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| name = Ramjee Chandran | | name = Ramjee Chandran | ||
| image = Ramjee Chandran | | image = Ramjee Chandran.png | ||
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| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], India | | birth_place = [[Bangalore]], India | ||
| education = | | education = | ||
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| occupation = [[Journalist]] | | occupation = [[Journalist]] | ||
| yearsactive = 1989–present | | yearsactive = 1989–present | ||
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'''Ramjee Chandran''' is a journalist and author.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title= | '''Ramjee Chandran''' is a journalist and author.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Chandran |first=Ramjee |year=2025 |title=Ramjee Chandran - Penguin Random House India |url=https://www.penguin.co.in/book_author/ramjee-chandran/ |accessdate=19 July 2025 |publisher=}}</ref> Chandran has been the Editor of [[Explocity]] a fortnightly magazine since 1998. | ||
According to [[The Daily Telegraph]], ''Explocity'' is partly owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The magazine market that leaves you spoilt for choice|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4188342/The-magazine-market-that-leaves-you-spoilt-for-choice.html|accessdate=16 May 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> | According to [[The Daily Telegraph]], ''Explocity'' is partly owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The magazine market that leaves you spoilt for choice|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4188342/The-magazine-market-that-leaves-you-spoilt-for-choice.html|accessdate=16 May 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> He is also the host of the podcasts, The Literary City With Ramjee Chandran<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chandran |first1=Ramjee |title=The Literary City |website=[[Spotify]] |url=https://open.spotify.com/show/3z9anCWoh9HpfwOf1Tg9Y7?si=38a7839f6af84b31}}</ref> and the History of Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chandran |first1=Ramjee |title=History of Bangalore |website=[[Spotify]] |url=https://open.spotify.com/show/0hLv9FSaSd3wl7N3cLDTpQ?si=9cdf0d56c8714da9}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Ramjee Chandran launched several magazines devoted to the city of Bangalore, India,<ref>{{cite news|title=In an Emergency, Call 100. Or is it 1098? Or 103?|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/in-an-emergency-call-100-or-is-it-1098-or-103/?_r=0|accessdate=16 May 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> notably ''The Bangalore Monthly''<ref>{{cite web|title=Criminal Charges Against Amway in India|url=http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2008/10/criminal-charges-against-amway-in-india/|publisher=Fraud Files Forensic Accounting Blog|accessdate=16 May 2016|language=en-US|date=2 October 2008}}</ref> and ''Bangalore Weekly''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exploring Bangalore, a mouse click away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129162945/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2014|accessdate=16 May 2016|date=2000-11-22|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | Ramjee Chandran launched several magazines devoted to the city of Bangalore, India,<ref>{{cite news|title=In an Emergency, Call 100. Or is it 1098? Or 103?|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/in-an-emergency-call-100-or-is-it-1098-or-103/?_r=0|accessdate=16 May 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> notably ''The Bangalore Monthly''<ref>{{cite web|title=Criminal Charges Against Amway in India|url=http://www.sequenceinc.com/fraudfiles/2008/10/criminal-charges-against-amway-in-india/|publisher=Fraud Files Forensic Accounting Blog|accessdate=16 May 2016|language=en-US|date=2 October 2008}}</ref> and ''Bangalore Weekly''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Exploring Bangalore, a mouse click away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129162945/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2014|accessdate=16 May 2016|date=2000-11-22|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | ||
Also Chandran wrote several columns for various newspapers and magazines. Prior to the inception of [[Explocity]], Chandran first began a Bangalore-based magazine, "Bangalore This Fortnight", in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|last1=FINEMAN|first1=MARK|title=Culture : India's New Middle Class Finds Home in Bangalore : The country's 'Silicon Plateau' is the home for yuppies and mystics. Growth is phenomenal.|url= | Also Chandran wrote several columns for various newspapers and magazines. Prior to the inception of [[Explocity]], Chandran first began a Bangalore-based magazine, "Bangalore This Fortnight", in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|last1=FINEMAN|first1=MARK|title=Culture : India's New Middle Class Finds Home in Bangalore : The country's 'Silicon Plateau' is the home for yuppies and mystics. Growth is phenomenal.