Rasheed Kidwai

Journalist

Indian Lucknow

Quick Info

ProfessionJournalist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth20/07/1967
Age58 years
BirthplaceLucknow

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Profession(s)
  • Journalist
  • Author
  • Columnist
  • Political Analyst
DescriptionIndian journalist, author and political analyst who is a visiting Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation. Tracks Indian government, political parties, community affairs and Hindi cinema, with particular focus on the Indian National Congress and its leadership.

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Centennial School, Lucknow
  • Anglo Arabic School, Delhi
  • Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi
College/University
  • St Stephen’s College, Delhi
  • Leicester University, UK
DegreeMaster's in Mass Communication Research

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
WifeDr Farah Kidwai (a scientist at 'G' DRDO at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of India)
Parents
GrandfatherMaulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi
FatherName
MotherName

Career

Biographies
  • SONIA - A Biography
  • 24 Akbar Road
  • Neta Abhineta: Star Power in Indian Politics
  • Ballot - Ten Episodes That Have Shaped India's Democracy
  • Bharat Ke Pradhan Mantri
  • The House of Scindias
  • The Scam that Shook a Nation: The Nagarwala Scandal
  • My Life in Indian Politics
Writings
  • What's eating the congress
  • The complex narratives of ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’
  • COVID-19 and Indian Muslims
  • Cow Slaughter
  • Why we need a special law to curb mob lynching
  • Sachin Pilot & Co will be 49th breakaway from Congress. But only 16 survived on their own
Current PositionVisiting Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation
Former PositionsAssociate Editor, The Telegraph, Calcutta
Media Appearances
  • News 18
  • Times Now
  • ABP News
  • NDTV
Publications
  • The Tribune Chandigarh
  • Mumbai Mirror
  • ThePrint
  • ABP News Blog
  • Network 18
  • Inquilab
  • Dainik Jagran
  • Amar Ujala
  • Prabhat Khabar
  • Rediff
  • The Quint
  • National Herald
  • Asia News International
  • The Asian Age

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Began professional journey as a newspaper journalist.
2. Appeared as a guest on various Indian news channels like News 18, Times Now, ABP News, and NDTV.
3. Received recognition through a fellowship program from the British and Commonwealth Office in the UK.
4. Regularly contributes articles to different online portals and newspapers in English, Hindi, and Urdu.
5. His biography 'Sonia - A Biography' published in 2003 was later translated into Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, and Tamil languages.
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