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'''Vipul Mudga'''l (born 8 June 1960) is a [[journalist]], [[Academician|academic]] and [[social activist]]. He heads the rights-based NGO, Common Cause, New Delhi. He works on the intersections of democracy, governance and political violence, with emphasis on militancy, extremism, [[terrorism]] and [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]] in South Asia. Mudgal has been writing on the perils of extrajudicial methods such as torture and [[fake police encounter]]s. He did his PhD at [[University of Leicester|Leicester University]] on [[Media]], [[State (polity)|State]], and [[Political violence]] as a Nehru Centenary Fellow.
'''Vipul Mudgal''' (born 1960) is a [[journalist]], [[Academician|academic]] and [[social activist]]. He heads the rights-based [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]], [[Common Cause (India)|Common Cause]], New Delhi. He works on the intersections of [[democracy]], [[governance]] and [[political violence]], with emphasis on [[Militant|militancy]], [[extremism]], [[terrorism]] and [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]] in [[South Asia]]. Mudgal has been writing on the perils of extrajudicial methods such as torture and [[fake police encounter]]s. He did his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] at [[University of Leicester|Leicester University]] on [[Media (communication)|Media]], [[State (polity)|State]], and [[Political violence]] as a Nehru Centenary Fellow.


Vipul has been a journalist with [[Hindustan Times]], [[India Today]], [[Asia Times]] and [[BBC World Service|BBC]]. He was later a visiting senior fellow at the [[Centre for the Study of Developing Societies|Centre for the Study of Developing Studies (CSDS)]] where he headed a project called 'Inclusive Media for Change' now part of the 'Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation'.
Vipul has been a journalist with [[Hindustan Times]], [[India Today]], [[Asia Times]] and [[BBC World Service|BBC]]. He was later a visiting senior fellow at the [[Centre for the Study of Developing Societies|Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)]] where he headed a project called 'Inclusive Media for Change' now part of the 'Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation'.


He has been awarded many global fellowships, like [[Reagan–Fascell Democracy Fellowship|Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship]] (2020) at Washington DC, Jefferson Fellowship (2003) at the East-West Centre Hawaii, Nehru Centenary British Fellowship(1991) in the UK, and the Visiting Senior Fellowship at the CSDS (2013-2014).
He has been awarded many global fellowships, like [[Reagan–Fascell Democracy Fellowship|Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship]] (2020) at [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author: Vipul Mudgal |url=https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/vipul-mudgal/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Journal of Democracy |language=en-US}}</ref> Jefferson Fellowship (2003) at the [[East–West Center|East-West Centre Hawaii]], Nehru Centenary British Fellowship(1991) in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], and the Visiting Senior Fellowship at the CSDS (2013-2014).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claiming India from Below: Activism and democratic transformation |url=https://www.routledge.com/Claiming-India-from-Below-Activism-and-democratic-transformation/Mudgal/p/book/9780815395843 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
Vipul Mudgal did his graduation and [[Postgraduate education|post-graduation]] from [[St. John's College, Agra|St John's College, Agra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Johns College Agra Intl. Alumni Association: Notable Alumni |url=https://stjohnsagra.blogspot.com/p/notable-alumni.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=St. Johns College Agra Intl. Alumni Association}}</ref> He has a PhD in ''Media, State and Political Violence'', from Leicester University, UK, in addition to receiving the Nehru Centenary British Fellowship.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Who We Are {{!}} Association for Democratic Reforms |url=https://adrindia.org/who-we-are |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=adrindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vipul Mudgal |url=https://delhipoetryfest.org/dpf6/member/vipul-mudgal/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Delhi Poetry Festival 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Claiming India from Below: Activism and democratic transformation |url=https://www.routledge.com/Claiming-India-from-Below-Activism-and-democratic-transformation/Mudgal/p/book/9780815395843 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}</ref>
Vipul Mudgal did his graduation and [[Postgraduate education|post-graduation]] from [[St. John's College, Agra|St John's College, Agra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Johns College Agra Intl. Alumni Association: Notable Alumni |url=https://stjohnsagra.blogspot.com/p/notable-alumni.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=St. Johns College Agra Intl. Alumni Association}}</ref> He has a PhD in ''Media, State and Political Violence'', from [[Leicester University]], UK, in addition to receiving the Nehru Centenary British Fellowship.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Who We Are {{!}} Association for Democratic Reforms |url=https://adrindia.org/who-we-are |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=adrindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vipul Mudgal |url=https://delhipoetryfest.org/dpf6/member/vipul-mudgal/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Delhi Poetry Festival 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Claiming India from Below: Activism and democratic transformation |url=https://www.routledge.com/Claiming-India-from-Below-Activism-and-democratic-transformation/Mudgal/p/book/9780815395843 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
His career graph spans across – journalism, academia and social activism since the 1980s.
His career graph spans across – journalism, academia and social activism since the 1980s.


