Urmilesh Explained

Urmilesh Yadav
Nationality:	Indian
Alma Mater:	Jawaharlal Nehru University Allahabad University
Occupation:	Journalist Author Writer
Notable Works:	Christiania Meri Jaan, Kashmir - Virasat aur Siyasat (2006), Jharkhand Jadui Zameen Ka Andhera, Bihar ka Sach, Rahul Sankrityayan Srijan Aur Sangharsh, Jhelam Kinare Dahakate Chinar.

Urmilesh is an Indian journalist and author. He was the executive director of Rajya Sabha TV^[1] from 2010 to 2012, and has worked in various Hindi publications like Hindustan and Navbharat Times, among others. He also anchored Media Manthan on Rajya Sabha TV, a media-watch programme about the week's news and its coverage in the media.

He is currently (as of July 2020) the 'Reader's Editor' at NewsClick.^[2]

Urmilesh completed his M.A. from Allahabad University and received his MPhil from JNU in 1981.^[3]

He has written Hindi books like Christiania Meri Jaan, Kashmir - Virasat aur Siyasat (2006),^{[4] [5]} Jharkhand Jadui Zameen Ka Andhera, Bihar ka Sach,^[6] Rahul Sankrityayan Srijan Aur Sangharsh, Jhelam Kinare Dahakate Chinar.^[7]

References

1. Web site: Indian Journalists Respond to 'Sensationalist' Charge from Pakistan Media Authority - The Wire. Sen. Jahnavi. thewire.in. 2016-10-10.
2. Web site: 2016-06-13. About us. 2020-07-06. NewsClick. en.
3. News: JNU still a red bastion, but SFI no more the leader - Times of India. The Times of India. 2016-10-10.
4. Book: उर्मिलेश. कश्मीर: विरासत और सियासत. 2006-01-01. अनामिका पब्लिशर्स एंड डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स. 9788179751459. hi.
5. News: Chorus for Kashmir. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009170754/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161009/jsp/nation/story_112741.jsp. dead. 9 October 2016. The Telegraph. 2016-10-10.
6. Book: Annals of the National Association of Geographers, India. 2001-01-01. The Association. en.
7. Book: Urmilesh. Jhelam Kinare Dahakate Chinar. 2003-01-01. Anamika Publishers & Distributors (P) Limited. 9788179750674. hi.