Saeed Naqvi
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Saeed Naqvi is senior India
n journalist
, television commentator, interviewer, and a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abroad, which appear in newspapers, magazines and on national television, remained editor of the World Report, a syndication service on foreign affairs, and has written for several publication, both global and Indian, including the BBC News
, The Sunday Observer, The Sunday Times
, The Guardian
, Washington Post, The Indian Express
and Outlook
magazine. At the Indian Express, he started in 1977 as a Special Correspondent and eventually becoming, Editor, Indian Express, Madras, (1979 - 1984), and Foreign Editor, The Indian Express, Delhi in 1984, and continues to writes columns and features for the paper.
Currently anchoring a Primetime show “In Conversation” based on interviews with world statesman and other celebrities on NewsX, one of India’s most influential news channel. The transcripts are posted on the website of Observer Research Foundation.
, Delhi University. He went to Thomson School of Journalism, Cardiff, UK, for a Diploma in Journalism (1968) and was a Parvin Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
, Princeton University
, USA.
, Delhi in 1964, later he became editor of the Sunday Magazine. During this period, in spring of ’68, when The Beatles
visited Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, he famously sneaked in along with fellow photographer, Raghu Rai
and they not only filed new reports, but also took photographs inside.
As editor and producer, of WORLD REPORT, a weekly foreign affairs show on Doordarshan
(the national network) called Worldview India, apart from a prime time international news and features series entitled It’s A Small World (1997 – 1999) for Star TV
. From 1986-1997 WORLD REPORT produced a international affairs series entitled World Report for Doordarshan, featuring interviews with major world leaders.
Thereafter it produced a series of programmes entitled Hamara Bharat (My India) on India’s syncretic culture. Saeed has been Editor, Foreign Editor, Foreign Correspondent for major Indian dailies – The Indian Express, The Statesman and written for a range of publications like New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, Boston Globe and others.
§ Afghanistan – Will the US leave?
§ The Arab Spring – Promises and Challenges – based on extended journeys in the region
§ The future of Syria
Interviewed world leaders like, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro, Col. Qaddafi, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Henry Kissinger, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Shimon Peres, Israel, UN Secretary Generals Perez de Cueller Boutros-Boutros Ghali, Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-Moon, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Ali Akbar Vilayati, Gen. Parvez Musharraf, Tariq Aziz of Iraq, Rafsanjani of Iran, Foreign Secretary of State Colin Powel, Ahmad Chalabi, Iraqi Shia leader, Benazir Bhutto, President Jacques Chirac, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Prince Hassan of Jordan, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, President George Vassilieau of Cyprus, among others, in over a hundred countries.
The award was conferred "for his outstanding contribution towards promoting communal harmony and national integrity".
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, television commentator, interviewer, and a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abroad, which appear in newspapers, magazines and on national television, remained editor of the World Report, a syndication service on foreign affairs, and has written for several publication, both global and Indian, including the BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, The Sunday Observer, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Washington Post, The Indian Express
The Indian Express
The Indian Express is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is published in Mumbai by Indian Express Group. After Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split in 1999 among his family members into two with the southern editions taking the name The New Indian Express, while the old...
and Outlook
Outlook (magazine)
Outlook is one of India's four top-selling English weekly newsmagazines. Like many other Indian magazines, it is reluctant to reveal its circulation, but the 2007 National Readership Survey suggested 1.5 million copies...
magazine. At the Indian Express, he started in 1977 as a Special Correspondent and eventually becoming, Editor, Indian Express, Madras, (1979 - 1984), and Foreign Editor, The Indian Express, Delhi in 1984, and continues to writes columns and features for the paper.
Currently anchoring a Primetime show “In Conversation” based on interviews with world statesman and other celebrities on NewsX, one of India’s most influential news channel. The transcripts are posted on the website of Observer Research Foundation.
Education
He did his B.A. Honours from Kirori Mal CollegeKirori Mal College
Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in New Delhi, India that was established in 1954. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in science, arts, liberal arts and commerce and is known for being one of the most politically active colleges in University...
, Delhi University. He went to Thomson School of Journalism, Cardiff, UK, for a Diploma in Journalism (1968) and was a Parvin Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a professional public policy school at Princeton University. The school has granted undergraduate A.B. degrees since 1930 and graduate degrees since 1948...
, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, USA.
Career
Saeed Naqvi started his journalist career as Staff Reporter with The StatesmanThe Statesman
The Statesman is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1875 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. The Statesman is owned by The Statesman Ltd., its headquarters at Statesman House, Chowringhee Square, Calcutta and its national...
, Delhi in 1964, later he became editor of the Sunday Magazine. During this period, in spring of ’68, when The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
visited Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, he famously sneaked in along with fellow photographer, Raghu Rai
Raghu Rai
Raghu Rai is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. A protege of Henri Cartier-Bresson who appointed Rai, then a young photojournalist to Magnum Photos in 1977, which he co-founded....
and they not only filed new reports, but also took photographs inside.
As editor and producer, of WORLD REPORT, a weekly foreign affairs show on Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
(the national network) called Worldview India, apart from a prime time international news and features series entitled It’s A Small World (1997 – 1999) for Star TV
STAR TV (Asia)
Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....
. From 1986-1997 WORLD REPORT produced a international affairs series entitled World Report for Doordarshan, featuring interviews with major world leaders.
Thereafter it produced a series of programmes entitled Hamara Bharat (My India) on India’s syncretic culture. Saeed has been Editor, Foreign Editor, Foreign Correspondent for major Indian dailies – The Indian Express, The Statesman and written for a range of publications like New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, Boston Globe and others.
Books
- Reflections of an Indian Muslim, Har-Anand Publications, 1993. ISBN 8124100217.
- The Last Brahmin Prime Minister? Har-Anand Publications, 1996.
Research
- Armed Intervention in International Affairs in collaboration with the Institute of Philosophy and Public Issues, University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Communication, Politics, and Media in Islamic Societies.
- Does the War on Terror increase the chance of Pashtunistan.
- Kosovo – wider implications.
§ Afghanistan – Will the US leave?
§ The Arab Spring – Promises and Challenges – based on extended journeys in the region
§ The future of Syria
Interviewed world leaders like, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Fidel Castro, Col. Qaddafi, Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, Henry Kissinger, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Shimon Peres, Israel, UN Secretary Generals Perez de Cueller Boutros-Boutros Ghali, Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-Moon, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Ali Akbar Vilayati, Gen. Parvez Musharraf, Tariq Aziz of Iraq, Rafsanjani of Iran, Foreign Secretary of State Colin Powel, Ahmad Chalabi, Iraqi Shia leader, Benazir Bhutto, President Jacques Chirac, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Prince Hassan of Jordan, Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, President George Vassilieau of Cyprus, among others, in over a hundred countries.
Awards
- National Integration Award 2003, awarded by the National Commission for Minorities in New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
on December 18.
The award was conferred "for his outstanding contribution towards promoting communal harmony and national integrity".
External links
- Saeed Naqvi, website
- Saeed Naqvi, columns at The Indian ExpressThe Indian ExpressThe Indian Express is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is published in Mumbai by Indian Express Group. After Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split in 1999 among his family members into two with the southern editions taking the name The New Indian Express, while the old...
- Saeed Naqvi, columns at Outlook (magazine)Outlook (magazine)Outlook is one of India's four top-selling English weekly newsmagazines. Like many other Indian magazines, it is reluctant to reveal its circulation, but the 2007 National Readership Survey suggested 1.5 million copies...