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Josy Joseph’s non-fiction book, ''[https://harpercollins.co.in/book/a-feast-of-vultures/ A Feast of Vultures – The Hidden Business of Democracy in India],'' was published in July 2016 by [[HarperCollins India|HarperCollins, India]]. A tour de force through the heart of modern India, weaving together the daily struggles of its poorest with the shenanigans of its rich, ''A Feast of Vultures'' clinically examines and irrefutably documents the crisis gripping the world’s largest democracy. Through a detailed investigation, Joseph reveals how evidence exists that some of the most successful of India’s new generation entrepreneurs have thrived through bribes, manipulation, and possibly even murder. Joseph also writes about the real beneficiaries of this corrupt and crumbling system. Many of India’s elite are lawmakers and lawbreakers – who use their financial and political clout to steer policymaking and legislation to benefit their business empires – and keep competitors at bay. |
Josy Joseph’s non-fiction book, ''[https://harpercollins.co.in/book/a-feast-of-vultures/ A Feast of Vultures – The Hidden Business of Democracy in India],'' was published in July 2016 by [[HarperCollins India|HarperCollins, India]]. A tour de force through the heart of modern India, weaving together the daily struggles of its poorest with the shenanigans of its rich, ''A Feast of Vultures'' clinically examines and irrefutably documents the crisis gripping the world’s largest democracy. Through a detailed investigation, Joseph reveals how evidence exists that some of the most successful of India’s new generation entrepreneurs have thrived through bribes, manipulation, and possibly even murder. Joseph also writes about the real beneficiaries of this corrupt and crumbling system. Many of India’s elite are lawmakers and lawbreakers – who use their financial and political clout to steer policymaking and legislation to benefit their business empires – and keep competitors at bay. |
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In an interview with Rohan Venkataramakrishnan for the online magazine, [[Scroll.in]], Josy says: “I'm the father of a 13-year-old girl. I would rather set an example for her than let my friends in the industry be happy or be scared of someone. I'm ready for it, if there is any litigation, I think it would be a great fight to have.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/813853/would-rather-set-example-for-my-13-year-old-than-be-afraid-an-investigative-journalist-explains|title='I would rather set example for my 13-year-old than be afraid': An investigative journalist explains|last=Venkataramakrishnan|first=Rohan|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref> "Very honestly, I’ve been in Delhi for 25 years, and I’ve never seen this level of self-censorship in public discourse. Ever. The worst is the self censorship that reporters are subjecting themselves to, and the distortion of facts. I hope it’s a short-lived phenomenon. In a young country like ours, you cannot suppress dissent. At least not forever."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/813853/would-rather-set-example-for-my-13-year-old-than-be-afraid-an-investigative-journalist-explains|title='I would rather set example for my 13-year-old than be afraid': An investigative journalist explains|last=Venkataramakrishnan|first=Rohan|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref> "It's an embarrassing thing for journalists, though. We've forgotten our duty and become lapdogs of the establishment. Some of us will have to stand up and fight, and be firm about values. It is when we stand up, then things will change."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/813853/would-rather-set-example-for-my-13-year-old-than-be-afraid-an-investigative-journalist-explains|title='I would rather set example for my 13-year-old than be afraid': An investigative journalist explains|last=Venkataramakrishnan|first=Rohan|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref> |
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The book has drawn accolades from various quarters: |
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In an interview with Preetha Nair for the online magazine, [http://www.thenewsminute.com TheNewsMinute.com], Josy says: ”It is a coincidence that my book comes at a time when we are celebrating 25 years of liberalisation and 70 years of independence. A lot of us born in the socialist era have come to believe that middlemen are part of our system. Liberalisation has given a fillip to middlemen and they've grown a hundred times. If you get the right middleman, you can even buy a government. My book is an angst-ridden narrative on the distortion of our democracy.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/liberalisation-has-given-fillip-middlemen-and-theyve-grown-hundred-times-48589|title='Liberalisation has given a fillip to middlemen and they've grown a hundred times'|date=2016-08-21|access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref> "One of the fundamental flaws in our system is that Indian politics sucks in a lot of black money and our corporates are forced to feed the political class. If we can bring transparency in political funding, that itself will diminish corruption."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/liberalisation-has-given-fillip-middlemen-and-theyve-grown-hundred-times-48589|title='Liberalisation has given a fillip to middlemen and they've grown a hundred times'|date=2016-08-21|access-date=2016-08-29}}</ref> |
