Shoma Chaudhury

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Shoma Chaudhury
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Shoma Chaudhury (born 8 March 1971) is an Indian journalist, editor, and political commentator. She was managing editor and one of the founders of Tehelka, an investigative public interest newsmagazine. She also co-founded and was director of THiNK, an international conference of ideas, and Algebra, the Arts & Ideas Club, a platform for live conversations with prominent Indians. Chaudhury is the founder of Lucid Lines Productions, an intellectual properties company.

Biography

Chaudhury was born in Darjeeling, and grew up in the tea gardens of Dooars where both her parents were doctors. She studied in St Helen's Convent in Kurseong; La Martiniere School in Kolkata; and in Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi.[citation needed]

Body of work

Chaudhury has reported extensively on issues of justice, social equity, human rights, environment, the media, law, and the fight over resources. She built a reputation for in-depth ground reportage, incisive commentary, portraits and interviews across disciplines. Several of her stories, in defence of human rights workers and others falsely accused by the State, were instrumental in getting people out of jail.[citation needed]

Algebra conversations

Algebra – the Arts and Ideas Club was started by Chaudhury in September 2016. Since then, it has hosted myriad conversations presenting mainstream public figures in new light or highlighting counter-narratives. This includes grassroot social transformers, dispossessed voices whoa are often ignored by the mainstream media, including sewage workers, farmers, tribals, environmental activists and Muslims falsely accused of terror.[1]

Controversies

In 2013, Shoma resigned from Tehelka following a controversy surrounding her handling of a sexual assault complaint by a colleague against Tehelka editor and founder, Tarun Tejpal. Chaudhury, who is a prominent voice on women issues, was criticised by the media and some colleagues for possibly underplaying the case at her own magazine.[2]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About us and our team". algebratheclub.com. Algebra – official website. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tarun Tejpal case: I did not intimidate the woman journalist, says Tehelka Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury". India Today. PTI New. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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