A Saye Sekhar
A Saye Sekhar (born 10 September) is an Indian journalist, columnist, and political analyst.[1]
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Occupation | Journalist · columnist · political analyst |
Years active | 1988–present |
As an author, he writes commentaries on business, culture, and politics at news websites such as Firstpost[2] and Catchnews.[3] He was an editor of The Finapolis,[4] a personal finance magazine. He was the Chief of Bureau and the Head of the Vijayawada edition of The Hindu,[5] before leaving in September 2009.
Background
In 1988, A Saye Sekhar received his B.Sc. degree in physics, mathematics, and chemistry from Andhra University, then took up journalism as a profession. After working with The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, and The Hans India, he became an editor and consultant at TV5. He received his postgraduate degree in communication and journalism from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Career
Sekhar began his career as a journalist in late 1988 as a trainee sub-editor of Eenadu. He worked in the launch teams of district publication dailies which pioneered these supplements. In 1992, he served as the Head of the City Reporting Bureau at Newstime. He joined Deccan Chronicle as a Senior Political Correspondent in November 1993, at which he worked until August 1996.
Sekhar joined The Hindu and worked in different positions for more than six years, before he became Chief of Bureau and Head of Editorial.[5] He moved to Hyderabad as a Business Editor of the newspaper. After he left The Hindu, Sekhar launched his own venture, ABDC Media & Communications Pvt Ltd, which currently operates as an HR and Placements Consultancy. He served as an Associate Editor/Senior Editor of Hyderabad's first afternoon daily, Postnoon.[6]
Later, he consulted with TV5 for its mobile application and then moved to a startup.[7] In 2003, he visited Chicago, as part of Rotary International's Group Study Exchange program, and several newspaper offices, including the Chicago Tribune.[8]
References
- Singhal, Lavanya (9 April 2015). "The Famous Lies of Media: Presstitutes". Arabian Gazette. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "A Saye Sekhar, Author at Firstpost". Firstpost.
- "A Saye Sekhar". catchnews.com.
- "Finance News | Views - Get Personal Finance Articles | The Finapolis". thefinapolis.com.
- "Students from all over State throng The Hindu workshop". The Hindu. 12 June 2005.
- "Postnoon PDF" (PDF).
- "Indian Startups are Magnets".
- "India media professionals visit area". The Daily Journal. 6 May 2003.