Sathya Saran

Sathya Saran[1] is an Indian journalist,[2] editor, columnist and author.[3] She formerly worked as the editor of Femina magazine,[4] and has also authored biographies of personalities from Indian cinema, art and culture.

Career

Saran has served as the editor of Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group. After her tenure with the magazine ended, she took up consulting editor roles with HarperCollins India[5] and Penguin Random House India.

Besides this, she has also taught fashion journalism at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).

Writing

Saran has authored multiple nonfiction books, primarily biographies of figures from the Indian subcontinent.

Biographies and non-fiction

  • Ten Years with Guru Dutt:[6][7] Abrar Alvi's Journey (Published by Penguin Random House)
  • Sun Mere Bandhu Re:[8] The Musical World of S.D. Burman (Published by HarperCollins)
  • Baat Niklegi Toh Phir:[9][4] The Life and Music of Jagjit Singh (Published by HarperCollins)
  • Hariprasad Chaurasia:[10][11] Breath of Gold (Published by Penguin Random House)
  • Gulzar's Angoor: Insights into the Film (Published by HarperCollins)
  • Being Ritu:[12][13] The Unforgettable Story of Ritu Nanda (Published by HarperCollins)
  • Ritu Nanda: Fir Bhi Rahenge Nishaniyan (Published by HarperCollins)
  • Thread by Thread:[14] The S.Kumar's Story (Published by Penguin Random House)

Other works

  • The Dark Side (Short Story Collection)
  • Knot for Keeps: Writing the Modern Marriage[5] (Essays and Stories)
  • From Me to You (Essays and Stories)
  • How to Look Like Miss India

Saran has also written columns and features that examine the lives of figures from the Indian culture.

References

  1. ^ Web Desk, India Today (2022-11-20). "Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia at Sahitya AajTak 2022: Children should be allowed to follow their passion". India Today. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  2. ^ Kenrick, Vivienne (2005-07-23). "Sathya Saran". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  3. ^ "A Storyful Life". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  4. ^ a b "Chronicle of a ghazal singer". The Hindu. 2015-11-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  5. ^ a b Team, Herald (2018-07-27). "The evolution of marriage... through the eyes of the experienced". Herald Goa. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  6. ^ Saran, Sathya (2025-07-09). "100 years of Guru Dutt: How I found the great man despite not meeting him". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  7. ^ "Dutt was the sun, Alvi the moon: Sathya Saran". Zee News. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  8. ^ Anantharaman, Ganesh (2014-09-04). "Snatches of a hit melody in The Musical World of SD Burman". India Today. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  9. ^ "In Baat Niklegi Toh Phir, Sathya Saran traces Jagjit Singh's prolific journey". The Indian Express. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  10. ^ "Sathya Saran's magnificent paean to Hariprasad Chaurasia". daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  11. ^ "A new biography of Hariprasad Chaurasia". Hindustan Times. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  12. ^ Chaudhuri, Shantanu Ray (27 December 2021). "Raj Kapoor's daughter who sparked a kitchen revolution with Niky Tasha".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Memoir celebrates life of Ritu Nanda". The Indian Express. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  14. ^ "A book Thread By Thread on the life of Shambhu Kumar Kasliwal is to be launched by Kapil Dev on Nov 24 in Mumbai". PNN. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2025-08-21 – via Business Standard.
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