Ajoy Bose (born 1952) is a Bengali-Indian author, political journalist[1] and television commentator.[2] His books include For Reasons of State: Delhi under Emergency (1977, written with John Dayal) on the Emergency; The Shah Commission Begins (1978, with Dayal);[3] Behenji (2009), a biography of Indian politician and social reformer Mayawati;[4] and Across the Universe: The Beatles in India (2018).[5]

His writing has appeared in the publications Scroll.in,[6] Quartz,[4] Outlook,[7] Economic and Political Weekly[8] and Firstpost.[9] In 2021, he made his directorial debut with the documentary film The Beatles and India.[10] He has worked as a resident commentator for CNN-News18.[11]

Bose grew up in Calcutta.[12][13]

References

  1. Dhaliwal, Nirpal (1 June 2021). "The Beatles – the trip to India that changed everything". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. "Ajoy Bose". jaipurliteraturefestival.org. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. "Ajoy Bose". penguin.co.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Contributor: Ajoy Bose". qz.com. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. Datta, Sudipta (2 June 2018). "Across the Universe: The Beatles in India review: All that loving". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. "Stories written by Ajoy Bose". Scroll.in. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. "Articles by Ajoy Bose". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. "Articles by Ajoy Bose". epw.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. "Articles by Ajoy Bose". firstpost.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. Ramachandran, Naman (21 September 2021). "'The Beatles and India' Sold to HBO Max, BritBox North America, Channel 4 – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  11. "John Dayal and Ajoy Bose". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. Bose, Ajoy (May 2002). "Resident Alien". Seminar. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  13. "The Beatles and India". abacusmediarights.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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