Vinod Mehta

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Vinod Mehta is the editor-in-chief of Outlook Group^[1], Outlook Saptahik, Outlook Money, Outlook Traveller, Outlook Business). The group is owned by Mumbai-based Rajan Raheja.

Mehta was born in Rawalpindi, in Pakistan. His family fled to India when he was three. He attended La Martinere school in Lucknow and the university there. He has published three books, including a biography of Sanjay Gandhi. He took over as editor-in-chief of Debonair in 1974. Since then he has founded and edited numerous publications. He is the founder-editor of India's first Sunday paper, The Sunday Observer, the founder editor of the now defunct Bombay daily, The Independent and the founder-editor of The Pioneer (Delhi edition). He was also editor of The Indian Post.

Mehta wrote and presented “Letters from India” for the BBC. His first book, "Bombay: A Private View," am account of life in Bombay, was self-published.

He lives in New Delhi.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Major Works (incomplete)

• Bombay: A Private View
• The Sanjay Story
• Meena Kumari
• Mr Editor, how close are you to the PM?

[edit] References

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