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-17-wr-672-story.html|access-date=16 May 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=17 December 1991|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aboutus.explocity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hitchhiker.jpg|title=Clipping in Mid Day Newspaper|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=10 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310210835/http://aboutus.explocity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hitchhiker.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was followed by the launch of the Bangalore Monthly and the Bangaloremag.com. The [[internet]] had just begun its journey in the late 1990s in India, when Chandran created Explocity.com in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020131085535/http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/22/stories/0422402j.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2002|title=The Hindu Newspaper | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]| date=22 November 2000}}</ref> Some of the initial [[funding]] was from [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s News Corp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aboutus.explocity.com/Library/asian_age.jpg|title=Clipping in Asian Age Newspaper|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=11 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811023525/http://aboutus.explocity.com/Library/asian_age.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Explocity]] has content includes events, restaurants, [[hotel]] listings, shopping, nightlife and sightseeing in cities like [[New York City]], [[Dubai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2000/11/21/stories/152139gg.htm|title= Article in the Hindu Business Line}}</ref> and Indian cities. | ||
Chandran is also a jazz guitarist<ref>{{cite journal|title=SING SING! With Radha Thomas & Sandhya Sanjana - Jazz and Hindustani vocalese|journal=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|url=https://www.timeout.com/bangalore/events/sing-sing-with-radha-thomas-sandhya-sanjana-jazz-and-hindustani-vocalese|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Discography of Ramjee Chandran|url=https://soundcloud.com/ramjeechandran|publisher=[[SoundCloud]]|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref> and has performed with other acclaimed musicians on stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramjee Chandran discography|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3136330-Ramjee-Chandran|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3136329-UNK-The-Radha-Thomas-Ensemble|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref> | Chandran is also a jazz guitarist<ref>{{cite journal|title=SING SING! With Radha Thomas & Sandhya Sanjana - Jazz and Hindustani vocalese|journal=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|url=https://www.timeout.com/bangalore/events/sing-sing-with-radha-thomas-sandhya-sanjana-jazz-and-hindustani-vocalese|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Discography of Ramjee Chandran|url=https://soundcloud.com/ramjeechandran|publisher=[[SoundCloud]]|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref> and has performed with other acclaimed musicians on stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramjee Chandran discography|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3136330-Ramjee-Chandran|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3136329-UNK-The-Radha-Thomas-Ensemble|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=16 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
Ramjee Chandran was featured in the New York podcast | Ramjee Chandran was featured in the New York podcast, Destination On The Left, as a media expert.<ref name="Podcast">{{cite web |last1=Chandran |first1=Ramjee |title=Destination On The Left |url=http://destinationontheleft.com/ramjee-chandran/ |website=Destination On The Left |publisher=Nicole Mahoney |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref> | ||
Chandran was invited by Bangalore International Centre to | Chandran was invited by Bangalore International Centre to moderate a panel comprising leading animal activists and representatives from the [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|Bangalore city corporation]]. | ||
Ramjee Chandran started The Literary City with Ramjee Chandran, under Explocity Podcasts in 2022. | |||
For the 2022 Bangalore Literature Festival, Ramjee Chandran was invited to conduct sessions with [[Mallika Sarabhai]] and journalist, [[Barkha Dutt]]. He has appeared in later editions of the Bangalore Literature Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandran |first=Ramjee |title=Ramjee Chandran - Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) |url=https://bangaloreliteraturefestival.org/participant/2022-ramjee-chandran/ |website=Bangalore Literature Festival}}</ref> | |||
In 2025, Ramjee Chandran's novel, ''“For No Reason At All”'', a roman-a-clef, was released by Penguin'''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chandran |first1=Ramjee |url=https://www.penguin.co.in/book/for-no-reason-at-all/ |title=For No Reason At All |publisher=Penguin Random House India |year=2025 |isbn=9780143471271 |language=en |accessdate=19 July 2025}}</ref>''' and has been favourably reviewed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Sheila |title=For No Reason At All: Silicon, scams, and a spy named Solly |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2025/Jul/13/silicon-scams-and-a-spy-named-solly |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajagopal |first=Rashmi |title=Deccan Herald - Out: Ex-lobbyist's story from a momentous era |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/books/out-ex-lobbyist-s-story-from-a-momentous-era-3431856 |work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> | |||