=== As a Journalist ===
=== As a journalist ===
Mudgal began his career as a journalist with the Hindustan Times in Delhi in the mid of 1980s and was made the newspaper's correspondent in [[Amritsar]], the then nerve centre of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] politics. In 1987, he joined India Today as a senior correspondent at [[Chandigarh]] to cover [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir.]] He later served as the resident editor of Hindustan Times in [[Jaipur]] and [[Lucknow]], regional editor of Asia Times in [[Bangkok]] and a BBC journalist in London and Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First CSE Media Fellowship for the South Asian Region 'Climate Change in South Asia: Indications, Impacts and Innovations for Survival' |url=https://www.cseindia.org/first-cse-media-fellowship-for-the-south-asian-region-climate-change-in-south-asia-indications-impacts-and-innovations-for-survival-347 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.cseindia.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellowship Approval Committee – School for Democracy |url=https://schoolfordemocracy.org/fellowship-approval-committee/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Mudgal began his career as a journalist with the Hindustan Times in Delhi in the mid of 1980s and was made the newspaper's correspondent in [[Amritsar]], the then nerve centre of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] politics. In 1987, he joined India Today as a senior correspondent at [[Chandigarh]] to cover [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir.]] He later served as the resident editor of Hindustan Times in [[Jaipur]] and [[Lucknow]], regional editor of Asia Times in [[Bangkok]] and a BBC journalist in [[London]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=First CSE Media Fellowship for the South Asian Region 'Climate Change in South Asia: Indications, Impacts and Innovations for Survival' |url=https://www.cseindia.org/first-cse-media-fellowship-for-the-south-asian-region-climate-change-in-south-asia-indications-impacts-and-innovations-for-survival-347 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.cseindia.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellowship Approval Committee – School for Democracy |url=https://schoolfordemocracy.org/fellowship-approval-committee/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>


He has written news reports and commentary on [[Militant|militancy]], [[extremism]], and [[terrorism]], particularly on the killings of innocent people by terrorists and the use of extrajudicial methods by the police-such as torture and fictitious police encounters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Ajit Doval did during Operation Black Thunder II |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/government/ajit-doval-operation-black-thunder-excerpt |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=caravanmagazine.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-11-30 |title=Terrorist violence escalates in Punjab |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19881130-terrorist-violence-escalates-in-punjab-797941-1988-11-29 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
He has written news reports and commentary on [[Militant|militancy]], [[extremism]], and [[terrorism]], particularly on the killings of innocent people by terrorists and the use of [[Extrajudicial punishment|extrajudicial methods]] by the police-such as [[torture]] and fictitious police encounters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Ajit Doval did during Operation Black Thunder II |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/government/ajit-doval-operation-black-thunder-excerpt |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=caravanmagazine.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-11-30 |title=Terrorist violence escalates in Punjab |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19881130-terrorist-violence-escalates-in-punjab-797941-1988-11-29 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>


=== '''As an Academician''' ===
=== As an academician ===
In 2009, he joined the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, where he headed the Inclusive Media for Change, a clearing house of ideas on development alternatives. He completed his Visiting Senior Fellowship in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Cause |url=https://www.commoncause.in/vipul-mudgal.php |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.commoncause.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vipul Mudgal {{!}} Commutiny – The Youth Collective |url=https://commutiny.in/member/vipul-mudgal |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=commutiny.in}}</ref><ref name=":2"/>
In 2009, he joined the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, where he headed the Inclusive Media for Change, a clearing house of ideas on development alternatives. He completed his Visiting Senior Fellowship in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Cause |url=https://www.commoncause.in/vipul-mudgal.php |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.commoncause.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vipul Mudgal {{!}} Commutiny – The Youth Collective |url=https://commutiny.in/member/vipul-mudgal |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=commutiny.in}}</ref><ref name=":2"/>


