Luv Puri

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Luv Puri is a political analyst and has researched and written about conflict areas for two-decades. He has worked for The Hindu and is the first journalist who was given permission to physically cross the Line of Control, a boundary that divides the Indian- and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir. He is an author of book Across the Line of Control published by Columbia University Press (CUP, New York) and a monograph on militancy issues.

Early life[]

Luv Puri is the son of Jammu and Kashmir journalist Balraj Puri.[1] He studied in the New York University.

Awards[]

In 2006, Puri won the European Commission Award for Human Rights and Democracy and in 2005, he was commended by International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) for promoting the values of tolerance and religious freedom.[2]

He is the recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship and was also a fellow of International Visitors Program of the US Government in 2004. Puri has also been given Appan Menon Award for his work on Himalayan tribes in 2004.

Books[]

Luv Puri authored the book Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir: The Uncovered Face, and had contributed several articles for academic publications. His second book Across the LoC: Inside Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, based on his work in Pakistan, was published by Penguin in November 2010 and Columbia University Press/Hurst in 2012. [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Journalist and Human Rights activist Balraj Puri passed away". The Indian Express. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "KCCR". kccr.org. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. ^ Across the LoC, Book listing at Amazon.com.
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