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== Accolades == |
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"Investigative journalist Josy Joseph’s book A Feast of Vultures, which deals with corruption at all levels of Indian society, opens a Pandora’s box..The book highlights some forgotten corruption cases involving the rich and the powerful, which the CBI failed to unravel." -- [[Coomi Kapoor]], in The Indian Express<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/inside-track-cbi-disarmed-2958544/|title=Inside Track: CBI dis(armed)|date=2016-08-07|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref> |
"Investigative journalist Josy Joseph’s book A Feast of Vultures, which deals with corruption at all levels of Indian society, opens a Pandora’s box..The book highlights some forgotten corruption cases involving the rich and the powerful, which the CBI failed to unravel." -- [[Coomi Kapoor]], in The Indian Express<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/inside-track-cbi-disarmed-2958544/|title=Inside Track: CBI dis(armed)|date=2016-08-07|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref> |
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Josy Joseph | |
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Born | 6 May 1974 Cherthala, Alapuzha District, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University NSS College, Cherthala, University of Kerala |
Alma mater | Sainik School, Kazhakootam |
Occupation | Investigative Journalist |
Employer | The Hindu - National Security Editor |
Notable work | A Feast of Vultures - The Hidden Business of Democracy in India |
Website | http://josyjoseph.in |
Josy Joseph is one of India’s leading investigative journalists who has been responsible for scooping investigations that have forced public officials out of office and resulted in criminal investigations by federal agencies and the military or court interventions. He is currently the National Security Editor with The Hindu.[1]
Early Life and Education
Josy Joseph was born on 6 May 1974 to KM Joseph and Annamma Joseph of Karondukadavil family in Cherthala, Alapuzha District, Kerala as the third of their four children.
He completed his schooling from the prestigious public school – Sainik School, Kazhakootam – in 1991. He later graduated from NSS College, Cherthala, affiliated to the University of Kerala, in Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism. Josy did a Masters in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University,[2] and was a prominent face of its international campaign in 2011-2012. He was also a fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore and is an alumnus of the Colombo-based Regional Centre for Strategic Studies.
He is married to Priya Solomon, a journalist-entrepreneur, and their daughter, Supriya Ann Joseph, is a student of Loreto Convent in Delhi.
Career
Josy Joseph has been previously Editor-Special Projects for the Times of India, an Associate Editor with the DNA newspaper, and has also been with Rediff.com, The Asian Age, Mid Day, and the Blitz.
His stories have fostered greater public debate and have contributed to significant policy and systemic changes. Josy's reporting has resulted in several high-profile officials being forced out of office, triggering the arrest of many others as well as federal criminal and military investigations.
Particularly high-profile investigations have included, for example, the Mumbai Adarsh Housing scam and the many misdeeds in the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, both of which contributed significantly to the anti-corruption movement of recent times.
Awards
In 2011, Prem Bhatia Trust[3] selected Josy Joseph as India’s best political reporter of 2011, for a series of investigative reports, including the Adarsh scam, several corrupt decisions in organising the Commonwealth Games, etc. He shared the award with Jyotirmoy Dey, a Mumbai journalist who specialized on Mumbai underworld matters and who was shot dead on June 11, 2011 in the commercial capital of India.[4][5]
In July 2013, he was also awarded the prestigious "Journalist of the Year (Print)" for 2010 at the Sixth Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards.[6]
In 2014, he was the only Indian selected in 2014 by the British government to the International Leaders' Programme, organised by its Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
In December 2015, Josy was honoured by his alma mater - Sainik School, Kazhakootam - with the Late Fg Offr MP Anil Kumar Memorial Achiever Award for his career accomplishments.[7]
Books
Josy Joseph’s non-fiction book, A Feast of Vultures – The Hidden Business of Democracy in India, was published in July 2016 by HarperCollins, India. A tour de force through the heart of modern India, weaving together the daily struggles of its poorest with the shenanigans of its rich, A Feast of Vultures clinically examines and irrefutably documents the crisis gripping the world’s largest democracy. Through a detailed investigation, Joseph reveals how evidence exists that some of the most successful of India’s new generation entrepreneurs have thrived through bribes, manipulation, and possibly even murder. Joseph also writes about the real beneficiaries of this corrupt and crumbling system. Many of India’s elite are lawmakers and lawbreakers – who use their financial and political clout to steer policymaking and legislation to benefit their business empires – and keep competitors at bay.
