Rishikesh Bahadur Desai, Senior Assistant Editor at The Hindu, Belagavi, Karnataka.
Award winning senior journalist.
Blogs at. Rishikeshwrites.com .
Has covered events reflecting India’s syncretic culture, multicultural festivals, and issues promoting communal and linguistic harmony. Has
Notable reports include,
impactful articles on Bidar’s Surang Bavi karez system, that led to its restoration,
Sale of a tribal widow that led to an inquiry,
On the ground reporting from the Jungles about the kidnapping of actor Dr Rajkumar, and reporting about the Siddhi community that led to the inclusion in the state ST list.
Areas of interest include agriculture, development, and social issues, Cooperation, federalism and use of plain language.
He has a post graduate degree in English Literature and LLB.
He is proficient in English, Kannada, and Urdu / Dakhani with translation and editing experience.
