Saurav Jha

Saurav Jha
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Presidency College, Kolkata Jawaharlal Nehru University
Occupation	Author

Saurav Jha is an Indian economic analyst, author, and commentator on geostrategic affairs. His first book, The Upside Down Book of Nuclear Power, was published by HarperCollins in March 2010 ^[1][2][3][4] and it was translated into several Indian languages. Jha has written for publications such as Le Monde Diplomatique, World Politics Review, The Diplomat, as well as national dailies such as Deccan Herald, The Telegraph and Hindustan Times.

Biography

An alumnus of Presidency College, Kolkata, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jha's second book The Heat and Dust Project: the Broke Couple’s Guide to Bharat, co-written with wife, Devapriya Roy, was published on 24 May 2015 and debuted at no.1 on the Hindustan Times-A.C. Nielsen list, and became a bestseller.^[5] It chronicles the story of travelling through India on local buses "on a very very tight budget". The Heat and Dust Project,^[6][7][8][9] is also a first-of-its-kind dynamic book as the couple used Facebook to document their journey even as it was underway.^[10][11] In August 2022, Jha published his serious non-fiction book called Negotiating The New Normal, charting the course for India's economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2017, he founded the online journal Delhi Defence Review.^[12]

References

1. "Atomic kitchen". Hindustan Times. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
2. "Not A Dirty Word". business.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
3. "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Opinion | Paperback Pickings". Telegraphindia.com. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
4. "WPR Article | The New Rules: U.S. Must Not Close the Door on Nuclear Energy". Worldpoliticsreview.com. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
5. "Chat In The Cafe With Saurav And Devapriya". Polka Cafe.
6. "Discovery of India". Indian Express. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
7. "Metro Plus Chennai / Columns : No full stops". The Hindu. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
8. "A discovery of India". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
9. "Saurav Jha and Devapriya Roy come together as writers to explore India | Relationship | Kolkata". Theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
10. How to Hack Facebook says (21 June 2010). "Inspired by India: Couple Uses Facebook To Guide Their Journey, Write Book". NileGuide. Retrieved 27 August 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
11. "6 unconventional uses of Facebook!". Zitz Solutions. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
12. "The creative hearts". The New Indian Express. 22 April 2017.