Aditya Sinha is an Indian author and journalist. His last assignment was as the Editor-in-Chief of the Deccan Chronicle, based in Hyderabad, which also publishes the Asian Age in Delhi. He has been a journalist since 1987, occupying positions such as Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian Express and DNA. He has reported on terrorism in Punjab, Kashmir and Assam and has also done reporting from Peshawar, Pakistan.[1] He started out as a crime reporter in Delhi.[2][3][4]

Aditya Sinhau
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Journalist, Author

Aditya Sinha has authored three books and co-authored three books. Among the books he has co-authored, includes "The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace", co-authored with a former R&AW chief, AS Dulat, and ISI chief, Asad Durrani.[5] His first work of fiction was "The CEO Who Lost His Head" published in 2017.[4][6]

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Aditya Sinha was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He grew up in New York City, attending Stuyvesant High School. He has a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University (1985), an MA from the School of Oriental Studies (SOAS) (1986) and an MA from Delhi University (2000). He lives in Hyderabad.[7]

Books

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Author

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  • The CEO Who Lost His Head. Pan Macmillan, 2017. ISBN 9781509859368
  • Death of Dreams: A Terrorist's Tale (2000). ISBN 9788172233907
  • Farooq Abdullah: Kashmir's Prodigal Son - A Biography. UBS Publishers' Distributors, 1996. ISBN 9788174760722[8]

Co-Author

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References

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  1. ^ Hasan, Abid (26 December 2012). "Aditya Sinha quits as Editor-in-Chief of DNA". Exchange 4 Media. Retrieved 9 June 2020. He had also done reporting from Pakistan and was the only Indian reporter in Peshawar.
  2. ^ "Author Biographies, Harper Collins Publishers India, A.S. Dulat with Sinha". Harper Collins. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. ^ Franko, Judy (14 April 2007). "Aditya Sinha appointed Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian Express". Exchange4media. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. ^ a b Karishma, Kuenzang (12 March 2017). "Journalist Aditya Sinha's first fiction work revolves around a murder mystery". India Today. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. ^ Sushant, Singh (2 June 2018). "True Lies and Spies". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  6. ^ Pal, Deepanjana (24 February 2017). "Aditya Sinha on his new book". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  7. ^ "Aditya Sinha". LinkedIn.
  8. ^ Baweja, Harinder (31 December 1995). "Book review: Aditya Sinha's 'Farooq Abdullah: The Prodigal Son'". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-02.