As the head of the Publics and Policies programme at CSDS, Mudgal worked on media, [[public policy]], [[democratic rights]] and the multiple crisis of rural India.<ref name=":2" />
As the head of the Publics and Policies programme at CSDS, Mudgal worked on media, [[public policy]], [[democratic rights]] and the multiple crisis of [[Rural, Indiana|rural India]].<ref name=":2" />


=== As a Social Activist ===
=== As a social activist ===
As the director of rights-based NGO, the Common Cause, New Delhi,<ref name="Baruah">{{Cite news |last=Baruah |first=Amit |date=2024-04-08 |title=How is India faring in the battle against corruption {{!}} In Focus podcast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/how-is-india-faring-in-the-battle-against-corruption-in-focus-podcast/article68042437.ece |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Mudgal leads its campaigns for probity in public life and governance reforms. He also heads the team which brings out an [[annual report]] named 'Status of Policing in India Report' (SPIR) since 2018. He is on the Steering Committee of the India Justice Report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lokniti |url=https://www.lokniti.org/otherstudies/lokniti-csds-common-cause-status-of-policing-in-india-20 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.lokniti.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baruah |first=Amit |date=2023-04-10 |title=Understanding the Status of Policing in India Report 2023 {{!}} In Focus podcast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/understanding-the-status-of-policing-in-india-report-2023-in-focus-podcast/article66720350.ece |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India Justice Report: Ranking states on police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid - Surveys and Reports |url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/insights/survey-reports/india-justice-report |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Tata Trusts |language=en}}</ref><ref name="thewire.in">{{Cite web |title=Public Protests Are Vital to Disrupt the Status Quo That Led to George Floyd's Death |url=https://thewire.in/world/george-floyd-us-public-protests-status-quo-disrupt |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>
As the director of rights-based NGO, the [[Common Cause (India)|Common Cause]], New Delhi,<ref name="Baruah">{{Cite news |last=Baruah |first=Amit |date=2024-04-08 |title=How is India faring in the battle against corruption {{!}} In Focus podcast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/how-is-india-faring-in-the-battle-against-corruption-in-focus-podcast/article68042437.ece |access-date=2024-06-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Mudgal leads its campaigns for probity in public life and governance reforms. He also heads the team which brings out an [[annual report]] named '[[Status of Policing in India Report (SPIR)]]' since 2018. He is on the Steering Committee of the India Justice Report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lokniti |url=https://www.lokniti.org/otherstudies/lokniti-csds-common-cause-status-of-policing-in-india-20 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=lokniti.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Baruah |first=Amit |date=2023-04-10 |title=Understanding the Status of Policing in India Report 2023 {{!}} In Focus podcast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/understanding-the-status-of-policing-in-india-report-2023-in-focus-podcast/article66720350.ece |access-date=2024-07-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India Justice Report: Ranking states on police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid - Surveys and Reports |url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/insights/survey-reports/india-justice-report |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Tata Trusts |language=en}}</ref><ref name="thewire.in">{{Cite web |title=Public Protests Are Vital to Disrupt the Status Quo That Led to George Floyd's Death |url=https://thewire.in/world/george-floyd-us-public-protests-status-quo-disrupt |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>


