Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008....Read More
Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008.
Expertise
He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance.
Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Santosh Singh Industry Experience
Years of experience: 25+
Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: Gold Medalist in Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication from Nalanda Open University
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Asian College of Journalism, Bamgalore
B.A. Honours (English) from TNB College, Bhagalpur
Previous experience: The Telegraph (Patna), April 2006-June 2008
The Statesman (New Delhi and Bhopal), January 2000 to April 2006
The Asian Age (New Delhi), June 1998 to January, 2000
Published works: Books Authored:
Ruled or Misruled: The Story and Destiny of Bihar (Bloomsbury, 2015)
Kamdev Singh: The Original Godfather of Indian Politics (HarperCollins India, 2022)
JP TO BJP: Bihar After Lalu and Nitish (Vitasta Sage Select, 2021)
Kitna Raj Kitna Kaj (Vani Prakashan, 2023)
Karwat (a collection of poems in Hindi) (Vani Prakashan)
The Jannayak Karpoori Thakur: Voice of the Voiceless (in print from Penguin Random House India)
Awards and Recognition: The Indian Express award for excellence in investigative journalism, 2023 (Bihar ambulance scam) & 2021 (Covid data fudge series)
RedInk Award 2019 (Muzaffarpur shelter series)
RedInk Award 2018 (Srijan scam series)
Press Council of India award for development journalism, 2013 (Mahadalit scam series)
Express Excellence Awards, 2012 (Mahadalit series)
Statesman Rural Reporting award (first prize) 2010 for a set of four development stories
KC Kulish International Award for excellence in print journalism, 2009 (for an RTI story on 42 people harassed for seeking RTI)
Rishabh Shree Samman, 2002 (for an agriculture report)
