Chitra Subramaniam
Chitra Subramaniam | |
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Born | 5 April 1958 |
Alma mater | Delhi University, Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, entrepreneur |
Spouse | Giancarlo Duella |
Children | 2 |
Website | http://www.csdconsulting.net |
Chitra Subramaniam Duella is an Indian journalist. She is recognized in India for her investigation of the
Personal life and education
Chitra was born in 1958, in
Career
Chitra joined
Subramaniam continued to report on the investigations and court proceedings in Switzerland till the
For her work she has received several journalism awards including the prestigious
In 1997, Chitra Subramaniam was invited by Dr.
After the successful completion of the FCTC mandate at the WHO, Chitra Subramaniam moved on to set up CSDconsulting[8] which has mandates from several companies many of whom are global leaders.
In April 2012, 25 years after L'affaire Bofors came to light, Sten Lindstrom, former head of Swedish police said he was the "deep throat" who explained the modus operandi of the illegal payments when he handed over the documents to Subramaniam. In a wide-ranging interview to her published in The Hoot www.thehoot.org[9] he spoke about probity in public life, the role of whistle-blowers in a democracy, freedom of information and the role of the media, etc. The interview became a global story.
March 2023 Chitra left The News Minute and announced she will start her own media house.[10] [11] [12]
References
- ^ "About Us". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Chitra Subramaniam joins Republic TV". Rediff. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Nair, Supriya (30 May 2012). "Breaking new ground". Mint. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "She Walks In Beauty - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Chitra Subramaniam". www.sawnet.org. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ^ {{ | url = http://www.koramangala.com/korabuz/y2k1/jan01.htm | title = Chitra Subramaniam – Gutsy Woman who exposed the Bofors scandal | accessdate = 30 April 2007 | publisher = www.koramangala.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070418231222/http://www.koramangala.com/korabuz/y2k1/jan01.htm | archive-date = 18 April 2007 | url-status = dead }}
- ^ "1989 – Scandal in India". journalism.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ http://csdconsulting.net csdconsulting.net
- ^ "The Bofors story, 25 years after". 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Smoking Guns: Eating Out Of A Foreign Hand". National/Opinion on OutlookIndia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Journalist who exposed Bofors reveals the politics behind the scam". IndiaToday. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "The importance of goodwill in Journalism". The Probe. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
- "The importance of goodwill in Journalism", Column by Chitra Subramaniam The Probe, 11 April 2021.
- "We will fight you tooth and nail", Column by Chitra Subramaniam The Probe, 22 September 2022.