Under his directorship 'Common Cause' fought several public-interest court cases ([[Public interest litigation in India|PILs]]) such as the establishment of '[[Lokpal in India|Lokpal]]' in India, the PIL against large-scale political advertising with the misuse of public money (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture |url=https://thewire.in/politics/lokpal-modi-prashant-bhushan |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=thewire.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bench |first=Bar & |date=2019-03-21 |title=Why did Central Government appoint Lokpal? Because Supreme Court was breathing down its neck |url=https://www.barandbench.com/columns/lokpal-central-government-supreme-court |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> and the PIL for 'Living Will' or the Citizens' Right to Die with Dignity,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-09 |title=India allows 'living wills' for terminally ill |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43341155 |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref> the [[Indian coal allocation scam|coal scam case]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-14 |title=Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-start-up-plans-to-raise-resources-to-improve-rte-implementation-2974868/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and challenging the illegal appointments of the directors or [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] and [[Enforcement Directorate|ED]], among many other cases.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Invalid': Supreme Court on Govt's Extensions to ED Chief S.K. Mishra After Its 2021 Order |url=https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-enforcement-directorate-sk-mishra-extensions-illegal |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Awstika |date=2023-07-11 |title=Supreme Court Invalidates Extensions Given For ED Director SK Mishra's Terms; Permits Him To Continue Till July 31 |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-sc-enforcement-directorate-director-sanjay-kumar-mishra-central-vigilance-commission-amendment-act-232449 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, under the leadership of Vipul, Common Cause also challenged the Electoral Bonds Scheme as a co-petitioner with [[Association for Democratic Reforms|the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)]]. In February 2024, the Electoral Bond Scheme was declared unconstitutional by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-03-04 |title=ADR says it will oppose SBI plea on electoral bonds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sbi-moves-supreme-court-seeking-extension-of-time-to-disclose-details-of-electoral-bonds/article67914093.ece |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=SC to hear petition challenging electoral bonds: What is the scheme and its criticisms? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/sc-petition-challenging-electoral-bonds-explained-criticism-8976353/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-14 |title=Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-start-up-plans-to-raise-resources-to-improve-rte-implementation-2974868/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
Under his directorship 'Common Cause' fought several public-interest court cases ([[Public interest litigation in India|PILs]]) such as the establishment of '[[Lokpal in India|Lokpal]]' in India, the PIL against large-scale political advertising with the misuse of public money (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modi Talks Big About 'Zero Corruption', But the Lokpal is Still Nowhere in Sight |url=https://thewire.in/politics/lokpal-modi-prashant-bhushan |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Why did Central Government appoint Lokpal? Because Supreme Court was breathing down its neck |url=https://www.barandbench.com/columns/lokpal-central-government-supreme-court |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref> and the PIL for 'Living Will' or the Citizens' Right to Die with Dignity,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-03-09 |title=India allows 'living wills' for terminally ill |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43341155 |publisher=BBC |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref> the [[Indian coal allocation scam|coal scam case]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-14 |title=Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-start-up-plans-to-raise-resources-to-improve-rte-implementation-2974868/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and challenging the illegal appointments of the directors or [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] and [[Enforcement Directorate|ED]], among many other cases.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Invalid': Supreme Court on Govt's Extensions to ED Chief S.K. Mishra After Its 2021 Order |url=https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-enforcement-directorate-sk-mishra-extensions-illegal |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Awstika |date=2023-07-11 |title=Supreme Court Invalidates Extensions Given For ED Director SK Mishra's Terms; Permits Him To Continue Till July 31 |url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-sc-enforcement-directorate-director-sanjay-kumar-mishra-central-vigilance-commission-amendment-act-232449 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, under the leadership of Vipul, Common Cause also challenged the [[Electoral Bond Scheme|Electoral Bonds Scheme]] as a co-petitioner with [[Association for Democratic Reforms|the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)]]. In February 2024, the Electoral Bond Scheme was declared unconstitutional by a Constitution Bench of the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-04 |title=ADR says it will oppose SBI plea on electoral bonds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sbi-moves-supreme-court-seeking-extension-of-time-to-disclose-details-of-electoral-bonds/article67914093.ece |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=SC to hear petition challenging electoral bonds: What is the scheme and its criticisms? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/sc-petition-challenging-electoral-bonds-explained-criticism-8976353/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-14 |title=Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kerala-start-up-plans-to-raise-resources-to-improve-rte-implementation-2974868/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


== Commentaries and Podcasts ==
== Commentaries and podcasts ==
Mudgal’s writings on Punjab and Kashmir and also on police reforms have been quoted in international human rights reports like [[Human Rights Watch|the Human Rights Watch]],<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1991-08-01 |title=Punjab in Crisis |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/1991/08/01/punjab-crisis |journal=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> the South Asia Terrorism Portal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counter Terrorism in the Indian Punjab: Assessing the 'Cat' System Prem Mahadevan |url=https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/faultlines/volume18/Article2.htm |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.satp.org}}</ref>,  and various other publications in India and abroad.
Mudgal’s writings on Punjab and Kashmir and also on police reforms have been quoted in international human rights reports like [[Human Rights Watch|the Human Rights Watch]],<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1991-08-01 |title=Punjab in Crisis |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/1991/08/01/punjab-crisis |journal=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> the South Asia Terrorism Portal,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counter Terrorism in the Indian Punjab: Assessing the 'Cat' System Prem Mahadevan |url=https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/faultlines/volume18/Article2.htm |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=satp.org}}</ref>  and various other publications in India and abroad.


