2009 Infinity Award: Writing

A native of Calcutta, India, Aveek Sen has pursued an academic and journalistic career both in the UK and India. He studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, receiving his M.A. in English Language and Literature. He continued his academic career as a Gulbenkian Research Fellow in European History and Culture at Wolfson College, Oxford, and a lecturer in English at St. Hilda's College, Oxford. Currently Mr. Sen is the Senior Assistant Editor (editorial pages) for The Telegraph, Calcutta, where he has been employed since 1999. He also reviews books, films, classical music, art, and photography in addition to writing on the European Union, West Asia, the United Nations, Britain, public health in India, juvenile justice, and education. The recent focus in his writing on photography has already earned him an outstanding reputation in the field. Master photographer Dayanita Singh has referred to him as "the finest writer on photography." He is currently working on a book on the intersections of photography, literature, cinema, and the other visual arts.