Uday Mahurkar | |
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Born | Uday Mahurkar September 28, 1962 |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Maharaja Sayajirao University |
Occupation | Writer |
Years active | 1983 – present |
Uday Mahurkar (born 28 September 1962) is an Indian journalist, political analyst and author. He was a deputy editor at the India Today group. [1] In October 2020, he was appointed as the Information Commissioner by the Government of India and served there till 6 November 2023. [2]
Mahurkar was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. His family moved to Gujarat after independence. He was educated in Baroda, a former Maratha Princely state. He graduated in Indian history and culture and archaeology from Maharaja Sayajirao University in 1983 and joined The Indian Express in the same year as a sub-editor at Ahmedabad.[ citation needed ]
In 2017, Mahurkar wrote the book Marching with a Billion about the model of Narendra Modi's governance as prime minister. [3] The book's foreword was written by the economist Professor Klaus Schwab, the founder and architect of the World Economic Forum.
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