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Tripathi's articles have appeared in Foreign Policy , [6] The Wall Street Journal , [7] The Far Eastern Economic Review , and The International Herald Tribune .
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| Alma mater | University of Bombay, Dartmouth College |
| Occupation(s) | Author, editor |
| Notable work | Offence: The Hindu Case |
Salil Tripathi is an Indian author and editor. He is Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee. He is a contributing editor to The Caravan . [1] and Mint . [2] He is a contributing advisor to the think tank, Bridge India since June 2019. [3] [4]
Tripathi was born in Mumbai. He was educated at the New Era School in Mumbai and graduated from the Sydenham College of the University of Bombay. [5] Tripathi obtained his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College in the United States.[ citation needed ]
Tripathi's articles have appeared in Foreign Policy , [6] The Wall Street Journal , [7] The Far Eastern Economic Review , and The International Herald Tribune .
In December 2020, Tripathi's Twitter account was suspended. Salman Rushdie was among the writers who criticized Twitter for this decision. Shashi Tharoor, Amitav Ghosh, Suketu Mehta, Prashant Bhusan, [8] Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, [9] Aakar Patel, and Nilanjana Roy also criticized Twitter's decision. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
PEN International also criticized Twitter's suspension of Tripathi's account and urged Twitter to have more transparent policies. [15]
Tripathi received the Bastiat Prize (third place) in 2011. [16]
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