Avirook Sen
{{Short description|Indian writer and journalist (born 1968)}}
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Avirook Sen is a writer and journalist from Gurgaon, Haryana, India. His book Aarushi showcased the 2008 Noida double murder case.
Biography
Sen was born in Kolkata in a Bengali family. He completed his high school from La Martiniere school, pursued a bachelor's degree in English literature from Presidency University, Kolkata{{Cite web |title=Avirook Sen : Author Details |url=https://harpercollins.co.in/author-details/avirook-sen |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=HarperCollins India}}{{Cite news |date=2017-11-23 |title=Avirook Sen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/61770623.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Third party inline|date=January 2025}}
He started his career as a journalist in 1990, worked with ABP Group, thereafter, worked with India Today, the Hindustan Times and other newspapers, and wrote extensively on topics such as social, crime, terrorism, and sports.{{Cite web |last=Manthan |date=2015-11-07 |title=Presumed Guilty : the Aarushi Talwar story – Avirook Sen |url=https://www.manthanindia.com/presumed-guilty-the-aarushi-talwar-story-avirook-sen/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Manthan India |language=en-US}}{{Third party inline|date=January 2025}}
Sen published his debut book, Looking for America, with in 2012.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-05-16 |title=Book talk: Looking for America |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/Nov/01/book-talk-looking-for-america-199667.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-05-16 |title=Avirook’s America |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/Nov/09/avirooks-america-201571.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} His sophomore book, Aarushi, is a true crime book published in 2015 by Penguin India. The book showcases the 2008 Noida double murder case, and the insensitivity of the judiciary, claimed that Aarushi Talwar murder verdict was a miscarriage of justice.{{Cite news |last=Biswas |first=Soutik |date=2015-07-21 |title=Was Aarushi Talwar murder verdict a miscarriage of justice? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33546471 |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Rohini |date=2016-04-17 |title='Trial by Error': Aarushi Talwar case is reconstructed in new 'Serial'-like podcast |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/trial-by-error-aarushi-talwar-case-is-reconstructed-in-new-serial-like-podcast-2732876.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Pratik |date=2015-08-12 |title=Aarushi Murder Case: Avirook Sen on how the Talwars were painted guilty |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/interview-aarushi-murder-case-avirook-sen-on-how-the-talwars-were-painted-guilty-2113420#google_vignette |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=DNA India |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Saptarshi |date=2016-05-04 |title=Convictions should be based on fair procedure, not collective conscience: Aarushi Case Lawyer |url=https://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/convictions-should-be-based-on-fair-procedure-not-collective-conscience-aarushi-case-lawyer/article64931514.ece |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Hindu Centre |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2015-07-17 |title=The Injustice Of It All: An Interview With Avirook Sen About His Book 'Aarushi' |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-injustice-of-it-all-an-interview-with-avirook-sen-about-his_b_7808414 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Daftuar |first=Swati |date=2015-07-25 |title=“I’m no sociologist” |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/avirook-sen-on-his-new-book-on-the-aarushihemraaj-murder-case/article7460290.ece |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Sen was invited to speak on various events.{{Cite web |title='Aarushi' author Avirook Sen addresses aspiring writers at Readomania |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/aarushi-author-avirook-sen-addresses-aspiring-writers-at-readomania-1160990.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Books
- Looking for America (2012)
- Aarushi (2015)
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPWQ0avc4nw Avirook Sen at Kolkata Literary Meet 2016]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHyItHQKJBQ Looking For America' by Avirook Sen on NDTV News Channel]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNerg1XRTWU Hindu Lit for Life Organized by the Hindu Newspaper]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_gM0zrTdUg Avirook Sen Interviewed by NDTV]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzmkCxD-v0 Avirook Sen on ABP News]
- [https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/avirook-sen-s-aarushi-highlights-the-coldness-of-the-judiciary/story-wLTHac4Bg4bLzAi8ujng2L.html Book by Avirook Sen]
- [https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/10-reasons-why-i-believe-aarushis-parents-are-being-framed-779746 NDTV and Avirook Sen]
- [https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/aarushi-and-the-murder-of-justice-115071601435_1.html Aarushi and the murder of justice]
- [https://www.firstpost.com/living/interview-five-questions-that-remain-unanswered-in-avirook-sens-aarushi-2359184.html Questions remained unanswered]
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