Speaker
Neerja Chowdhury
Journalist | Political Commentator | Columnist
Neerja Chowdhury is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and political analyst with a distinguished career spanning over forty years. She was the Political Editor of The Indian Express for a decade, covering the terms of eight prime ministers and ten Lok Sabha elections.
She has received several prestigious journalism awards, including the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons, the India Today–PUCL Journalism for Human Rights Award, and the Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting. A contributing editor to The Indian Express, her widely followed column, The Neerja Chowdhury Column, offers in-depth political analysis.
Her recent book, How Prime Ministers Decide, provides a compelling look into India’s leadership and decision-making at the highest levels. She currently resides in Gurgaon.
Sessions
Day 2 - 15th March, Saturday @ The Nilgiri Library Outdoor
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Neerja Chowdhury, Rajdeep Sardesai, and Sreenivasan Jain, in conversation with Chandan Gowda, discuss the political, social, and economic trajectories shaping India’s future as the country approaches its centenary of independence.”