate=8 August 2018|archive-date=4 March | In April 2012, 25 years after L'affaire Bofors came to light, Sten Lindstrom, former head of Swedish police said he was the "deep throat" who explained the modus operandi of the illegal payments when he handed over the documents to Subramaniam. In a wide-ranging interview to her published in The Hoot www.thehoot.org<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=5884|title=The Bofors story, 25 years after|author=|date=4 March 2014|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304093344/http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=5884|accessdate=8 August 2018|archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> he spoke about probity in public life, the role of whistle-blowers in a democracy, freedom of information and the role of the media, etc. The interview became a global story. | ||
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