He has been writing for publications like [[Economic and Political Weekly|Economic & Political Weekly]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vipul Mudgal {{!}} Economic and Political Weekly |url=https://www.epw.in/author/vipul-mudgal |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.epw.in}}</ref> [[Journal of Democracy]],<ref name="Author: Vipul Mudgal">{{Cite web |title=Author: Vipul Mudgal |url=https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/vipul-mudgal/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Journal of Democracy |language=en-US}}</ref> [[SAGE Journals]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mudgal |first=Vipul |date=June 2022 |title=Book review: Jinee Lokaneeta, The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogation in India |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23210230221082826 |journal=Studies in Indian Politics |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=150–151 |doi=10.1177/23210230221082826 |issn=2321-0230}}</ref> [[Business Standard]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=Business |title=Vipul Mudgal - Read all News, Stories, Videos and Photos from Vipul Mudgal {{!}} Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/author/search/keyword/vipul-mudgal |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[The Wire]],<ref name="thewire.in" /> among many others.
He has been writing for publications like [[Economic and Political Weekly|''Economic & Political Weekly'']],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vipul Mudgal |work=Economic and Political Weekly |url=https://www.epw.in/author/vipul-mudgal |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> ''[[Journal of Democracy]]'',<ref name="Author: Vipul Mudgal">{{Cite web |title=Author: Vipul Mudgal |url=https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/authors/vipul-mudgal/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Journal of Democracy |language=en-US}}</ref> [[SAGE Journals]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mudgal |first=Vipul |date=June 2022 |title=Book review: Jinee Lokaneeta, The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogation in India |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23210230221082826 |journal=Studies in Indian Politics |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=150–151 |doi=10.1177/23210230221082826 |issn=2321-0230}}</ref> ''[[Business Standard]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read all News, Stories, Videos and Photos from Vipul Mudgal |url=https://www.business-standard.com/author/search/keyword/vipul-mudgal |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Business Standard |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]'',<ref name="thewire.in" /> among many others.


=== Podcasts ===
=== Podcasts ===


* [[The Hindu]] have done podcast with him on the issues like [[Policing Authority|Policing]], Corruption and [[Surveillance]].<ref name="Baruah" />
* ''[[The Hindu]]'' have done podcast with him on the issues like [[Policing Authority|Policing]], Corruption and [[Surveillance]].<ref name="Baruah" />
* [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|Carnegie Endowment]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]], have also done a series of podcast 'Grand Tamasha' on India's Policing Challenges with him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Grand Tamasha on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/grand-tamasha/id1453878698 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace|Carnegie Endowment]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]], have also done a series of podcast 'Grand Tamasha' on India's Policing Challenges with him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Grand Tamasha on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/grand-tamasha/id1453878698 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* On 20th February 2024, The Wire has done a Podcast with Vipul on the issue of Electoral Bonds.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3XvT6WrEOw |title="Foreign Powers Could Influence Indian Elections Via Electoral Bonds": Vipul Mudgal on SC Verdict |date=2024-02-20 |last=The Wire |access-date=2024-07-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* On 20 February 2024, ''The Wire'' has done a Podcast with Vipul on the issue of Electoral Bonds.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3XvT6WrEOw |title="Foreign Powers Could Influence Indian Elections Via Electoral Bonds": Vipul Mudgal on SC Verdict |date=2024-02-20 |work=The Wire |access-date=2024-07-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
His major works are on the periphery of [[democratic process]], [[citizen rights]], communication and [[state violence]]. His book '<nowiki/>''Claiming India from Below: Citizen Activism and democratic Transformation'''<ref name=":2" /> deals with the multifaceted dynamics of Indian democracy, moving beyond electoral politics and formal government structures. It emphasizes citizen participation, extra-parliamentary power monitoring, and communication as essential components of democratic transformation. By examining case studies from various Indian states, the book sheds light on the broader context beyond institutions, advocating for a more inclusive and participatory democracy.<ref name="epw.in">{{Cite web |date=2018-10-17 |title=Adding Meaning to 'Democracy' |work=Economic and Political Weekly |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/42/book-reviews/adding-meaning-%E2%80%98democracy%E2%80%99.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |language=en}}</ref>

Additionally, it introduces the concept of “citizenship communication”. A review in the ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'' has commented that "Mudgal proposes “citizenship communication” as a new paradigm in the place of development communication that aided imperialist agendas. He emphasises that communication be recognised as a right, embodied in the form of the [[Right to Information Act, 2005|right to information (RTI)]], public hearings, and social audits, to ensure transparency and Accountability of Governance."<ref name="epw.in"/>


