Siddharth Varadarajan

Siddharth Varadarajan
Siddharth Varadarajan
	Varadarajan in 2014
Born	10 April 1965 (age 59)
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	London School of Economics; Columbia University;
Occupation	Journalist
Title	Founding Editor of The Wire; Former Editor of The Hindu;
Spouse	Nandini Sundar
Parents	Muthusamy Varadarajan (father); Usha Varadarajan (mother);
Relatives	Tunku Varadarajan (brother)
Awards	Shorenstein Journalism Award; Bernardo O'Higgins Order; Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize; Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award for Journalist of the Year; Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award; Red Ink Award;
Website	svaradarajan.com

Siddharth Varadarajan (born 1965) is a journalist and editor in India.^[1] He was editor of the English language national daily The Hindu from 2011 to 2013. He is one of the founding editors of the Indian digital news portal The Wire, along with Sidharth Bhatia, and M. K. Venu.

^ Osborne, Lawrence (15 November 2013). "In Myanmar, Retracing George Orwell's Steps". The New York Times Style Magazine. The Indian journalist Siddharth Varadarajan noted on a visit to Myanmar's capital that it is "the ultimate insurance against regime change, a masterpiece of urban planning designed to defeat any putative 'colour revolution' — not by tanks or water cannons, but by geography and cartography."

[osborne-varadarajan-1] Osborne, Lawrence (15 November 2013). "In Myanmar, Retracing George Orwell's Steps". The New York Times Style Magazine. The Indian journalist Siddharth Varadarajan noted on a visit to Myanmar's capital that it is "the ultimate insurance against regime change, a masterpiece of urban planning designed to defeat any putative 'colour revolution' — not by tanks or water cannons, but by geography and cartography."

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Siddharth Varadarajan
Varadarajan in 2014
Born	(1965-04-10) 10 April 1965 (age 59)
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	London School of Economics Columbia University
Occupation	Journalist
Title	Founding Editor of The Wire Former Editor of The Hindu
Spouse	Nandini Sundar
Parents	Muthusamy Varadarajan (father) Usha Varadarajan (mother)
Relatives	Tunku Varadarajan (brother)
Awards	Shorenstein Journalism Award Bernardo O'Higgins Order Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award for Journalist of the Year Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award Red Ink Award
Website	svaradarajan.com