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Business News > Mint Authors > Manu Joseph

Manu Joseph

Independent columnist

Manu Joseph brings a writer's voice to opinion journalism. He is a journalist, novelist and screenwriter. His book “Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us”, a non-fiction bestseller in India, examines the strange peace between classes in a deeply unequal society. He has reported on politics, technology, crime, cricket and culture, and wrote the ‘Letter from India’ for The New York Times. He is a former editor-in-chief of Open Magazine and the creator of the Netflix series “Decoupled”. His work has received The Hindu Literary Prize, among other honours.

ARTICLES BY MANU JOSEPH

Manu Joseph: Why do good things happen in India? Here's a theory

4 min read . 16 Aug 2026

Manu Joseph: How AI could rescue us from the gatekeepers of acclaim

6 min read . 09 Aug 2026

Manu Joseph: Why a muzzled India grants a low bar for satire

5 min read . 02 Aug 2026

Manu Joseph: The BJP appears in trouble but the reason isn’t what it seems

5 min read . 26 Jul 2026

Manu Joseph: Why is Christopher Nolan such a famous filmmaker?

4 min read . 19 Jul 2026

Manu Joseph: Does the Indian street hero capture what’s wrong with India?

5 min read . 12 Jul 2026

Manu Joseph: The Siya Goyal case reveals a naive hunt for motives

4 min read . 05 Jul 2026

Manu Joseph: why state-sponsored yoga is largely a pointless exercise

4 min read . 28 Jun 2026

Manu Joseph: why even bad biryani jokes should pass as free speech

5 min read . 21 Jun 2026

Manu Joseph: an idea that could help the Cockroach Janata Party

5 min read . 14 Jun 2026

Manu Joseph: what rising wrong-side driving says about India's future

5 min read . 07 Jun 2026

Manu Joseph: why the pope is right about one danger of AI in particular

5 min read . 31 May 2026

Manu Joseph: One of the most famous motivational stories is a myth

4 min read . 24 May 2026

Manu Joseph: Why some people put on poverty as if it’s make-up

4 min read . 17 May 2026

Manu Joseph: Why does a classmate’s fame feel personal?

5 min read . 10 May 2026

Manu Joseph: What the business class seat says about inequality

4 min read . 03 May 2026

Manu Joseph: Why India cannot film itself—even for a documentary

4 min read . 26 Apr 2026

Manu Joseph: No, poverty does not turn people into violent criminals

5 min read . 19 Apr 2026

Manu Joseph: Has Bitcoin's mystery creator Satoshi Nakamoto been unmasked?

4 min read . 12 Apr 2026

Manu Joseph: The youth—are they the world’s most overvalued asset?

4 min read . 05 Apr 2026
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