Pranay Gupte

Pranay Gupte (born 1948) is an American journalist of Indian origin, writer of biographical and non-fiction books, documentary film producer, and television and radio commentator.  He worked for many years as a ''New York Times'' staff reporter and international correspondent in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and later as a global affairs columnist for ''Newsweek''.  In 1991, he founded ''The Earth Times'', a newspaper that focused on environmental affairs, economic development, and issues relating to population and family planning.  He has written many books, including ''Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi'', which appeared in 1992 and in a second edition in 2009. Provided by Wikipedia