Vinod Jose
Vinod K. Jose | |
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| Born | Vinod Kizhakkeparambil Joseph Kerala, India |
| Education | Manipal University, MA Columbia University, MA Jamia Millia Islamia, PhD Harvard University, Radcliffe Fellow |
| Occupations | Journalist, editor, magazine founder |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Employer(s) | Caravan Magazine (Delhi Press), since 2009 Free Press, 2003–2006 Radio Pacifica, 2002–2007 Indian Express, 2001 |
| Known for | his narrative journalism style and interviews |
| Awards | Asia Society |
Vinod K. Jose, or Vinod Kizhakkeparambil Joseph, (born 1980) is a journalist, editor, and magazine founder from India. In 2009, Jose was hired by Delhi Press to re-launch the company's 70-year-old title The Caravan, which was discontinued in 1988. He was the executive editor of The Caravan from 2009 to 2023, which calls itself "India's only narrative journalism magazine" and is published in the English-language in New Delhi. Earlier, he was the founding editor of the Malayalam-language publication Free Press. Jose's contributions to Indian journalism are in the area of narrative or literary journalism, similar to the style of Granta, The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Mother Jones. He has won several national and international awards for his work. Jose also faces ten sedition cases for his journalism. Since he left The Caravan, Jose has been working on an investigative book on how political and economic power works in India. Jose is also the founder and director of the Wayanad Literature Festival, India's first and the largest rurally-held literature festival.