Sumon K Chakrabarti
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Sumon K Chakrabarti is the Chief National Correspondent of India
’s largest English news network, CNN-IBN, of which he is also a founder employee. He was nominated for “Best Indian Journalist of the Year” for the Ramnath Goenka
Excellence in Journalism Awards (2006) and Indian Television Awards (2008). He is also one of India’s top investigative journalists
, with the credit of ‘breaking’ several government corruptions at the highest level. It was his investigative story featuring the report of the Chief Vigilance Commission, India's top vigilance watch-dog, that pointed to corruption at every level in the organization of the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi, that started the entire controversy and resultant probe.
He received the Eurasian-Nets Fellowship of 2009 to travel and research on minority issues in France
. The research
culminated in a full-length paper entitled: ‘Media, Minorities and the Politics of Integration in France’.
Chakrabarti was among the only two international journalists allowed in Maldives
in 2006 to film the democracy
movement for the first time, where he interviewed a wide cross-section of politician
s, including Asia
’s longest ruling leader
Mamoon Abdul Gayoom, opposition activists, editors, journalist
s, intellectuals, human rights
activists and police officer
s.
He moved to CNN-IBN after working for nearly three years with NDTV
, India’s first English news network. Before that he had worked for leading media houses like India Today
(where he was also part of the team that created TheNewspaperToday.com - India’s first e-newspaper), Indo-Asian News Service
(IANS), and The Asian Age. Chakrabarti reports on conflicts, politics, governance and government corruption. Specialising on India’s Maoists (Naxalite
s), the insurgency
-ridden North-East of India and the violence in Kashmir
, he is also considered as a proficient journalist in his reporting on India’s neighbours like Bangladesh
, Burma, Nepal
, Bhutan
and the Maldives. He has also worked extensively on people internally displaced
as a result of political conflicts.
Chakrabarti also writes articles on regional security issues regularly for one of India’s leading national news and opinion magazines, The Week
. He also writes opinion pieces in leading Indian dailies like The Hindustan Times
and The New Indian Express
.
His report on “Bangladesh: The Shift in the Balance of Terror in South Asia”, published in 2006 International Assessment and Strategy Centre, USA, in many ways put Bangladesh on the global terror
map.
External Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/08/090828_thespark_nh_sl.shtml
http://assamnet.org/pipermail/assam_assamnet.org/2009-February/022211.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/author/52/sumonkchakrabarti.html
http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?sectionName=Business&contentId=7562735&programId=1073754899&pageTypeId=1073754893&contentType=EDITORIAL
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1993298,00.html
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/19812/38/
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1985339,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1981122,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/08/090828_spark7_nh_sl.shtml
http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=346010
http://www.southasiamonitor.org/2008/oct/news/28indpr.shtml
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/02/21/all0365.htm
http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sumonkchakrabarti/2710/61861/fancy-pants-with-lofty-dreams.html
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
’s largest English news network, CNN-IBN, of which he is also a founder employee. He was nominated for “Best Indian Journalist of the Year” for the Ramnath Goenka
Ramnath Goenka
Ramnath Goenka was a newspaper baron of India. He launched The Indian Express and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications...
Excellence in Journalism Awards (2006) and Indian Television Awards (2008). He is also one of India’s top investigative journalists
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
, with the credit of ‘breaking’ several government corruptions at the highest level. It was his investigative story featuring the report of the Chief Vigilance Commission, India's top vigilance watch-dog, that pointed to corruption at every level in the organization of the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi, that started the entire controversy and resultant probe.
He received the Eurasian-Nets Fellowship of 2009 to travel and research on minority issues in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
culminated in a full-length paper entitled: ‘Media, Minorities and the Politics of Integration in France’.
Chakrabarti was among the only two international journalists allowed in Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
in 2006 to film the democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
movement for the first time, where he interviewed a wide cross-section of politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
s, including Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
’s longest ruling leader
Leader
A leader is one who influences or leads others.Leader may also refer to:- Newspapers :* Leading article, a piece of writing intended to promote an opinion, also called an editorial* The Leader , published 1909–1967...
Mamoon Abdul Gayoom, opposition activists, editors, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
s, intellectuals, human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activists and police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
s.
He moved to CNN-IBN after working for nearly three years with NDTV
NDTV India
NDTV India is a premier Hindi language news channel in India that is owned by New Delhi Television Ltd. Noted journalist Vinod Dua has been associated with this channel.-History:...
, India’s first English news network. Before that he had worked for leading media houses like India Today
India Today
India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
(where he was also part of the team that created TheNewspaperToday.com - India’s first e-newspaper), Indo-Asian News Service
Indo-Asian News Service
Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is India's largest private news agency. The IANS is run by a group of professional journalists.The IANS was founded by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the India Abroad News Service. It was later renamed the Indo-Asian News Service...
(IANS), and The Asian Age. Chakrabarti reports on conflicts, politics, governance and government corruption. Specialising on India’s Maoists (Naxalite
Naxalite
The word Naxal, Naxalite or Naksalvadi is a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes...
s), the insurgency
Insurgency
An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents...
-ridden North-East of India and the violence in Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
, he is also considered as a proficient journalist in his reporting on India’s neighbours like Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Burma, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
and the Maldives. He has also worked extensively on people internally displaced
Internal Displacement
-Plot:C.J. realizes that she barely has any time left in office and decides to try and solve the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, along with the crisis between Russia and China over Kazakhstan...
as a result of political conflicts.
Chakrabarti also writes articles on regional security issues regularly for one of India’s leading national news and opinion magazines, The Week
The Week
The Week, styled as THE WEEK, is a weekly news magazine.-History:It was founded in the United Kingdom by Jolyon Connell in 1995. In April 2001, the magazine began publishing an American edition; an Australian edition followed in October 2008. Dennis Publishing publishes the U.K. and Australian...
. He also writes opinion pieces in leading Indian dailies like The Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
and The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as the Indian Express, under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu. In 1991, following the death of the then owner Ramnath Goenka, the Goenka...
.
His report on “Bangladesh: The Shift in the Balance of Terror in South Asia”, published in 2006 International Assessment and Strategy Centre, USA, in many ways put Bangladesh on the global terror
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
map.
External Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/08/090828_thespark_nh_sl.shtml
http://assamnet.org/pipermail/assam_assamnet.org/2009-February/022211.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/author/52/sumonkchakrabarti.html
http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?sectionName=Business&contentId=7562735&programId=1073754899&pageTypeId=1073754893&contentType=EDITORIAL
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1993298,00.html
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/19812/38/
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1985339,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1981122,00.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/08/090828_spark7_nh_sl.shtml
http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=346010
http://www.southasiamonitor.org/2008/oct/news/28indpr.shtml
http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/02/21/all0365.htm
http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sumonkchakrabarti/2710/61861/fancy-pants-with-lofty-dreams.html