Saurav Jha

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Saurav Jha is an Indian economic analyst, author, and commentator on geostrategic affairs. His first book, The Upside Down Book of Nuclear Power, was published by HarperCollins in March 2010 {{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/BooksReviews/Atomic-kitchen/Article1-532261.aspx |title=Atomic kitchen |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2010-04-16 |accessdate=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206103522/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/booksreviews/Atomic-kitchen/Article1-532261.aspx |archivedate=2011-02-06 }}{{cite web |url=http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266008 |title=Not A Dirty Word |publisher=business.outlookindia.com |accessdate=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827163352/http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266008 |archivedate=2012-08-27 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100528/jsp/opinion/story_12482269.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211812/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100528/jsp/opinion/story_12482269.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Opinion | Paperback Pickings |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2010-05-28 |accessdate=2012-08-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/9908/the-new-rules-u-s-must-not-close-the-door-on-nuclear-energy |title=WPR Article | The New Rules: U.S. Must Not Close the Door on Nuclear Energy |publisher=Worldpoliticsreview.com |date=2011-09-05 |accessdate=2012-08-27}} and it was translated into several Indian languages. Jha has written for publications such as Le Monde Diplomatique, World Politics Review, The Diplomat, as well as national dailies such as Deccan Herald, The Telegraph and Hindustan Times.

Biography

An alumnus of Presidency College, Kolkata, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jha's second book The Heat and Dust Project: the Broke Couple’s Guide to Bharat, co-written with wife, Devapriya Roy, was published on 24 May 2015 and debuted at no.1 on the Hindustan Times-A.C. Nielsen list, and became a bestseller.{{cite web|url=http://www.polkacafe.com/interview-the-heat-and-dust-project-2432.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216121825/http://www.polkacafe.com/interview-the-heat-and-dust-project-2432.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 February 2016|title=Chat In The Cafe With Saurav And Devapriya |publisher=Polka Cafe}} It chronicles the story of travelling through India on local buses "on a very very tight budget". The Heat and Dust Project,{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/discovery-of-india/633839 |title=Discovery of India |publisher=Indian Express |date=2010-06-15 |accessdate=2012-08-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/02/28/stories/2011022850780700.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125155930/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/02/28/stories/2011022850780700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=Metro Plus Chennai / Columns : No full stops |date=2011-02-28 |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2012-08-27}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustancom/News-Feed/Travel/A-discovery-of-India/Article1-570349.aspx |title=A discovery of India |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2010-07-10 |accessdate=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714185159/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/travel/A-discovery-of-India/Article1-570349.aspx |archivedate=2010-07-14 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Relationship/451/Discovery-of-India.html |title=Saurav Jha and Devapriya Roy come together as writers to explore India | Relationship | Kolkata |publisher=Theweekendleader.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27}} is also a first-of-its-kind dynamic book as the couple used Facebook to document their journey even as it was underway.{{cite web|author=How to Hack Facebook says |url=http://www.nileguide.com/blog/2010/06/21/inspired-by-india-couple-uses-facebook-to-guide-their-journey-writes-book |title=Inspired by India: Couple Uses Facebook To Guide Their Journey, Write Book |publisher=NileGuide |date=2010-06-21 |accessdate=2012-08-27}}{{cite web |url=http://www.zitzsolutions.com/2010/09/03/6-unconventional-uses-of-facebook-881 |title=6 unconventional uses of Facebook! |publisher=Zitz Solutions |date=2010-09-03 |accessdate=2012-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903034234/http://www.zitzsolutions.com/2010/09/03/6-unconventional-uses-of-facebook-881/ |archivedate=2012-09-03 }} In August 2022, Jha published his serious non-fiction book called Negotiating The New Normal, charting the course for India's economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2017, he founded the online journal Delhi Defence Review.{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2017/apr/22/the-creative-hearts-1595894.html |title=The creative hearts |date=22 April 2017 |publisher=The New Indian Express}}

References

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Category:English-language writers from India

Category:Presidency University, Kolkata alumni

Category:Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni

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