Ushinor Majumdar

Writer & Investigative Reporter

b. 1979

Ushinor Majumdar is an award-winning investigative reporter and author. He has worked on the staff of media outlets such as Outlook magazine, Tehelka magazine, Confluence Media and Hindustan Times. As a freelance journalist, he has collaborated with Indian and global media outlets, and consulted with the BBC. He has been published in Indian and global media outlets in multiple languages.

Ushinor is the author of India’s Secret War: BSF and Nine Months to the Birth of Bangladesh (Penguin India, 2023) and God of Sin: The Cult, Clout and Downfall of Asaram Bapu (Penguin India, 2018).”

Ushinor is an experienced researcher and writer for both text and screen projects, across fiction and non-fiction. He is also a journalism trainer, writing coach and book consultant. He also works on pres freedom issues with an Indian media non-profit.