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Aman Sethi (Hindi : अमन सेठी) 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.[1] As Chhatisgarh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper Sethi reported extensively on Maoist insurgency in the state for two years.[2][3] He also won the International Red Cross committee award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues in 2011.[4]

From August 2012, Sethi has been The Hindu's African correspondent, based in Addis Ababa.[5]

Sethi's first book, A Free Man, won the 2011 Crossword Book Award.[6][7] Oprah Winfrey's website endorsed Sethi's debut book as one of the must reads of November, 2012.[8] The book is about the life of Mohammed Ashraf, but also a larger story about Delhi and its transformation.


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Aman Sethi, The Hindu’s correspondent in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was on Friday declared the winner of ‘The Economist Crossword Book Award 2011’ in the Indian non-fiction category for his book A Free Man.

“It is rare to find writing in India that penetrates the texture of individual lives, but at the same time uses narratives centred around individuals to throw light on our larger social condition. Aman Sethi’s task was a delicate one. It required tactful choices: How do you convey a sense of a life without intruding? How do you make someone’s life available to others without degenerating into vicariousness? How do you convey a sense of another life, distant from your own, yet at the same time not make the mistake of creating the illusion that you have made your subject fully transparent. Sethi exercises these choices well… Simultaneously disturbing and compelling, A Free Man deserves to be read, and re-read,” the citation for the award states.

Mr. Sethi thanked the publishers and The Hindu’s Editors for their support. “The book is premised on conversation and collaboration,” he said.

Speaking of the evolution of protagonist Mohammed Ashraf’s life into a lengthier narrative for a book, Mr. Sethi told The Hindu, “As the material came together, it became a larger story about Delhi and its transformation. The episodic fragmentation of journalistic reportage cannot encapsulate the breadth of a way of life.”

The award comprises a citation, a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 3-lakh. Jury member Harsh Sethi said that in the non-fiction category, a whole range of new and distinctive voices had emerged. “The manner in which we saw the idea of non-fiction has changed dramatically.” He said there were 125 books to consider in this category. There was “a kind of self-confidence in Indian writing,” he remarked.

In the category of Indian fiction, Anuradha Roy’s novel The Folded Earth edged out Jeeth Thayil’s Narcopolis, which was in the race for the Man Booker Prize, and Amitav Ghosh’s River of Smoke. In a video message, Ms. Roy said she never expected to win. “I am over the moon that my book has won.”