=== Editor ===
=== Editor ===


* ''Claiming India from Below: Citizen Activism and democratic Transformation,'' 2016; Routledge(London), ISBN 9780815395843 <ref name=":2"/>
* ''Claiming India from Below: Citizen Activism and democratic Transformation,'' 2016; Routledge (London), ISBN 9780815395843 <ref name=":2"/>
* ''Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India'' as part of Journalism Theory and Practice Series, 2017; Routledge (London) (Jointly with Prof Shakuntala Rao of State Univ. of NY), ISBN 9780367075781 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India |url=https://www.routledge.com/Journalism-Democracy-and-Civil-Society-in-India/Rao-Mudgal/p/book/9780367075781 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India'' as part of Journalism Theory and Practice Series, 2017; Routledge (London) (Jointly with Prof Shakuntala Rao of State Univ. of NY), ISBN 9780367075781 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India |url=https://www.routledge.com/Journalism-Democracy-and-Civil-Society-in-India/Rao-Mudgal/p/book/9780367075781 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}</ref>


=== Book Chapters ===
=== Book chapters ===


* "''New For Sale: Media Ethics and India’s Democratic Public Sphere''” in Rao and Wasserman, Media Justice in the Age of Globalization, 2015; Palgrave Macmillan(London), ISBN 978-1-137-49826-7 <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137498267 |title=Media Ethics and Justice in the Age of Globalization |date=2015 |language=en |doi=10.1057/9781137498267 |isbn=978-1-349-50520-3 |editor-last1=Rao |editor-last2=Wasserman |editor-first1=Shakuntala |editor-first2=Herman }}</ref>
* "''New For Sale: Media Ethics and India’s Democratic Public Sphere''” in Rao and Wasserman; Media Justice in the Age of Globalization, 2015; Palgrave Macmillan(London), ISBN 978-1-137-49826-7 <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137498267 |title=Media Ethics and Justice in the Age of Globalization |date=2015 |language=en |doi=10.1057/9781137498267 |isbn=978-1-349-50520-3 |editor-last1=Rao |editor-last2=Wasserman |editor-first1=Shakuntala |editor-first2=Herman }}</ref>
* ''"Media, Markets &amp; Democracy: A Media Person’s Point of View,''” in B Dasgupta; Market, Media and Democracy, 2011; Progressive Publishers and IDS, Kolkata, ISBN 9788180642029
* ''"Media, Markets &amp; Democracy: A Media Person’s Point of View,''” in B Dasgupta; Market, Media and Democracy, 2011; Progressive Publishers and IDS, Kolkata, ISBN 9788180642029
* ''"Status of Policing in India reports: 2018 and 2019"'' in Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Renuka Sane, Ajay Shah and Varsha Aithala; Crime Victimisation in India, 2022; Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Springer, ISBN 9783031122507<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-12251-4 |title=Crime Victimisation in India |series=Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research |date=2022 |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-12251-4|isbn=978-3-031-12250-7 }}</ref>
* ''"Status of Policing in India reports: 2018 and 2019"'' in Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Renuka Sane, Ajay Shah and Varsha Aithala; Crime Victimisation in India, 2022; Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Springer, ISBN 9783031122507<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-12251-4 |title=Crime Victimisation in India |series=Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research |date=2022 |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-12251-4|isbn=978-3-031-12250-7 }}</ref>
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Vipul Mudgal
Vipul Mudgal, in his office of The Common Cause, New Delhi (2024).
Born1960 (age 64–65)
Azamgarh
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materLeicester University

Indian Institute of Mass Communication

St. John's College, Agra
Organization(s)Common Cause (India), Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

Vipul Mudgal (born 1960) is a journalist, academic and social activist. He heads the rights-based NGO, Common Cause, New Delhi. He works on the intersections of democracy, governance and political violence, with emphasis on militancy, extremism, terrorism and counter-terrorism in South Asia. Mudgal has been writing on the perils of extrajudicial methods such as torture and fake police encounters. He did his PhD at Leicester University on Media, State, and Political violence as a Nehru Centenary Fellow.

Vipul has been a journalist with Hindustan Times, India Today, Asia Times and BBC. He was later a visiting senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) where he headed a project called 'Inclusive Media for Change' now part of the 'Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation'.

