Aung San Suu Kyi

She is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.

Walter Lippmann

He was an American writer, reporter and political commentator. With a career spanning 60 years he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of Cold War, coining the term “stereotype” in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most notably his 1922 book Public Opinion.

Jagjit Singh

I am a Ghazal fanatic. I met Jagjit Singh in 1998 during a live concert in Siri Fort Auditorium, Delhi. It was a most memorable moment I cherish forever.

Influences in Life

Dr. P.K. Chaulia

My father, a former civil servant in Orissa.

R.Chandrakala

My mother, a former lecturer of English in Andhra Pradesh.

Usha Damerla

My painter, filmmaker, screen writer wife with our son Debarchan, daughter Ahaana and me in Vietnam.

Hobbies

Reading and writing social science and current affairs non-fiction

Following world news from multiple perspectives

Cheering for the Indian cricket team

Practising Ghazal singing on karaoke

Preparing to be Foreign Minister of India one day

Favourite Quote

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Almamaters

St.Stephen’s College, Delhi- Simply the best in India (speaking of reputations)

University College, Oxford- Oldest college of Europe (we turned 750 in 1999!)

The London School of Economics and Political Science

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs