Mihir Bose

Mihir Bose is an award-winning journalist and author. He writes and broadcasts on social and historical issues and sport for a range of outlets including the BBC, Financial Times, Evening Standard and Irish Times. He has written more than 30 books. They include histories: of Bollywood, Indian cricket, India post Independence, and Silver, the man who spied for five countries during the Second World War, which is being made into a film; and biographies: of Michael Grade and the Indian nationalist Subhas Bose (no relation).

Mihir was the BBC’s first Sports Editor, the first non-white to become a BBC Editor. He moved to the BBC after 12 years at the Daily Telegraph where he was chief sports news correspondent. Before that he worked for the Sunday Times for 20 years. He has contributed to nearly all the major UK newspapers and presented programmes on radio and television.

Mihir’s honorary doctorate from Loughborough University was awarded for his outstanding contribution to journalism and the promotion of equality. He has won several awards: business columnist of the year, sports news reporter of the year, sports story of the year and the Silver Jubilee Literary award for his History of Indian Cricket.

Mihir has recently been appointed to English Heritage’s Blue Plaques Panel. He is a former chairman of the Reform Club. He lives in London with his wife Caroline.