Avijit Ghosh

Editor, TOI

Avijit Ghosh is an associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, C ...

Avijit Ghosh is an associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from the handle @cinemawaleghosh

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Stories by the author

• So, what’s on UP’s mind?

  
  6 mins read3 Jun 2024
• Prayagraj: In seat with storied past, neta sons stake claim

  
  22 May 2024 12:42 PM IST
• Powered by brand PM Modi and RLD tie-up, Hema Malini in lead role again in Mathura

  
  22 Apr 2024 11:37 AM IST
• View: A nightmare without end, the pandemic is emotionally scarring us in ways yet to be fully grasped

  
  10 May 2021 11:52 AM IST
• Sangh has various strategies to make Dalits part of grand Hindutva identity Badri Narayan, social historian says

  
  28 Mar 2021 10:33 AM IST
• 'Koi Shaque?': Mithun Chakraborty’s political life comes full circle

  
  08 Mar 2021 12:07 PM IST
• 'Beginner politician, poor old woman helped crack transistor bomb case' in 1985

  
  26 Dec 2020 11:30 AM IST
• Chirag Paswan’s revolt is not possible without BJP’s tacit support: Shaibal Gupta

  
  09 Oct 2020 12:07 PM IST
• Documentary filmmaker Vijaya Mulay passes away at 98

  
  21 May 2019 11:28 AM IST
• In Sasaram, it’s BJP vs Cong, but there’s an elephant in the room

  
  17 May 2019 05:34 PM IST
• Why gathbandhan spells magic in Azamgarh

  
  02 Apr 2019 10:41 AM IST
• Bhojpuri cinema’s Big 3 take leading roles in BJP

  
  30 Mar 2019 10:21 AM IST
• From ‘garibi hatao’ to ‘ab ki baar...’: Political slogans have always defined issues, contests and personalities in Indian elections

  
  21 Mar 2019 11:31 AM IST
• 47 years on, a wife still waits for her fighter pilot husband

  
  10 Mar 2019 10:16 AM IST
• Ex-India U-19 star. Software engineer. US cricket captain

  
  04 Nov 2018 10:42 AM IST
• How a tin shed in western UP is minting medals

  
  26 Aug 2018 08:56 AM IST
• How Neeraj Chopra became a champion athlete from just another chubby guy

  
  22 Apr 2018 12:11 PM IST
• View: Why Cricket Australia didn’t play fair with Steve Smith & Co

  
  08 Apr 2018 10:36 AM IST
• You can’t go to the movies in this Punjab town

  
  18 Feb 2018 10:10 AM IST
• December 6, 1992: The day that changed Indian politics forever

  
  06 Dec 2017 07:45 AM IST
• Meet the beti boxers knocking down patriarchy

  
  03 Dec 2017 09:43 AM IST
• Demonetisation's black and white story plays out on Delhi's outskirts

  
  07 Nov 2017 10:51 AM IST
• Why this could be the 1983 moment for women's cricket

  
  23 Jul 2017 11:21 AM IST
• Five reasons why women's India-Pakistan World Cup tie today could be compelling

  
  02 Jul 2017 12:42 PM IST
• Dasari Narayana Rao: The Telugu big gun who left his imprint on Bollywood too

  
  31 May 2017 11:20 AM IST
• This tale of two villages shows why Saharanpur is seething

  
  28 May 2017 11:09 AM IST
• Why Naxalbari's fiery red has acquired a tinge of saffron

  
  21 May 2017 10:58 AM IST
• 100 years on, Gandhi's Champaran methods remain relevant

  
  15 Apr 2017 01:30 PM IST
• Raj-era CP’s Regal signature signs off, says not the end

  
  31 Mar 2017 10:58 AM IST
• Modi will talk of development while Yogi to keep Hindutva pot boiling: Experts

  
  19 Mar 2017 02:09 PM IST
• View: Akhilesh Yadav has emerged stronger than ever before, but this is unlikely to help SP

  
  06 Mar 2017 11:21 AM IST
• A historic first: In ST seat, comeback man banks on SC votes

  
  25 Feb 2017 06:58 PM IST
• Yogi caught between clashing shades of saffron

  
  23 Feb 2017 10:55 AM IST
• Castes & faiths united against British but poll war divides this electorate

  
  22 Feb 2017 11:14 AM IST
• Why does Mau vote for jailed Mukhtar Ansari election after election?

  
  20 Feb 2017 10:59 AM IST
• Washing cups at the age of seven to being the toast of Bollywood, Om Puri's intriguing journey!

  
  07 Jan 2017 09:32 AM IST
• In western UP, Muslim loyalty shifts to Akhilesh

  
  04 Jan 2017 10:36 AM IST
• When Shailendra's 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' went global, thanks to 'Deadpool'

  
  14 Dec 2016 11:38 AM IST
• Meet Akhtar: An unlikely convert to the e-wallet way

  
  08 Dec 2016 10:50 AM IST
• In under-banked India, Mitras help people beat the queues

  
  27 Nov 2016 11:12 AM IST
• Why Kolkata’s seniors feel safer and less lonely

  
  20 Nov 2016 11:49 AM IST
• These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politics

  
  31 Oct 2016 01:01 PM IST
• KASAULI LIT FEST - Kanhaiya Kumar in slugfest on nationalism

  
  16 Oct 2016 11:04 AM IST
• How peaceful Bisada became a 'badnaam' village

  
  28 Sep 2016 11:35 AM IST
• 74 tiger deaths since January drive home poaching, other threats

  
  29 Jun 2016 11:17 AM IST
• 74 tiger deaths since January drive home poaching, other threats

  
  29 Jun 2016 08:14 AM IST
• How not to score a self-goal at Euro 2016

  
  05 Jun 2016 10:44 AM IST
• Malda villages fight drought, CPM fights for seat

  
  14 Apr 2016 12:04 PM IST