==Awards and honors== | ==Awards and honors== | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 10 February 2026
Ramjee Chandran | |
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| Born | Bangalore, India |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Explocity |
| Website | http://explocity.com/ |
Ramjee Chandran is a journalist and author.[1] Chandran has been the Editor of Explocity a fortnightly magazine since 1998. According to The Daily Telegraph, Explocity is partly owned by Rupert Murdoch.[2] He is also the host of the podcasts, The Literary City With Ramjee Chandran[3] and the History of Bangalore.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Ramjee Chandran launched several magazines devoted to the city of Bangalore, India,[5] notably The Bangalore Monthly[6] and Bangalore Weekly.[7] Also Chandran wrote several columns for various newspapers and magazines. Prior to the inception of Explocity, Chandran first began a Bangalore-based magazine, "Bangalore This Fortnight", in 1989.[8][9] This was followed by the launch of the Bangalore Monthly and the Bangaloremag.com. The internet had just begun its journey in the late 1990s in India, when Chandran created Explocity.com in 1999.[10] Some of the initial funding was from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.[11] Explocity has content includes events, restaurants, hotel listings, shopping, nightlife and sightseeing in cities like New York City, Dubai,[12] and Indian cities.
Chandran is also a jazz guitarist[13][14] and has performed with other acclaimed musicians on stage.[15][16]
Ramjee Chandran was featured in the New York podcast, Destination On The Left, as a media expert.[17]
Chandran was invited by Bangalore International Centre to moderate a panel comprising leading animal activists and representatives from the Bangalore city corporation.
Ramjee Chandran started The Literary City with Ramjee Chandran, under Explocity Podcasts in 2022.
For the 2022 Bangalore Literature Festival, Ramjee Chandran was invited to conduct sessions with Mallika Sarabhai and journalist, Barkha Dutt. He has appeared in later editions of the Bangalore Literature Festival.[18]
In 2025, Ramjee Chandran's novel, “For No Reason At All”, a roman-a-clef, was released by Penguin[19] and has been favourably reviewed.[20][21]
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chandran, Ramjee (2025). "Ramjee Chandran - Penguin Random House India". Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "The magazine market that leaves you spoilt for choice". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Chandran, Ramjee. "The Literary City". Spotify.
- ↑ Chandran, Ramjee. "History of Bangalore". Spotify.
- ↑ "In an Emergency, Call 100. Or is it 1098? Or 103?". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Criminal Charges Against Amway in India". Fraud Files Forensic Accounting Blog. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Exploring Bangalore, a mouse click away". The Hindu. 22 November 2000. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ FINEMAN, MARK (17 December 1991). "Culture : India's New Middle Class Finds Home in Bangalore : The country's 'Silicon Plateau' is the home for yuppies and mystics. Growth is phenomenal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Clipping in Mid Day Newspaper". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Hindu Newspaper". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 November 2000. Archived from the original on 31 January 2002.
- ↑ "Clipping in Asian Age Newspaper". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Article in the Hindu Business Line".
- ↑ "SING SING! With Radha Thomas & Sandhya Sanjana - Jazz and Hindustani vocalese". Time Out. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Discography of Ramjee Chandran". SoundCloud. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ramjee Chandran discography". Discogs. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "UNK: The Radha Thomas Ensemble". Discogs. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Chandran, Ramjee. "Destination On The Left". Destination On The Left. Nicole Mahoney. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Chandran, Ramjee. "Ramjee Chandran - Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF)". Bangalore Literature Festival.
- ↑ Chandran, Ramjee (2025). For No Reason At All. Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9780143471271. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ Kumar, Sheila. "For No Reason At All: Silicon, scams, and a spy named Solly". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Rajagopal, Rashmi. "Deccan Herald - Out: Ex-lobbyist's story from a momentous era". Deccan Herald.
- ↑ "India Inc's finest: Best of Karnataka". Rediff. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
