Rudraneil Sengupta

Rudraneil Sengupta is an Indian journalist, author, and former deputy editor of Lounge, the weekly feature magazine of Mint. He is best known for his work in sports journalism and his book Enter the Dangal: Travels through India's Wrestling Landscape. His journalistic work has focused on various social and cultural issues, including gender and human rights. He is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award.

Early life and education Rudraneil Sengupta was born in India and holds a master's degree in English from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Career Sengupta worked as a sports journalist for TV news channels before joining Mint, a leading Indian business newspaper, in 2010. At Mint, he became the deputy editor of Lounge, the magazine's feature section.

In 2016, Sengupta published his book Enter the Dangal: Travels through India's Wrestling Landscape, which explores the rise of wrestling in India, particularly focusing on the empowerment of women through the sport. His work in this area won him critical acclaim for shedding light on the unique social and cultural impact of wrestling in India.

In 2015, he received the Society of Publishers of Asia (SOPA) Awards for excellence in reporting on human rights issues for a story he co-wrote with Dhamini Ratnam on gender testing of female athletes.

Books

Activism He continues to write and engage with issues related to sports and culture, particularly gender and human rights.