Please join us for the Mittal Institute Annual Cambridge Symposium on the changing media landscape in South Asia. Some of South Asia’s most distinguished journalists will join leading scholars to talk about the role of media in civil society and democracy, climate change and science, arts and culture, as well as the rise of new media.
Confirmed speakers:
- Barkha Dutt, Indian television journalist and author, formerly with NDTV and Tiranga TV, now running her own digital news channel called ‘MoJo Story’
- Rajdeep Sardesai, Indian news anchor, reporter, journalist and author, formerly with Global Broadcast News, now consulting editor and anchor of India Today Television
- Najam Sethi, Pakistani journalist, businessman and cricket administrator, founder of The Friday Times and Vanguard Books
- Raza Rumi, Pakistani policy analyst and journalist, editor of The Friday Times and chief editor of the online media platform Naya Daur Media
- Sumit Chauhan, Founding Editor at TheNewsBeak & TheShudra
- Prasanna Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer Co-Founder of Swarajya
The symposium will also include a special session with Naiza Khan, Mittal Institute Distinguished Artist Fellow 2025, as well as insights from the Mittal Institute’s work on climate adaptation in South Asia. More information will follow shortly.
