Remembering Vinod Mehta On His 11th Death Anniversary: The Maverick Editor Who Redefined Indian Journalism

On his 11th death anniversary, Vinod Mehta is remembered for fearless journalism, including a bold editorial on Kashmir in Outlook’s debut issue that triggered outrage and copies being burnt - an early sign of the independent, uncompromising editorial voice he championed.

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Updated on: 10 March 2026 6:16 pm

Published at: 10 March 2026 6:04 pm

Vinod Mehta, Editorial chairman, Outlook group at his office on Saturday Sept. 28, 2013. | Photo: Narendra Bisht

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Outlook magazine's first cover, published in October 1995

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Vinod Mehta at the launch of Outlook

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Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group, at a campaign against killing of stray animals in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on April 24, 2010. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee along with Vinod Mehta | Photo: Prashant Panjiar

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Vinod Mehta, Indranil Roy, and Pranab Mukherjee at the Outlook Getaways launch

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Vinod Mehta with Congress leader Sheila Dikshit | Photo: Jitender Gupta

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Vinod Mehta, Editor-in Chief of Outlook Group, and Anirudh Behl, editor of the online magazine Cobrapost.com, Vinod Mehta's Book Launch in New delhi on Nov. 09, 2011. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat

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Vinod Mehta with Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Photo: Narendra Bisht

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Former editor in Chief of Outlook publication Vinod Mehta during a function in Mumbai. Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Dev. and Communication and Information Technology presented Life Time achievement award by Press club of Mumbai to on Saturday, May 05, 2012. | Photo: Apoorva Salkade

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Vinod Mehta, Editorial Chairman in Outlook Group, with Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and scriptwriter, during his book launch in New Delhi on Oct 04, 2013. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat

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