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.

Vinod Mehta, Editorial chairman
Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group, at his office on Sept. 28, 2013. | Photo: Narendra Bisht
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Outlook magazines first cover, published in October 1995
Outlook magazine's first cover, published in October 1995
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Vinod Mehta at the launch of Outlook
Vinod Mehta at the launch of Outlook
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Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group
Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group, at a campaign against killing of stray animals at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on April 24, 2010. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Vinod Mehta
Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Vinod Mehta | Photo: Prashant Panjiar
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Vinod Mehta, Indranil Roy, and Pranab Mukherjee
Vinod Mehta, Indranil Roy, and Pranab Mukherjee at the Outlook Getaways launch
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vinod mehta with Congress leader Sheila Dikshit
Vinod Mehta with Congress leader Sheila Dikshit | Photo: Jitender Gupta
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Vinod Mehta and  Anirudh Behl
Vinod Mehta, Editor-in Chief of Outlook Group, and Anirudh Behl, editor of the online magazine Cobrapost.com at Mehta's book launch in New Delhi on Nov. 9, 2011. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat
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Vinod Mehta with Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Vinod Mehta with Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Photo: Narendra Bisht
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Vinod Mehta
Former Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group Vinod Mehta during a function in Mumbai. Kapil Sibal, the then Minister of Human Resource Dev. and Communication and Information Technology presented the Life Time achievement award by Press Club of Mumbai to Mehta on May 05, 2012. | Photo: Apoorva Salkade
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Vinod Mehta and  Javed Akhtar
Vinod Mehta, Editorial Chairman of Outlook Group, with Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and scriptwriter, during his book launch in New Delhi on Oct 4, 2013. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat
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Vinod Mehtas office cabin
Editorial Chairman of Outlook Group & veteran journalist Vinod Mehta's room in his office in New Delhi. March 12, 2015. | Photo: Sanjay Rawat
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Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group
Vinod Mehta, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group and his dog.
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Portrait of Vinod Mehta former Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group in the cabin of current Editor Chinki Sinha on July 10, 2024.
Portrait of Vinod Mehta former Editor-in-Chief of Outlook Group in the cabin of current Editor Chinki Sinha on July 10, 2024. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey
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