Amit Varma (writer)

Amit Varma is a writer and podcaster based in Mumbai. He 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 and is now works as a consultant for them. He is host of a podcast, The Seen and the Unseen, on public policy, economics and behavioral science.[1][2]

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

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".[3][4] He won the prize again in 2015.[5][6]In 2008, his first novel, My friend, Sancho was one of the novels nominated to the longlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.[7][8] In April 2009, he was named by BusinessWeek magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog India Uncut.[9]

Awards

References
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  2. "Amit Varma - Writer, Journalist, Podcaster". www.amitvarma.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Bastiat Prize for Journalism – International Policy Network". www.policynetwork.net. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. "Amit Varma wins the Bastiat Prize". Livemint. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. Bureau, Our (11 November 2015). "Bastiat Prize for BLink columnist Amit Verma". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Vadukut, Sidin (22 May 2009). "Pain of a first birth". Mint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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