Luv Puri

Luv Puri is a political analyst and has worked with different multilateral organisations. He has worked for The Hindu and is the first journalist who was given permission to physically cross the Line of Control, a boundary that divides the Indian- and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir. Apart from writing regular Op-eds in leading print publications, he is an author of book Across the Line of Control published by Columbia University Press (CUP, New York).

Education

Luv studied in New York University.

Awards

In 2006, Puri won the European Commission Award for Human Rights and Democracy and in 2005, he was commended by International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) for promoting the values of tolerance and religious freedom.

He is the recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship and was also a fellow of International Visitors Program of the US Government in 2004. Puri has also been given Appan Menon Award for his work on Himalayan tribes in 2004.

Books

Luv Puri authored the book Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir: The Uncovered Face, and had contributed several articles for academic publications. His second book Across the LoC: Inside Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, based on his work in Pakistan, was published by Penguin in November 2010 and Columbia University Press/Hurst in 2012.