CONV: Amrit Kakaria Seeks Stronger Voice For SAJA

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EDITOR'S NOTE: In celebration of SAJA's 15th anniversary, we talked to senior journalists who have been with the organization since its early days. In these profiles, they share a bit of themselves and their association with SAJA. 

Amrit Kakaria

is an industry veteran who has had a hand in shaping the South Asian media landscape. The 70-year-old started his career as an intern in India at the India News & Feature Alliance, and has since worked for nearly a half dozen publications on three  continents.

After moving to the US in 1977, he joined India Abroad. In 1988, Kakaria moved to India Today to become its chief North American representative.

Kakaria has been part of SAJA since its birth in 1994. For him, the organization fulfills a personal aspiration to unite ethnic Indian journalists. SAJA, he says, “helps South Asian entrants to journalism" and is "a reassuring entity for them to belong to." He looks to SAJA becoming a powerhouse with a stronger voice.

Kakaria, however, has a less aggressive future mapped out for himself. His personal mission: to improve his golf game.

-- By Sweta Vohra, University of California at Berkeley graduate student.