In an interview with Rohan Venkataramakrishnan for the online magazine, Scroll.in, Josy says: “I'm the father of a 13-year-old girl. I would rather set an example for her than let my friends in the industry be happy or be scared of someone. I'm ready for it, if there is any litigation, I think it would be a great fight to have.”[8] "Very honestly, I’ve been in Delhi for 25 years, and I’ve never seen this level of self-censorship in public discourse. Ever. The worst is the self censorship that reporters are subjecting themselves to, and the distortion of facts. I hope it’s a short-lived phenomenon. In a young country like ours, you cannot suppress dissent. At least not forever."[9] "It's an embarrassing thing for journalists, though. We've forgotten our duty and become lapdogs of the establishment. Some of us will have to stand up and fight, and be firm about values. It is when we stand up, then things will change."[10]
In an interview with Preetha Nair for the online magazine, TheNewsMinute.com, Josy says: ”It is a coincidence that my book comes at a time when we are celebrating 25 years of liberalisation and 70 years of independence. A lot of us born in the socialist era have come to believe that middlemen are part of our system. Liberalisation has given a fillip to middlemen and they've grown a hundred times. If you get the right middleman, you can even buy a government. My book is an angst-ridden narrative on the distortion of our democracy.”[11] "One of the fundamental flaws in our system is that Indian politics sucks in a lot of black money and our corporates are forced to feed the political class. If we can bring transparency in political funding, that itself will diminish corruption."[12]
Accolades
"Investigative journalist Josy Joseph’s book A Feast of Vultures, which deals with corruption at all levels of Indian society, opens a Pandora’s box..The book highlights some forgotten corruption cases involving the rich and the powerful, which the CBI failed to unravel." -- Coomi Kapoor, in The Indian Express[13]
"A book that breaks new ground and speaks the truth at many levels, A Feast of Vultures turns an unflinching gaze on the way democracy actually functions in India."—Karthika V.K., Publisher and Chief Editor, HarperCollins Publishers, India
"This is an irritatingly brilliant book. Too sweeping, too condemnatory, and, perhaps, too true. None of the chapters in the book would have made a report for any newspaper — nor would have any news editor let them get into the newspaper. Yet, there is a story to be told, and Joseph does it with considerable competence and style. A deeply sober and sobering book." -- Harish Khare, Editor, The Tribune[14]
"Compassionate, observant, acute, with a strong sense of justice, all in fine, mellowed prose. I hope it is widely read." -- Harsh Mander
"A brave and brilliant book; exemplifies the best of Indian investigative journalism." -- Varun Gandhi on Twitter.
"This is going to be the book of the year!" -- Sagarika Ghose on Twitter.
References
- ^ "Josy Joseph Times of India". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
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at position 27 (help) - ^ "GMAP Graduate Josy Joseph Awarded Prem Bhatia Award for Journalism | Tufts Fletcher School". fletcher.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ^ "Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust". www.prembhatiatrust.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "J.Dey, Josy Joseph get Prem Bhatia Award". Mathrubhumi News. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ Joseph, Josy (2011-08-14). "Suppliers hire treadmills for Rs 1 lakh, lease them to Games for Rs 10 lakh".
- ^ "Sixth Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards :The Winners". Indianexpress.com. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "Sainik School Old Boys Association". sskzmoba.org. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan. "'I would rather set example for my 13-year-old than be afraid': An investigative journalist explains". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan. "'I would rather set example for my 13-year-old than be afraid': An investigative journalist explains". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Venkataramakrishnan, Rohan. "'I would rather set example for my 13-year-old than be afraid': An investigative journalist explains". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "'Liberalisation has given a fillip to middlemen and they've grown a hundred times'". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "'Liberalisation has given a fillip to middlemen and they've grown a hundred times'". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ "Inside Track: CBI dis(armed)". 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ^ Khare, Harish. "Wave the National Flag grandly…".