Aman Sethi

Who is Aman Sethi?

Aman Sethi is an Indian journalist and writer. He is known for his debut A Free Man, a work of narrative reportage. Born in 1983 in Mumbai, Sethi completed his schooling at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi. He went on to study chemistry at St. Stephen's College, Delhi before moving on to study journalism at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai and business journalism in 2008 at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. As Chhatisgarh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper Sethi reported extensively on Maoist insurgency in the state for two years. He also won the International Red Cross committee award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues in 2011.

From August 2012, Sethi has been The Hindu's African correspondent, based in Addis Ababa.

Sethi's first book, A Free Man, won the 2011 Crossword Book Award. Oprah Winfrey's website endorsed Sethi's debut book as one of the must reads of November, 2012. The book is about the life of Mohammed Ashraf, but also a larger story about Delhi and its transformation.