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'''Amit Varma''' is a [[writer]] and [[podcast]]er based in [[Mumbai]]. | '''Amit Varma''' is a [[writer]] and [[podcast]]er based in [[Mumbai]]. | ||
In 2008, his first novel ''My friend, Sancho'' was nominated to the longlist for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/2008/2008longlist.php |title= | In 2008, his first novel ''My friend, Sancho'' was nominated to the longlist for the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/2008/2008longlist.php |title=2008 Man Asian Literary Prize |accessdate=2008-02-23 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726070006/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/2008/2008longlist.php |archivedate=2008-07-26 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/4BcOI2eBTMN0zP9Dshf1VO/Pain-of-a-first-birth.html|title=Pain of a first birth|last=Vadukut|first=Sidin|date=2009-05-22|work=Mint|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> In April 2009, he was named by ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog ''India Uncut''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0415_india_most_powerful/49.htm |title=India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009: Media: Amit Varma - BusinessWeek |access-date=10 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511210615/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0415_india_most_powerful/49.htm |archive-date=11 May 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
== 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=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> | 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> He also cohosts another weekly podcast, ''Everything is Everything'', with Ajay Shah that follows a more relaxed format and focuses on a wide range of topics which are considered to be contemporary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything is Everything |url=https://www.youtube.com/@amitvarma |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG9jDXRaXOo&t=128s |title=Halfway From Coal, Halfway to Diamond {{!}} Episode 1 {{!}} Everything is Everything |date=2023-06-29 |last=Everything is Everything |access-date=2025-01-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | ||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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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[edit | edit source]
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] He also cohosts another weekly podcast, Everything is Everything, with Ajay Shah that follows a more relaxed format and focuses on a wide range of topics which are considered to be contemporary.[10][11]
Awards[edit | edit source]
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".[12][13] He won the prize again in 2015.[14][15]
- Bastiat Prize (2007, 2015)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2008 Man Asian Literary Prize". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ↑ Vadukut, Sidin (22 May 2009). "Pain of a first birth". Mint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009: Media: Amit Varma - BusinessWeek". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ↑ "A Conversation with Amit Varma". Choose To Thinq. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "About Pragati". Think Pragati. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "Podcasts rising in volume again". Deccan Herald. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ Bagchi, Shrabonti (3 January 2020). "How to stay human on social media". Livemint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster". www.amitvarma.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "Lend Me Your Ears: How podcasts bring voice amid quarantine". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Everything is Everything". YouTube. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ Everything is Everything (29 June 2023). Halfway From Coal, Halfway to Diamond | Episode 1 | Everything is Everything. Retrieved 8 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network". www.policynetwork.net. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize". Livemint. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "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.
