Santosh Singh

Patna-based Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008,
covers entire Bihar

Some important news breaks and investigative stories:
Nal Jal scam, Covid data fudge, Prohibition and arrests of the sub-altern, Muzaffarpur shelter home truth, Srijan scam series, AES deaths and ground reports, Caste barracks of Bihar Police, Mahadalit land scam and Rice milling scam.

Books:
Ruled of Misruled: The Story and Destiny of Bihar (Bloomsbury, 2015), its Hindi version, Kitna Raj, Kitna Kaaj, in print and JP TO BJP: Bihar After Lalu and Nitish

RedInk Award 2019 (Muzaffarpur shelter series)

RedInk Award 2018 (Srijan scam)

Press Council of India award for development journalism? 2013 (Mahadalit scam series)

Express Excellence Awars, 2012 (Mahadalit series)

Statesman Rural Reporting award (first prize) 2010for a set of four development stories

KC Kulish International Award for excellence in print journalism, 2009 (for an RTI story on 42 people harassed for seeking RTI)

Rishabh Shree Samman, 2002 (for an agriculture report)

Education:
Gold Medalist in Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication from Nalanda Open University

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Asian College of Journalism, Bamgalore

B.A. honours (English literature) from TNB College, Bhagalpur

Appearances:
Kalinga Literary Festival, thelallantop.com, 4 PM (Lutyens Adda), News 18, Bihar Jharlhand, Zee TV, Bihar, NDTV, The Indian Express videos and podcast

Previously:
The Telegraph (Patna), The Statesman (New Delhi and Bhopal), The Asian Age (New Delhi) and Metro Crime (New Delhi)