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Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Journalist
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Curriculum Vitae

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Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Journalist, Author, Researcher

Date of Birth: 22.06.1985

 

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Languages Known:

ï‚· English: Speak, Read, Write (Fluent)

ï‚· Bengali: Speak, Read, Write (Fluent)

ï‚· Hindi: Speak, Read (Working Proficiency)

 

Overview

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Experience In: Covering political, socio-economic, environmental and cultural affairs, and research-based writing, since 2005

Area of Interest: Conflict reporting, Security, History, Environment, Culture, Society

Expertise: Research, Editing, News and Feature Writing, Mobile Journalism, Video Reporting for Digital Platform

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Professional Experience

 

Books

  1. Mission Bengal: A Saffron Experiment, HarperCollins India, 2020

  2. Lalgarh and the Legend of Kishanji: Tales from India’s Maoist Movement, HarperCollins India, 2016 

 

 

Independent Journalist, Kolkata (July 2020 - Present)

 

Reporting on politics, environment, history, socio-economic and cultural affairs, with bylines in The Wire, Outlook, Huffpost and Mongabay. The reports can be accessed at the work portfolio. 

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Hindustan Times, Kolkata (June 2007 – June 2020)

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ï‚· Special Correspondent (2018-20)

ï‚· Principal Correspondent (2015-18)

ï‚· Senior Reporter (2013-15)

ï‚· Staff Reporter (2010-2013)

ï‚· Retainer (2007-2010)

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Work Profile and Achievements

 

Political Reporting, Investigative Journalism

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ï‚· Extensively covered politics in Bengal, maintaining contacts in all significant political entities in the state - the Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh Parivar, the Left and the Congress, as also various small, locally influential political outfits and socio-economic and religious organizations.

ï‚· Travelled across the length and breadth of the state to cover political and socio-economic developments and have developed contacts in almost all districts. I have also been closely monitoring and reporting on developments related to Left Wing Extremism, religious fundamentalism, and terrorist activities across India.

ï‚· Explored and filed stories on the Saradha Chit Fund scam, Kolkata Port business fiascos, and government decisions on policies. Exposed the fake art racket with a series of investigative stories.

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Feature Writing: Rural Issues, History, Arts and Culture

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ï‚· Several dozen reports produced as full-page print articles and for the digital platform.

ï‚· Expertly covered issues concerning rural people in Bengal.

ï‚· Covered major cultural events across West Bengal. Interviewed Gloria Steinem, Ahdaf Soueif, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Amos Gitai, Tsai Ming Liang, and Perumal Murugan, among others.

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Aajkal, Kolkata (2005-2007)

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District correspondent, Hooghly

Work Profile

 

Political Reporting and Human Interest Stories

ï‚· Extensively covered the agitation against land acquisition in Singur for the Tata Nano Plant.

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Other Achievements

  • ‘Lalgarh and the Legend of Kishanji – Tales from India’s Maoist Movement’ received positive reviews from Frontline, The Hindu Business Line, The Tribune, The Wire, Scroll.in, Ei Samay (TOI’s Bengali daily) as also from other outlets.  

  • Moderated talk session at Kolkata Literary Meet in 2017

  • Attended ‘South Asia Media Summit in Goa’ in 2011 as a speaker on India’s Maoist insurgency

  • Published numerous fictions in Bengali literary magazines

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Education

  • BA (Hons.) in Journalism and Mass Communication, Barrackpore Rashtraguru Surendranath College, University of Calcutta (2006)

  • Higher Secondary, Humanities, Hooghly Collegiate School, (2003)

  • Secondary (Madhyamik), Hooghly Branch School, (2001)

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