Visiting Fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF) | Two-time TEDx Speaker | OpEd Writer | Panel Moderator| Strategic Communications | Thought Leadership | Podcasts
Akshobh Giridharadas is a Visiting Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Previously, Akshobh was a consultant with the World Bank in Washington, DC.
A journalist by profession, Akshobh was based in Singapore for seven years, four of which as a reporter and producer with MediaCorp’s Channel News Asia covering foreign policy and international business news. He reported extensively on investor sentiment, tech trends, Fortune 500 companies, startups and interviewed Singaporean policymakers and visited foreign dignitaries.
Akshobh started his career in Singapore with ESPN STAR Sports, where he worked as a sports producer. His foray into the world of sports broadcasting began after he finished in the quarter-finals of a pan-India talent hunt for the next sports broadcasting face of ESPN STAR Sports.
Akshobh has written on diverse topics such as geopolitics, business, tech and sports and has published articles for outlets such as The Diplomat, The National Interest, the Observer Research Foundation, FirstPost and ThePrint. He is a two-time TEDx speaker and has moderated several panels at major tech conferences in Singapore.
Akshobh has two master’s degrees: one in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a second master’s in journalism from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication in Pune, India. He has an undergraduate degree in commerce from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics at the University of Mumbai, India.
The changing face of journalism | TEDxNTU
Journalism has become anachronistic in nature. In an era defined by a fast-changing economy and disruptive new technological innovation, the journalism industry has been caught off guard in some of its archaic business models. Various news outlets are finding that content has become a cheap commodity as they struggle to monetize their work. The same technology that has proliferated news and journalism has ironically disrupted the industry. The watchdog or the fourth estate of democracy that's meant to keep a watch on the other three estates, now finds its very foundations threatened.
Idea of a Nation State: What Makes a Country? | TEDxTufts
Through the lens of his experience living in the vastly different countries of India and Singapore, Akshobh explores the idea of countries. He challenges our previous beliefs of what a country is and what it can be. A journalist by profession, Akshobh Giridharadas was based out of Singapore as a reporter and producer with Channel News Asia, Singapore covering international business news. He writes on diverse topics such as geopolitics, business, tech and sports. His previous endeavours include working at ESPN STAR and FOX networks. He is a TEDx and Toastmasters public speaker and is currently at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts specialising in international affairs. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Akshobh Giridharadas's Wild(erness) Ride
About discovering hospitality and humanity in the wilderness.
