Aniruddha Bahal is the founder and editor-in-chief of Cobrapost an Indian news website. Prior to founding Cobrapost, he co-founded Tehelka.
| Aniruddha Bahal | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Organization | Cobrapost |
| Notable work | Bunker 13
-Crack in the Mirror (1991) -The Emissary (2010) -The Adventures of Rhea: The Cobrapost Affair (2015) -A Taste For Trouble : Memories From Another Time (2021) |
Early life and education
Bahal was born in Allahabad and is a university graduate. He moved to Delhi in 1991 where he began his journalistic career by writing and editing some articles at the Outlook and the India Today. In 1999, he co-founded Tehelka.com – a news website, with Tarun Tejpal and another colleague from the Outlook after "an investor with deep pockets" agreed to underwrite their startup, according to the Independent.
Work
In 2003, Bahal wrote an espionage thriller Bunker 13. Its "hipster-slang-spitting antihero", states an article on Bahal in the UK-based newspaper the Independent, "shoots smack, snorts speed, runs guns, administers date-rape drugs" and a scene therein went on to win the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award.
In 2005, Bahal founded and became the editor-in-chief of the online news magazine Cobrapost. It is particularly known for its undercover sting operations.
In 2008, he started hosting The Tony B Show for Channel V.
Bibliography
- Crack in the Mirror (1991)
- Bunker 13 (2003)
- The Emissary (2010)
- The Adventures of Rhea: The Cobrapost Affair (2015)
- A Taste For Trouble : Memories From Another Time (2021)
References
- ^ Usha M. Rodrigues; Maya Ranganathan (2014). Indian News Media: From Observer to Participant. SAGE Publications. pp. 88 note 10. ISBN 978-93-5150-158-9.
- ^ Reddy, Sheela (9 June 2003). "10 Questions Aniruddha Bahal". Outlook. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Zaitchik, Alexander (19 November 2006). "Aniruddha Bahal: The King of Sting". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- "Bad sex writer laughs at victory". BBC. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- "Caught on camera". Indian Express. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.