He has been awarded many global fellowships, like Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship (2020) at Washington DC,[1] Jefferson Fellowship (2003) at the East-West Centre Hawaii, Nehru Centenary British Fellowship(1991) in the UK, and the Visiting Senior Fellowship at the CSDS (2013-2014).[2]

Education

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Vipul Mudgal did his graduation and post-graduation from St John's College, Agra.[3] He has a PhD in Media, State and Political Violence, from Leicester University, UK, in addition to receiving the Nehru Centenary British Fellowship.[4][5][6]

Career

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His career graph spans across – journalism, academia and social activism since the 1980s.

As a journalist

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Mudgal began his career as a journalist with the Hindustan Times in Delhi in the mid of 1980s and was made the newspaper's correspondent in Amritsar, the then nerve centre of Punjab politics. In 1987, he joined India Today as a senior correspondent at Chandigarh to cover Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. He later served as the resident editor of Hindustan Times in Jaipur and Lucknow, regional editor of Asia Times in Bangkok and a BBC journalist in London and Delhi.[7][4][8]

He has written news reports and commentary on militancy, extremism, and terrorism, particularly on the killings of innocent people by terrorists and the use of extrajudicial methods by the police-such as torture and fictitious police encounters.[9][10]

As an academician

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In 2009, he joined the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, where he headed the Inclusive Media for Change, a clearing house of ideas on development alternatives. He completed his Visiting Senior Fellowship in October 2014.[11][12][6]

As the head of the Publics and Policies programme at CSDS, Mudgal worked on media, public policy, democratic rights and the multiple crisis of rural India.[6]

As a social activist

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As the director of rights-based NGO, the Common Cause, New Delhi,[13] Mudgal leads its campaigns for probity in public life and governance reforms. He also heads the team which brings out an annual report named 'Status of Policing in India Report (SPIR)' since 2018. He is on the Steering Committee of the India Justice Report.[14][15][16][17]

Under his directorship 'Common Cause' fought several public-interest court cases (PILs) such as the establishment of 'Lokpal' in India, the PIL against large-scale political advertising with the misuse of public money (2014)[18][19] and the PIL for 'Living Will' or the Citizens' Right to Die with Dignity,[20] the coal scam case[21] and challenging the illegal appointments of the directors or CBI and ED, among many other cases.[22][23] In 2024, under the leadership of Vipul, Common Cause also challenged the Electoral Bonds Scheme as a co-petitioner with the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). In February 2024, the Electoral Bond Scheme was declared unconstitutional by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India.[24][25][26]

Commentaries and podcasts

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Mudgal’s writings on Punjab and Kashmir and also on police reforms have been quoted in international human rights reports like the Human Rights Watch,[27] the South Asia Terrorism Portal,[28]  and various other publications in India and abroad.

He has been writing for publications like Economic & Political Weekly,[29] Journal of Democracy,[30] SAGE Journals,[31] Business Standard,[32] and The Wire,[17] among many others.

Podcasts

[edit]

Publications

[edit]

His major works are on the periphery of democratic process, citizen rights, communication and state violence. His book 'Claiming India from Below: Citizen Activism and democratic Transformation'[6] deals with the multifaceted dynamics of Indian democracy, moving beyond electoral politics and formal government structures. It emphasizes citizen participation, extra-parliamentary power monitoring, and communication as essential components of democratic transformation. By examining case studies from various Indian states, the book sheds light on the broader context beyond institutions, advocating for a more inclusive and participatory democracy.[35]

Additionally, it introduces the concept of “citizenship communication”. A review in the Economic and Political Weekly has commented that "Mudgal proposes “citizenship communication” as a new paradigm in the place of development communication that aided imperialist agendas. He emphasises that communication be recognised as a right, embodied in the form of the right to information (RTI), public hearings, and social audits, to ensure transparency and Accountability of Governance."[35]

Editor

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  • Claiming India from Below: Citizen Activism and democratic Transformation, 2016; Routledge (London), ISBN 9780815395843 [6]
  • Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India as part of Journalism Theory and Practice Series, 2017; Routledge (London) (Jointly with Prof Shakuntala Rao of State Univ. of NY), ISBN 9780367075781 [36]

