Afroz Alam Sahil

Afroz Alam Sahil
Afroz Alam Sahil in New Delhi
Born	(1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 (age 37) Bettiah, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Jamia Millia Islamia
Alma mater	A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
Occupation(s)	Journalist, Author
Website	www.afrozsahil.in

Afroz Alam Sahil (born Afroz Alam; 28 February 1987) is an Indian journalist and author. He is an editor at BeyondHeadlines. ^[1]

He received more than 20 awards, felicitations, and fellowships including World Health Organization's Road Safety Journalism Fellowship, Ministry of Culture (India)'s Junior Research Fellowship, and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions’s RTI Fellowship. ^[2]

Sahil has authored six books and translated one. ^[3] As a freelance journalist, his articles have been published in prominent media outlets including BBC Hindi, ^[4] Daily Sabah, ^[5] Anadolu Agency, ^[6] The Wire (India), ^[7] The Times Group, ^[8] Middle East Monitor, ^[9] Hindustan Times, ^[10] National Herald, ^[11] The Quint, ^[12] The Print, ^[13] ABP News, ^[14] Navjivan (newspaper), ^[15] American Kahani. ^[16] and Pravakta. ^[17]

Early life and education

Sahil ^[18] was born in Bettiah in West Champaran district of Bihar. He completed his schooling from Raj Inter College & Gulab Memorial College in Bettiah. Later he moved to Delhi for higher studies. He graduated from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He completed his Postgraduate education in Mass Communication from A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. ^{[19] [20]}

Career

Sahil started his career as a reporter with Hindustan Express (Urdu daily) and Hindustan (newspaper) as a freelancer. After that, he worked with TV9 MUMBAI and UNI TV as a special correspondent and RTI desk in charge. ^[21] He also worked for Two Circles ^[22] as Roving reporter. After that, he worked for BeyondHeadlines ^[23] as an editor (investigation). For over ten years, he has been a regular columnist for The Inquilab and has contributed to BBC Hindi ^[24] as an outside contributor.

Books

• Lockdown Diaries: Corona Kaal ke 68 Din (in Hindi) ^[25]
• Jamia aur Gandhi (in Hindi) ^{[26] [27]}
• Professor Abdul Bari: Azadi Ki Ladayi Ka Ek Krantikari Yodha (in Hindi) ^{[28] [29]}
• Sheikh Gulab: Neel Andolan ke Ek Nayak (in Hindi) ^[30]
• Pir Muhammad Munis (in Hindi) ^{[31] [32]}
• Janne ka Haq: Suchana Ka Adhikar -Ek Margdarshika (in Hindi) ^[33]
• Translated a book The Rights of Muslim Women in Muslim Personal Law published by Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia.

See also

• List of Indian journalists
• List of Jamia Millia Islamia people
• Champaran

References

1. "Chapter 19 BeyondHeadlines: Being the Change".
2. "Study report of RTI Fellowship Programme, 2014 - Report by Afroz Alam Sahil".
3. "Sahil has written 7 books". 2 February 2021.
4. "बीजेपी को बीफ़ से परहेज़, 'चंदे' से नहीं". 15 December 2015.
5. "Gandhi and Atatürk: Defining modernity in India and Türkiye". Daily Sabah . 2 October 2024.
6. "Land Jihad propaganda: Muslims' freedom curtailed in India". Anadolu Agency . 17 December 2024.
7. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil".
8. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil".
9. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil". 20 October 2023.
10. "A grave matter: Illegal land deals have made Muslim burial a costly affair". 16 November 2014.
11. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil".
12. "Eid 2023: Revisiting the Hijri Calendar and the Everlasting Moonsighting Debate". 21 April 2023.
13. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil". October 2019.
14. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil".
15. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil". 10 November 2024.
16. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil".
17. "Author: Afroz Alam Sahil".
18. "Alternative media's changing rules of the game, but is it enough?". 25 April 2016.
19. "Muslims are not the only targets: Afroz Alam". 23 March 2010.
20. "The Unstoppable RTI Maverick". 8 April 2010.
21. "Chapter on Afroz Alam Sahil's journalism career". doi:10.1093/oso/9780198879657.003.0019.
22. "Reporters".
23. "Contributors".
24. "अंबेडकर की निशानियां नष्ट होने की कगार पर". 3 October 2014.
25. Sahil, Afroz Alam (2 February 2021). Afroz Alam Sahil on his new book 'Lockdown Diaries' and people who launched it.
26. Sahil, Afroz Alam. Gandhi, a Lifelong Friend of Jamia Millia Islamia.
27. Sahil, Afroz Alam. JAMIA AUR GANDHI (Jamia and Gandhi) by Afroz Alam Sahil. Insaan International Foundation, Delhi, 2019.
28. Sahil, Afroz Alam (April 2019). Book Launch on 'Prof Abdul Bari': Reviving a Lost Narrative.
29. Sahil, Afroz Alam (4 April 2019). Book Review: Professor Abdul Bari – Azadi Ki Ladai Ka Ek Krantikari Yoddha.
30. Sahil, Afroz Alam (20 July 2017). Afroz Alam Sahil's book on Sheikh Gulab, the man behind the Champaran Indigo movement, aims to set the history right.
31. Sahil, Afroz Alam (20 April 2015). New book on Pir Mohammad Munis launched at his hometown in Bihar.
32. Sahil, Afroz Alam (14 September 2017). Here's The Story Of Pir Muhammad Munis, A Hindi Journalist And Unsung Hero Of Champaran Satyagraha.
33. Sahil, Afroz Alam. A guide to RTI: Suchana Ka Adhikar (Hindi).