Vinod Mehta

Vinod Mehta is the editor-in-chief of Outlook Group [ [http://www.outlookindia.com Outlook English magazine] ] , Outlook Hindi, Outlook Money, Outlook Traveller, Outlook Business, Outlook Profit). The group is owned by Mumbai-based Rajan Raheja.

Mehta was born in Rawalpindi, in Pakistan. His family fled to India when he was three. He attended La Martinere school in Lucknow and the university there. He has published three books, including a biography of Sanjay Gandhi. He took over as editor-in-chief of Debonair in 1974. Since then, he has founded and edited numerous publications. He is the founder-editor of India's first Sunday paper, The Sunday Observer, the founder editor of the now defunct Bombay daily, The Independent, and the founder-editor of The Pioneer (Delhi edition). He was also editor of The Indian Post.

Mehta wrote and presented “Letters from India” for the BBC. His first book, "Bombay: A Private View," am account of life in Bombay, was self-published.

Mehta lives in New Delhi. He is married to Sumita Paul, a journalist who has worked for the Pioneer and the Sunday Times of India.

Major Works (incomplete)

* "Bombay: A Private View"
* "The Sanjay Story"
* "Meena Kumari" (1972)
* "Mr Editor, how close are you to the PM?"

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