Books written by Arun sinha

Arun Sinha "Arun Sinha was born in 1953 in Patna and studied engineering at Patna University. He started his career in journalism with reports from Bihar for the Economic and Political Weekly and went on to work for the Indian Express (1979?85) and the Times of India, Bihar edition, in Patna (1985?87), and the Free Press Journal in Mumbai (1990?92). In 1980 his expos? of the Bhagalpur blindings proved a turning point in investigative journalism in India. In 1983 he became the first fellow of the Reuters Foundation from India to research at Oxford University for his first book, Against the Few: Struggles of India?s Rural Poor. He was assistant director to the well-known film-maker Shyam Benegal for his acclaimed television series Bharat Ek Khoj, from 1986 to 1990. He is currently editor of the Navhind Times, Panaji, Goa, which he joined in 1993. He has published a novel, The Hedonist Empire; and a critical portrait of post-Liberation Goa, Goa Indica. His scholarly articles are part of several anthologies. "