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Reporter, writer, editor. Born 1973 to Usha and Prabhash Joshi in Indore, MP. Studied English literature. Writes and edits for publications in Hindi and English on social and environmental matters, science, agriculture, sports, adventure and travel, technology and politics. Lives in Delhi. Travels often.

• PART 2: The Spokesperson in the 24×7 Wheel

  By Sopan Joshi on October 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  [ PART 2 of a two-part series ] A hard look at the ascendancy of a curious beast in Indian politics By Sopan Joshi | Grist Media [ Published on Yahoo! on 1 Oct 2013 ] The second in a… Read More ›

• Part 1: The Coordinator of Our Daily Maladies

  By Sopan Joshi on October 2, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  [ PART 1 of a two-part series ] TV channel guest coordinators have become the powerbrokers behind the daily screaming matches on primetime news. Our writer enters this tumultuous world where a new politics is being forged in front of… Read More ›

• How Do You Speak Your Freedom?

  By Sopan Joshi on August 15, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  An enormous and radical survey has given us more understanding of the languages spoken in India than ever before. This Independence Day, do our languages need protection or a push to be more seductive? By Sopan Joshi | Grist Media… Read More ›

• Writing on science in Hindi

  By Sopan Joshi on July 10, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  By Sopan Joshi [ Published on the Current Science website ] ‘Have you studied science? No? Not even a B Sc?’ Not an uncommon eventuality for a reporter who needs a scientist’s help. It is followed by a look of… Read More ›

• The Secret Lives of Mangoes

  By Sopan Joshi on July 9, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  In the worst mango season in a decade, our writer finds himself in the middle of an orchard of the famous Rataul variety. In the grip of its sweetness, he begins a journey. To where? Does it matter? From the… Read More ›

• Borussia Dortmund: A Yellow-Black Fairytale

  By Sopan Joshi on April 25, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  The line-up for this year’s UEFA Champions League has three usual suspects and one gigantic wave of energy SOPAN JOSHI      [ Published in OPEN magazine ] It is called Barça fatigue and it has a remedy now. For those who… Read More ›

• Catalonia: Game Theory

  By Sopan Joshi on January 16, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Go to Spain for the football. Especially when the footfalls are low Published in Outlook Traveller SOPAN JOSHI I’m sitting in the Turkish Airlines box in the Camp Nou, Europe’s largest football stadium, watching FC Barcelona take on Celtic FC… Read More ›

• Why We Must Never Forget Ayodhya

  By Sopan Joshi on January 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Ayodhya: The Dark Night should be compulsory reading for those who deny the impact of the Babri demolition, says SOPAN JOSHI Published in Tehelka | January 10, 2013, Issue 3 Volume 10 THE AYODHYA dispute does not matter very much… Read More ›

• Wheels Of Change

  By Sopan Joshi on January 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The road to Agra takes a new turn. ……….. [Published in OUTLOOK TRAVELLER ] SOPAN JOSHI September 01, 2012 I have never been one to complain about the condition of Indian roads. I learned to ride motorcycles on sand. The… Read More ›

• पुतले हम माटी के

  By Sopan Joshi on November 20, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  [ लेख ‘गांधी मार्ग’ के नवंबर-दिसंबर २०१२ अंक में छपा है ] आज हम मंगल ग्रह के भूगोल के करीबी चित्र देखते हैं, चाँद पर पानी खोजते हैं और जीवन की तलाश में वॉएजर यान को सौरमंडल के बाहर भेजने… Read More ›