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Samar Halarnkar

    A journalist for 28 years, Samar’s last job was Managing Editor of the Hindustan Times. Samar holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has been a visiting lecturer at the University of California-Berkeley and a fellow at the Nieman Foundation, Harvard University. Samar is the author of two books: Nirvana Under the Rain Tree, an early chronicle of India's Internet revolution; and The Married Man's Guide To Creative Cooking And Other Dubious Adventures. He writes a column on cooking for Mint and another on national affairs for Scroll.in. He has written columns for the New York Times, the Globe and Mail (Canada) and Hindustan Times. He has been a reporter and editor at the Times of India, India Today, Business Today and Indian Express. Samar received the Polestar National Award for Technology Reporting in 2001 and the Asian College of Journalism Investigative Reporting Award in 2018.

    As Millions Try To Prove Citizenship In Assam, One Man’s Story Reveals Perils of Proof
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    As Millions Try To Prove Citizenship In Assam, One Man’s Story Reveals Perils of Proof

    Samar Halarnkar28 Oct 2017 6:00 AM IST

    Moinal Molla, 32, at his lawyer's chambers in Guwahati, Assam. He was one of nearly 90,000 people declared as an illegal immigrant over 51 years to...

    Wine, Whatsapp, Women And Subrahmanyas Statistics
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    Wine, Whatsapp, Women And Subrahmanya's Statistics

    Samar Halarnkar20 Aug 2015 9:00 AM IST

    The town of Subrahmanya in southern Karnataka The suspension of two college girls in a prosperous, highly literate small town showcases India's...

    Indian Swine-Flu Virus Reveals Dangerous, New Mutation
    India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation

    Indian Swine-Flu Virus Reveals Dangerous, New Mutation

    Samar Halarnkar11 March 2015 9:30 PM IST
    100% Wrong: Rural Medical Staff Make Diarrhoea Life-Threatening
    India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation

    100% Wrong: Rural Medical Staff Make Diarrhoea Life-Threatening

    Samar Halarnkar18 Feb 2015 8:30 AM IST
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    Samar Halarnkar19 Oct 2014 7:20 PM IST

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