Book chapters

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  • "New For Sale: Media Ethics and India’s Democratic Public Sphere” in Rao and Wasserman; Media Justice in the Age of Globalization, 2015; Palgrave Macmillan(London), ISBN 978-1-137-49826-7 [37]
  • "Media, Markets & Democracy: A Media Person’s Point of View,” in B Dasgupta; Market, Media and Democracy, 2011; Progressive Publishers and IDS, Kolkata, ISBN 9788180642029
  • "Status of Policing in India reports: 2018 and 2019" in Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Renuka Sane, Ajay Shah and Varsha Aithala; Crime Victimisation in India, 2022; Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Springer, ISBN 9783031122507[38]
  • “Networked Newsroom: An Insider’s View of Market, Media, and Democracy" in “Media, Democracy and Development” by Chatterjee M and Pandey US, (University Book House, 2018), ISBN 9788181984937

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Author: Vipul Mudgal". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ^ "Claiming India from Below: Activism and democratic transformation". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ^ "St. Johns College Agra Intl. Alumni Association: Notable Alumni". St. Johns College Agra Intl. Alumni Association. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  4. ^ a b "Who We Are | Association for Democratic Reforms". adrindia.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  5. ^ "Vipul Mudgal". Delhi Poetry Festival 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Claiming India from Below: Activism and democratic transformation". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  7. ^ "First CSE Media Fellowship for the South Asian Region 'Climate Change in South Asia: Indications, Impacts and Innovations for Survival'". www.cseindia.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  8. ^ "Fellowship Approval Committee – School for Democracy". Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  9. ^ "What Ajit Doval did during Operation Black Thunder II". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  10. ^ "Terrorist violence escalates in Punjab". India Today. 1988-11-30. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  11. ^ "Common Cause". www.commoncause.in. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  12. ^ "Vipul Mudgal | Commutiny – The Youth Collective". commutiny.in. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  13. ^ a b Baruah, Amit (2024-04-08). "How is India faring in the battle against corruption | In Focus podcast". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  14. ^ "Lokniti". lokniti.org. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  15. ^ Baruah, Amit (2023-04-10). "Understanding the Status of Policing in India Report 2023 | In Focus podcast". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  16. ^ "India Justice Report: Ranking states on police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid - Surveys and Reports". Tata Trusts. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  17. ^ a b "Public Protests Are Vital to Disrupt the Status Quo That Led to George Floyd's Death". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  18. ^ "Modi Talks Big About 'Zero Corruption', But the Lokpal is Still Nowhere in Sight". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  19. ^ "Why did Central Government appoint Lokpal? Because Supreme Court was breathing down its neck". Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  20. ^ "India allows 'living wills' for terminally ill". BBC. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  21. ^ "Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation". The Indian Express. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  22. ^ "'Invalid': Supreme Court on Govt's Extensions to ED Chief S.K. Mishra After Its 2021 Order". The Wire. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  23. ^ Das, Awstika (2023-07-11). "Supreme Court Invalidates Extensions Given For ED Director SK Mishra's Terms; Permits Him To Continue Till July 31". livelaw.in. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  24. ^ "ADR says it will oppose SBI plea on electoral bonds". The Hindu. 2024-03-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  25. ^ "SC to hear petition challenging electoral bonds: What is the scheme and its criticisms?". The Indian Express. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  26. ^ "Kerala: Start-up plans to raise resources to improve RTE implementation". The Indian Express. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  27. ^ "Punjab in Crisis". Human Rights Watch. 1991-08-01.
  28. ^ "Counter Terrorism in the Indian Punjab: Assessing the 'Cat' System Prem Mahadevan". satp.org. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  29. ^ "Vipul Mudgal". Economic and Political Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  30. ^ "Author: Vipul Mudgal". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  31. ^ Mudgal, Vipul (June 2022). "Book review: Jinee Lokaneeta, The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogation in India". Studies in Indian Politics. 10 (1): 150–151. doi:10.1177/23210230221082826. ISSN 2321-0230.
  32. ^ "Read all News, Stories, Videos and Photos from Vipul Mudgal". Business Standard. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  33. ^ "Grand Tamasha on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  34. ^ "Foreign Powers Could Influence Indian Elections Via Electoral Bonds": Vipul Mudgal on SC Verdict. The Wire. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-07-08 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ a b "Adding Meaning to 'Democracy'". Economic and Political Weekly. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  36. ^ "Journalism, Democracy and Civil Society in India". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  37. ^ Rao, Shakuntala; Wasserman, Herman, eds. (2015). Media Ethics and Justice in the Age of Globalization. doi:10.1057/9781137498267. ISBN 978-1-349-50520-3.
  38. ^ Crime Victimisation in India. Springer Series on Asian Criminology and Criminal Justice Research. 2022. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-12251-4. ISBN 978-3-031-12250-7.
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