Ananthakrishnan G. is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. He has been in the field for over 23 years, kicking off his journalism career as a freelancer in the late nineties with bylines in The Hindu. A graduate in law, he practised in the District judiciary in Kerala for about two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with The Press Trust of India in Delhi where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and various commissions of inquiry....Read More
Ananthakrishnan G. is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. He has been in the field for over 23 years, kicking off his journalism career as a freelancer in the late nineties with bylines in The Hindu. A graduate in law, he practised in the District judiciary in Kerala for about two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with The Press Trust of India in Delhi where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and various commissions of inquiry.
He reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India during his first stint with The Indian Express in 2005-2006. Currently, in his second stint with The Indian Express, he reports from the Supreme Court and writes on topics related to law and the administration of justice. Legal reporting is his forte though he has extensive experience in political and community reporting too, having spent a decade as Kerala state correspondent, The Times of India and The Telegraph. He is a stickler for facts and has several impactful stories to his credit.
Ananthakrishnan G Industry Experience
Years of experience: 23+
Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: LLB. from University of Kerala, Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism — Institute of Journalism, Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram, Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights and International Humanitarian and Refugee Laws — Indian Institute of International Law.
Previous experience: Press Trust of India, The Times of India, The Telegraph.
This is his second stint with The Indian Express. He was earlier associated with the paper during 2005-2006. His current stint with the paper started in May 2018.
