Meet writer and columnist Anand Giridharadas!

Anand Giridharadas, is an American writer and newspaper columnist. He also serves as an analyst for CNN and CBC Radio.

Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Giridharadas has since resided in Cleveland, Paris and Maryland. He studied the history of political thought at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. After college, he moved to Mumbai in 2003, where he worked as a consultant for the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

He has written pieces for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. In 2008 he was promoted to columnist at The New York Times. In addition, he serves as an active lecturer, panelist and moderator at universities, the United Nations and private companies.

In 2011, he released his first book ”India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking.” He has recently appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has also been featured on NPR. India Calling is the official book c;lub pick for the 2011 NetIp Conference.

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