Nalin Mehta

Nalin Mehta
Academic background
EducationUniversity of East Anglia (MA)
La Trobe University (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineSocial science
Journalism
Media studies
History
Sub-disciplineSouth Asian history
InstitutionsShiv Nadar University
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Professor Nalin Mehta is an Indian political scientist, journalist, and writer. His latest book, The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World's Largest Political Party, has been hailed as a "seminal", non-partisan revisionist account of the rise of the BJP in India.[1]

Some of the world's leading scholars on India have called it a "classic",[2] praising it as an "indispensable" and "masterful account" of the rise of the BJP. Its findings ignited a major global debate on Indian politics and caste[3]

Mehta is currently Dean, School of Modern Media, UPES [upes]; Advisor, Global University Systems and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore [1]. He has previously been executive editor of The Times of India Online,[4] consulting editor of The Times of India;[5][6] and managing editor, India Today (English TV news channel). He has also been associate professor at Shiv Nadar University;[7] founding editor of the international journal South Asian History and Culture.[8] and founding co-director of the Times LitFest Delhi[9] He was an adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and held senior positions with the Global Fund and UNAIDS.[10]

  1. ^ The Hindu Business Line (19 January 2022). "Power Play: An ambitious treatise on the BJP". Business Line. Chennai. Retrieved 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Primepost (13 April 2022). "'The New BJP' helps understand India". primepost.in. Primepost. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Nalin Mehta Writes: 5 Reasons Christophe Jaffrelot and Ashoka University Data on BJP, Caste Are Wrong". news18.com. news18. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Exchange4medianewsservice. "The Times of India Promotes Dr Nalin Mehta As Executive Editor- Online". Exchange4media. Exchange4media. Retrieved 17 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Nalin Mehta joins TOI Delhi as consulting editor". Indian Television Dot Com. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Nalin Mehta Blog". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ Shiv Nadar University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Staff Pages, 2016 Shiv Nadar University
  8. ^ Routledge South Asian History and Culture Series
  9. ^ "Delhi Literature Festival Director – The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. ^ Nalin Mehta's official website