Vir Sanghvi

Vir Sanghvi is probably the best-known Indian journalist of his generation. He became editor of Bombay magazine at 22, making him the youngest editor in the history of Indian journalism. He went on to edit Imprint and Sunday, then India s largest-selling weekly newsmagazine. From 1999 to 2004, he was Editor of the Hindustan Times before being promoted to Editorial Director, a post he held till 2007, after which he continued at the paper as a columnist and advisor. His television career has included several award-winning shows on the Star TV Network, NDTV and other channels. Most recently, he has anchored two highlyregarded political series on NewsX, a channel he helped found. He has a parallel career as India s leading food and travel writer and TV presenter. His many books include the best-selling Men of Steel, Rude Food (which won the Cointreau prize for Best Food Literature book in the world) and Madhavrao Scindia, A Life.