Sudheendra Kulkarni went on to study metallurgical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
12 Facts About Sudheendra Kulkarni
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Sudheendra Kulkarni helped former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee write his speeches and in 2008 was acting as a strategist for Lal Krishna Advani, who had influenced his rise within the party.
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Sudheendra Kulkarni had been working for Reliance Industries and the Observer Research Foundation, a think tank, prior to this.
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Sudheendra Kulkarni worked as executive editor for Blitz, a Mumbai-based tabloid format weekly that was edited and owned by Russi Karanjia.
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Sudheendra Kulkarni became a strong sympathiser of the BJP and the Ayodhya movement, which led to Kulkarni being appointed in place of P Sainath as deputy editor.
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Sudheendra Kulkarni was tasked with having Blitz reflect Karanjia's new-found sympathies.
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Sudheendra Kulkarni then transformed Blitz from a left-wing newspaper into a BJP-oriented publication.
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Sudheendra Kulkarni joined the Hinduja Group of Companies as Vice President in the mid-1990s, at a time when the Hinduja Group's chairman was considering tying up with American newspapers to publish an Indian version.
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The newspaper venture of the Hindua Group never took off, and after a few years of professional wilderness with the Hindujas, Sudheendra Kulkarni resigned to join the BJP.
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In 2011, Sudheendra Kulkarni was remanded in judicial custody for a period and in November of that year was released on bail.
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On 12 October 2015, Sudheendra Kulkarni was attacked by Shiv Sena activists for organising a book launch for former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.
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The Sena alleged that Sudheendra Kulkarni had disrespected Indian soldiers by sharing a stage with Kasuri, and his attackers blackened his face and clothes with black paint.