An Evening with Mihir Bose
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Birkbeck Clore Management Centre
We are pleased to welcome the author, journalist and broadcaster Mihir Bose to Birkbeck on Thursday 27th June. Mihir will spend the evening discussing his latest book, his memoir, ‘Thank You Mr Crombie: Lessons in Guilt and Gratitude to the British’. He will focus on his move to the UK and how, once he had permanent resident’s rights, he was able to settle and develop his career, and fulfil his great dream of becoming a writer. Mihir will provide us with insight into his life in the UK and how it has changed for the better during his career. He will focus on how societal changes have provided the backdrop that enabled him to pursue a career in sports journalism in which he became the leading sports journalist in the UK, working as the chief sports news correspondent at the Daily Telegraph, as the BBC’s first sports editor and first non-white editor, and also working for the Sunday Times for 20 years. His knowledge of cricket and football in particular is remarkable having written numerous books on both sports. This promises to be an engaging evening in which Mihir will discuss his extraordinary life and career. There will be a Q+A session with Mihir as well as a book signing event and the opportunity to purchase one of Mihir’s many books.
Introducing Mihir Bose
Mihir was born in Kolkata shortly before Indian independence in 1947. He is an award-winning journalist and author who broadcasts on social and historical issues and sport. He has written more than fifty books on sport, including football and cricket, and history – such as Bollywood, India and the extraordinary WW2 quintuple agent Silver. The subjects of his many biographies include Michael Grade, Moeen Ali and the Indian nationalist Subhas Bose (no relation). Mihir was the BBC’s first sports editor and first non-white editor. He was chief sports news correspondent at the Daily Telegraph and worked for the Sunday Times for 20 years. His honorary doctorate from Loughborough University was awarded for his outstanding contribution to journalism and the promotion of equality. Mihir is a member of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel and former chairman of the Reform Club.
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