Santosh Singh
Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. 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....Read More
Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. 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.

- 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)
Articles by Santosh Singh

Nitish orders fresh survey to correct irregularitiesSubscriber Only
Jun 19, 2012 03:00 IST
We will carry out a fresh survey to identify landless Dalits, Kumar said...
Tue, Jun 19, 2012
Been there,done thatSubscriber Only
Jun 18, 2012 00:01 IST
Acute encephalitis syndrome back with nothing changed in Bihars response since last...
Mon, Jun 18, 2012
Nitish slams Modi: NDAs PM bidder must have secular imageSubscriber Only
Jun 15, 2012 03:06 IST
JD (U) leader's remarks point to unease within NDA over growing clout in BJP of Gujarat chief...
Fri, Jun 15, 2012This Week Bihar: 65 years,65lb and 2 SUVsSubscriber Only
Jun 14, 2012 02:30 IST
Former Union minister Lalu Prasad,who turned 65,got two sports utility vehicles as gifts. No...
Thu, Jun 14, 2012Paswan for probe into land racketSubscriber Only
Jun 14, 2012 01:10 IST
LJP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Vilas Paswan demanded a high-level probe into corruption and...
Thu, Jun 14, 2012
Circle Officer suspended,discrepancy in distribution of Bhoodan land tooSubscriber Only
Jun 13, 2012 03:14 IST
An ongoing land survey,being done after 1954,shows over one lakh acres of Bhoodan land in...
Wed, Jun 13, 2012
Circle Officer suspended,discrepancy in distribution of Bhoodan land tooSubscriber Only
Jun 12, 2012 22:01 IST
Bhoodan panel has got 1,700 complaints of Mahadalit beneficiaries not being able to avail of...
Tue, Jun 12, 2012
Between govt rates and purchase ceiling,theres plenty for officials and middlemenSubscriber Only
Jun 12, 2012 03:30 IST
The Mahadalit Vikas Yojana,launched in 2009-10,was an innovation in social...
Tue, Jun 12, 2012Govt looks into allotments,indicted officers in probe teamSubscriber Only
Jun 11, 2012 03:17 IST
The Araria District Magistrate is likely to submit an interim...
Mon, Jun 11, 2012
Parents hear of Qateels death on TVSubscriber Only
Jun 09, 2012 03:41 IST
The family of Qateel Ahmad Siddiqui,who was found dead inside Punes Yerawada Jail Friday,hasnt...
Sat, Jun 09, 2012
In Nitish Kumars home district,Dalits get plots to build their homes in a pondSubscriber Only
Jun 08, 2012 01:33 IST
One family builds a house that has no walls,no doors,just a bizarre semi-circular curved strip...
Fri, Jun 08, 2012
Mahadalit land racket: Nitish wakes up,orders probeSubscriber Only
Jun 07, 2012 03:06 IST
Land has been purchased for 29,920 Mahadalit families so far; CM says 'guilty will not be...
Thu, Jun 07, 2012
They got a plot but sleep on the road,cook in the openSubscriber Only
Jun 07, 2012 03:03 IST
When we go to the circle officers office,no one listens to us. Can you complain about this to...
Thu, Jun 07, 2012
Mahadalit land racket: Nitish Kumar wakes up,orders probeSubscriber Only
Jun 06, 2012 21:57 IST
We have got to know about discrepancies. We are getting the Araria case investigated,says...
Wed, Jun 06, 2012
In name of Dalits,a land racket in Nitishs BiharSubscriber Only
Jun 06, 2012 03:47 IST
Nexus: Land bought dirt cheap from villagers sold to govt at premium for distribution to...
Wed, Jun 06, 2012Barmeshwar Mukhiya funeral: DGP defends move to not use forceSubscriber Only
Jun 05, 2012 01:33 IST
Two days after the police were criticised for being soft towards the mob indulging in violence...
Tue, Jun 05, 2012
A lasting signature on Bihars most violent yearsSubscriber Only
Jun 04, 2012 02:36 IST
Caste wars of decades peaked in 1994-2000,the Ranbir Sena...
Mon, Jun 04, 2012In landmark Bihar update,a disturbing findingSubscriber Only
Jun 04, 2012 02:23 IST
One lakh acres of government land in Nalanda is under illegal possession,one of the Bihar...
Mon, Jun 04, 2012Remnants of a republicSubscriber Only
Jun 03, 2012 00:22 IST
Excavations in Bihar have unearthed significant discoveries that point to a democratic set-up in...
Sun, Jun 03, 2012Mukhiya nursed political ambitionsSubscriber Only
Jun 02, 2012 03:49 IST
When Barmeshwar Mukhiya held a press conference in Patna last fortnight taking up farmers issues...
Sat, Jun 02, 2012
Top leader of Ranbir Sena,Bihars feared upper-caste army,shot deadSubscriber Only
Jun 02, 2012 03:12 IST
Unknown killers in a car shot the 63-year-old Bhumihar leader four times in the...
Sat, Jun 02, 2012Barmeshwar Singh,leader of Bihars feared Ranbir Sena,shot deadSubscriber Only
Jun 01, 2012 22:20 IST
Unknown killers in a car shot the 63-year-old Bhumihar leader four times in the...
Fri, Jun 01, 2012
Highway to highway by GangaSubscriber Only
May 24, 2012 02:22 IST
Riverbank driveway will link number of national highways to let traffic bypass...
Thu, May 24, 2012
We are scared even to name our village in our résumésSubscriber Only
May 22, 2012 03:09 IST
Barh Samaila village in Bihar is in the grip of fear after a string of arrests on terror...
Tue, May 22, 2012Super 30 success in UP,AssamSubscriber Only
May 21, 2012 03:51 IST
After scripting success in Bihar,Director General of Police Abhayanand,in his role as a Physics...
Mon, May 21, 2012a better experience