Chidanand Rajghatta

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Chidanand Rajghatta is an Indian-born, opinion columnist based in Washington, D.C. He is the present foreign opinion columnist and a blogger based in the United States for The Times of India . He received his Master's Degree in mass communication from Bangalore University, Bangalore.


He is the author of The Horse That Flew: How India's Silicon Gurus Spread Their Wings, published by HarperCollins. [1]

His marriage to activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh ended in a divorce. [2]

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References

  1. "World Press Freedom Day, Biographies – Chidanand Rajghatta". United Nations. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  2. Prakash Upadhyaya (6 September 2017). "Who is Gauri Lankesh? Complete profile of the fearless firebrand journalist". International Business Times.