Aman Sethi

Aman Sethi
Born1983
Mumbai, India
OccupationJournalist, writer
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Stephen's College
GenreRealism
Notable worksA Free Man

Aman Sethi (Hindi: अमन सेठी) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the editor-in-chief of openDemocracy.

Sethi was editor-in-chief of HuffPost India[1] until it ceased operations in November, 2020.[2] He is known for his debut A Free Man, a work of narrative reportage. Born in 1983 in Mumbai, Sethi completed his schooling at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi. He studied chemistry at St. Stephen's College, Delhi before moving on to study journalism at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai and business journalism in 2008 at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as an Inlaks Scholar.[3] As Chhattisgarh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper Sethi reported extensively on Maoist insurgency in the state for two years.[4][5] He also won the International Red Cross committee award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues in 2011.[6]

In August 2012, Sethi was named The Hindu's Africa correspondent, based in Addis Ababa.[7]

  1. ^ "HuffPost Appoints Aman Sethi As India Editor-In-Chief". HuffPost. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. ^ Scroll Staff. "'HuffPost' shuts down its Indian edition after six years". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. ^ "Alumni". Alumni of foundation. Inlaksfoundation. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "The Bloody Crossroads". Caravan. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ Nair, Supriya (22 July 2011). "A free man-A window in the wall". Livemint. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Aman Sethi wins ICRC award". The Hindu. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  7. ^ "The Hindu returns to Africa". The Hindu. August 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.