Ajoy Bose

Ajoy Bose (born 1952) is a Bengali-Indian author, political journalist[1] and television commentator.[2] His books include For Reasons of State: Delhi under Emergency (1977, written with John Dayal) on the Emergency; The Shah Commission Begins (1978, with Dayal);[3] Behenji (2009), a biography of Indian politician and social reformer Mayawati;[4] and Across the Universe: The Beatles in India (2018).[5]

His writing has appeared in the publications Scroll.in,[6] Quartz,[4] Outlook,[7] Economic and Political Weekly[8] and Firstpost.[9] In 2021, he made his directorial debut with the documentary film The Beatles and India.[10] He has worked as a resident commentator for CNN-News18.[11]

Bose grew up in Calcutta.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Dhaliwal, Nirpal (1 June 2021). "The Beatles – the trip to India that changed everything". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ajoy Bose". jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ajoy Bose". penguin.co.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Contributor: Ajoy Bose". qz.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ Datta, Sudipta (2 June 2018). "Across the Universe: The Beatles in India review: All that loving". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Stories written by Ajoy Bose". Scroll.in. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Articles by Ajoy Bose". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Articles by Ajoy Bose". epw.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Articles by Ajoy Bose". firstpost.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (21 September 2021). "'The Beatles and India' Sold to HBO Max, BritBox North America, Channel 4 – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. ^ "John Dayal and Ajoy Bose". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. ^ Bose, Ajoy (May 2002). "Resident Alien". Seminar. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. ^ "The Beatles and India". abacusmediarights.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.


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