Bishwanath Ghosh is an Indian writer and a journalist. He is the author of the bestselling travel book, Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop but Never Get Off, published in September 2009, which The Telegraph (Kolkata)

The Telegraph (Kolkata)

The Telegraph is an Indian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper vies with the Times of India for the position of having the widest widest circulation of any newspaper in Eastern India.According to the Audit...

 called "a delightful travelogue with a difference."
He has also contributed two stories to Urban Shots, a collection of short stories published in 2010.

He was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, where he started his career as a journalist in 1993 with The Pioneer

The Pioneer

The Pioneer or The Pioneers may refer to:* The Pioneer , a sculpture by Solon H. Borglum listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places*The Pioneers , a sculpture by Lorado Taft...

. He subsequently worked with the Press Trust of India

Press Trust of India

Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in India. It is headquartered in Delhi and is a nonprofit cooperative among more than 450 Indian newspapers and has a staff of about 2,000 writers spread across 150 offices nationwide...

 and The Asian Age in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

. He moved to Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 in 2001 to join the New Indian Express group. He joined The Times of India

The Times of India

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 in 2008 when the newspaper launched its Chennai edition. At present he is a Deputy Editor with The Hindu

The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...

 in Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

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External links

• http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/68993/Going+offtrack.html
• http://www.hindu.com/lr/2010/02/07/stories/2010020750090200.htm
• http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=Columnists%20-%20Eunice%20de%20Souza§id=45&contentid=201001072010010702575454835c8d86c
• http://bytheganges.blogspot.com On the Ganga Mail, Ghosh's blog