JOURNALISTS from India

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indian Journalists of all time. This list of famous Indian Journalists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Homai Vyarawalla (1913 - 2012)

With an HPI of 48.30, Homai Vyarawalla is the most famous Indian Journalist.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.

Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012), commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, was India's first woman photojournalist. She began her career in 1938 working for the Bombay Chronicle, capturing images of daily life in the city. Vyarawalla worked for the British Information Services from the 1940s until 1970 when she retired. In 2011, she was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India. She was amongst the first women in India to join a mainstream publication when she joined The Illustrated Weekly of India. A pioneer in her field, Vyarawalla died at the age of 98. Google doodle honoured India's "First Lady of the lens" in 2017 with a tapestry of Indian life and history drawn by guest doodler Sameer Kulavoor.

2. Arnab Goswami (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 27.46, Arnab Goswami is the 2nd most famous Indian Journalist.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Arnab Ranjan Goswami (born 7 March 1973) is an Indian news anchor and journalist. He is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Republic Media Network. Before Republic TV, Goswami was the editor-in-chief and a news anchor of Times Now and ET Now, from 2006 to 2016. Previously, he had also served stints at NDTV and The Telegraph. On Times Now, he anchored The Newshour, a live debate at 9 pm (IST) weekdays, which propelled him to widespread fame. He also hosted a special television programme Frankly Speaking with Arnab. In November 2016, Goswami resigned as editor-in-chief of Times Now. His news channel Republic TV was launched in May 2017.

3. Danish Siddiqui (1983 - 2021)

With an HPI of 22.90, Danish Siddiqui is the 3rd most famous Indian Journalist.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Danish Siddiqui (19 May 1983 – 16 July 2021) was an Indian photojournalist based in Delhi, who used to lead the national Reuters multimedia team and was Chief Photographer India. He received his first 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, as part of the Reuters team, for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis. In 2021, he was killed while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban forces near a border crossing with Pakistan. His second Pulitzer was awarded posthumously in 2022 for documenting the COVID-19 pandemic.