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British journalist and author (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sathnam Sanghera FRSL (born 1976) is a British journalist and best-selling author.[1]
Sathnam Sanghera | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Wolverhampton, England |
Education | Wolverhampton Grammar School |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
Employer(s) | The Times Express and Star |
Notable work | The Boy with the Topknot (2009) |
Website | www |
Sathnam Sanghera was born to Indian Punjabi parents in Wolverhampton in 1976.[2][3] His parents had emigrated from India to the UK in 1968.[4][5] He was raised a Sikh.[5] He attended Wolverhampton Grammar School, an independent school where he had gained a place after passing the 11+ examination and was funded by the government's Assisted Places Scheme. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, with a first-class degree in English Language and Literature in 1998.[3]
Before becoming a writer, Sanghera worked at a burger chain, a hospital laundry, a market research firm, a sewing factory and a literacy project in New York.[3] As a student, he worked at the Express and Star in Wolverhampton and dressed up as a "news bunny" for L!VE TV.[6] Between 1998 and 2006, he was a reporter and feature writer for the Financial Times.[3]
Sanghera joined The Times as a columnist and feature writer in 2007.[3] He also writes the motoring column for Management Today magazine.[3] His memoir, The Boy with the Topknot (2009), was adapted for BBC Two in 2017.[2] His novel Marriage Material, originally published in 2013, was inspired in part by Arnold Bennett's The Old Wives' Tale.[7]
In 2016, Sanghera was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL).[8][9]
In November 2021, his Channel 4 documentary series about race, Empire State of Mind, received a four-star review in The Guardian from Chitra Ramaswamy.[10]
Sanghera lives in North London.[3][11]
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