Salil Tripathi is an Indian author and editor. He is Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee. He is a contributing editor to The Caravan.[1] and Mint.[2] He is a contributing advisor to the think tank, Bridge India since June 2019. [3][4]
Salil Tripathi | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Bombay, Dartmouth College |
| Occupation(s) | Author, editor |
| Notable work | Offence: The Hindu Case |
Biography
editTripathi was born in Mumbai. He was educated at the New Era School in Mumbai and graduated from the Sydenham College of the University of Bombay.[5] Tripathi obtained his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College in the United States.[citation needed]
Career
editTripathi's articles have appeared in Foreign Policy,[6] The Wall Street Journal,[7] The Far Eastern Economic Review, and The International Herald Tribune.
Books
edit- Offence: The Hindu Case
- The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and its Unquiet Legacy
- Detours: Songs of the Open Road
2020 Twitter suspension
editIn December 2020, Tripathi's Twitter account was suspended.[why?] Salman Rushdie was among the writers who criticized Twitter for this decision. Shashi Tharoor, Amitav Ghosh, Suketu Mehta, Prashant Bhusan,[8] Paranjoy Guha Thakurta,[9] Aakar Patel, and Nilanjana Roy also criticized Twitter's decision.[10][11][12][13][14]
PEN International also criticized Twitter's suspension of Tripathi's account and urged Twitter to have more transparent policies.[15]
Awards
editTripathi received the Bastiat Prize (third place) in 2011.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Salil Tripathi". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Salil Tripathi". livemint.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ India, Bridge. "About Us: Bridge India". bridgeindia.org.uk. Bridge India. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ India, Bridge. "Past Event: Brand India: The Soft Power Evolution". bridgeindia.org.uk. Bridge India. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Sundaram, Jomo Kwame (2002). Ugly Malaysians?: South-South Investments Abused. Institute for Black Research. ISBN 978-0-620-28863-7.
- ^ "Salil Tripathi". foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Salil Tripathi (19 November 2012). "The Demagogue of Bombay". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Bhusan, Prashant (7 December 2020). "Prashant Bhusan on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Guha Thakurta, Paranjoy (7 December 2020). "ParanjoyGuhaThakurta on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (7 December 2020). "Twitter accused of censoring Indian critic of Hindu nationalism". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Taskin, Bismee (6 December 2020). "Outrageous, says Salman Rushdie as Twitter suspends journalist Salil Tripathi's account". theprint.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Read: The Poem For His Mother That Got Salil Tripathi Suspended From Twitter". thewire.in. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Domini, Annie (8 December 2020). "Twitter India Suspending Salil Tripathi's Account Is an Outrage". theleaflet.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Outrage at Twitter action". telegraphindia.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Salil Tripathi's recent suspension on Twitter raises important questions for the protection of free speech on social media". pen-international.org. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Bastiat Prize Winners". Reason Foundation. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2020.