Reporting Tips on South Asia > Ayodhya / Hindu-Muslim Relations
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last updated: May 28, 2002

On this page: Background, story ideas, news sources, journalists available in India
Compiled by Sreenath Sreenivasan, SAJA co-founder, with input from around the globe

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INDIA
Journalists in New Delhi available to help with stories
(numbers to dial from US):

Vir Singh:
reachvir@yahoo.com
Cell: 011-91-98-10309247
Work: 011-91-11-469-7772
Work: 011-91-11-463-1677

Norris Pritam:
norrispritam@vsnl.com
Home: 011-91-11-2718298
Cell: 011-91-98-102-34230

Mannika Chopra:
mannika@vsnl.com

See extensive list of journalists listed at SAJA Source List
We need names in Gujarat: saja@columbia.edu

SOURCES: US-based Experts on South Asia
& Sources based in South Asia: See relevant section of SAJA's source list

Embassy of India in Washington:
Navtej Singh Sarna, press counselor
202-939-7041
E-mail: sarna@indiagov.org
http://www.indianembassy.org

DIALING INDIA: When dialing India, be aware that printed numbers list Indian area codes with a 0 in front of the code... when dialing from the US, use 011 (the number to dial international calls, then 91 (the code for India), then the local area code and number (skip the zero after the 91). eg: Delhi is listed as "011" -- but to dial from the US, use only the "11". So Delhi is 011-91-11 + local seven-digit number. Some cities in India have local numbers with less than seven digits. "98" is national cell phone code.

INDIA TIME: India has only one time zone -- it is 10.5 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time

SOURCES: US-based Experts on South Asia
& Sources based in South Asia: See relevant section of SAJA's source list

Updates/corrections: saja@columbia.edu / 212-854-5979

Also see:

See 2001 tips on covering the Gujarat earthquake -- same state where this year's violence started

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