Tunku Varadarajan

Tunku Varadarajan
Photo of Tunku Varadarajan, dressed in white shirt, blue tie.
Tunku Varadarajan in May 2024
Born
Patanjali Varadarajan

August 28, 1962
Delhi, India
CitizenshipIndian (former)
British (naturalised)
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist, teacher
Known forEssays, interviews, classical liberalism views
SpouseAmy Finnerty
Children3
Parents
RelativesSiddharth Varadarajan (brother)

Tunku Varadarajan /ˈtʊŋkuː ˌvɑːrədəˈrɑːdʒən/ (born Patanjali Varadarajan[2] in 1962) is an Indian-born naturalised British writer and journalist, formerly editor of Newsweek Global and Newsweek International.[3] He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to which he  has been affiliated since February 2021.[4] He is also a fellow at the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University Law School[5] , and at the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University.[6] He is a contributor under contract to The Wall Street Journal, where he writes Weekend Interviews[7] and Book Reviews[8] for the editorial page. He was earlier the Virginia Hobbs Carpenter Research Fellow in Journalism at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and a contributing editor at Politico Europe.

  1. ^ Dave, Palesh, "Making News - Palesh Dave profiles brothers Tunku and Siddharth Varadarajan", The India Quarterly (July–September 2013)[1]
  2. ^ "Second editor of Indian origin for 'Newsweek'". INDIAN JOURNALISM REVIEW. 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ Adams, Russell (7 December 2010). "Tina Brown Taps Talent for Newsweek".
  4. ^ "Tunku Varadarajan". American Enterprise Institute - AEI. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Who We Are | Classical Liberal Institute". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ "People | Capitalism and Society". journal.capitalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.wsj.com/news/types/the-saturday-interview. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "‹ Reviewer Book Marks". Book Marks. Retrieved 21 January 2024.