Sagarika Ghose | |
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 Ghose in December 2005 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abir Biswas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1964 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress (since 2024) |
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| Relatives | Dilip Sardesai (father-in-law) Arundhati Ghose (aunt) Ruma Pal (aunt) Sanjay Ghose (cousin) |
| Education | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (BA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MPhil) |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Notable work | Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister |
| Spouse | |
Sagarika Ghose (born 8 November 1964) is an Indian Member of Parliament, journalist, columnist and author.[1][2][3] She has been a journalist since 1991 and has worked at The Times of India, Outlook and The Indian Express. She was a prime time anchor for BBC World on Question Time India and on the news network CNN-IBN, also being the deputy editor for the latter. Ghose has won several awards in journalism and is the author of two novels, as well as the biography of Indira Gandhi, Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister. She worked as Consulting Editor of The Times of India from 2014 to 2020. [4] In 2022, her biography of former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was released.[5]
- ^ "Strategy to breach BJP-mukt South India can't rely on Hindu card, Modi". 6 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Sagarika Ghose". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "'Inspired by Mamata's courage': Journalist Sagarika Ghose as TMC names her Rajya Sabha candidate". Hindustan Times. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Chanakya's not 21st century: Misuse of power in Karnataka cannot be justified as an ancient art of politics". The Times of India. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "A deep dive research into Vajpayee's life". The Sunday Guardian Live. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.