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'''Avirook Sen''' is a writer and journalist from [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], India. His book ''Aarushi'' showcased the [[2008 Noida double murder case]].

==Biography==

Sen was born in Kolkata in a Bengali family. He completed his high school from [[La Martinière Calcutta|La Martiniere school]], pursued a bachelor's degree in [[English literature]] from [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency University]], Kolkata<ref>{{Cite web |title=Avirook Sen : Author Details |url=https://harpercollins.co.in/author-details/avirook-sen |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=HarperCollins India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-11-23 |title=Avirook Sen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/61770623.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>{{Independent source inline|date=January 2025}}

He started his career as a journalist in 1990, worked with [[ABP Group]], thereafter, worked with [[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]], the [[Hindustan Times]] and other newspapers, and wrote extensively on topics such as social, crime, terrorism, and sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manthan |date=2015-11-07 |title=Presumed Guilty : the Aarushi Talwar story – Avirook Sen |url=https://www.manthanindia.com/presumed-guilty-the-aarushi-talwar-story-avirook-sen/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Manthan India |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Independent source inline|date=January 2025}}

Sen published his debut book, ''Looking for America'', with in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-05-16 |title=Book talk: Looking for America |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/Nov/01/book-talk-looking-for-america-199667.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-05-16 |title=Avirook's America |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/Nov/09/avirooks-america-201571.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> His sophomore book, ''Aarushi'', is a true crime book published in 2015 by Penguin India. The book showcases the [[2008 Noida double murder case]], and the insensitivity of the judiciary, claimed that Aarushi Talwar murder verdict was a miscarriage of justice.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biswas |first=Soutik |date=2015-07-21 |title=Was Aarushi Talwar murder verdict a miscarriage of justice? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33546471 |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Rohini |date=2016-04-17 |title='Trial by Error': Aarushi Talwar case is reconstructed in new 'Serial'-like podcast |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/trial-by-error-aarushi-talwar-case-is-reconstructed-in-new-serial-like-podcast-2732876.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Pratik |date=2015-08-12 |title=Aarushi Murder Case: Avirook Sen on how the Talwars were painted guilty |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/interview-aarushi-murder-case-avirook-sen-on-how-the-talwars-were-painted-guilty-2113420#google_vignette |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Saptarshi |date=2016-05-04 |title=Convictions should be based on fair procedure, not collective conscience: Aarushi Case Lawyer |url=https://www.thehinducentre.com/the-arena/current-issues/convictions-should-be-based-on-fair-procedure-not-collective-conscience-aarushi-case-lawyer/article64931514.ece |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Hindu Centre |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-17 |title=The Injustice Of It All: An Interview With Avirook Sen About His Book 'Aarushi' |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-injustice-of-it-all-an-interview-with-avirook-sen-about-his_b_7808414 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Daftuar |first=Swati |date=2015-07-25 |title="I'm no sociologist" |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/avirook-sen-on-his-new-book-on-the-aarushihemraaj-murder-case/article7460290.ece |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> As of August 24, 2025, ''Aarushi'' has sold upto 70,000 copies in India.<ref name="Indsales">{{Cite magazine|date=August 24, 2025|first=Sabah|last=Gurmat|title=Do Indian authors need to be social media influencers to sell books?|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/do-indian-authors-need-to-be-social-media-influencers-to-sell-books|access-date=September 3, 2025|magazine=[[Vogue India]]|archive-date=September 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903170318/https://www.vogue.in/content/do-indian-authors-need-to-be-social-media-influencers-to-sell-books|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sen was invited to speak on various events.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Aarushi' author Avirook Sen addresses aspiring writers at Readomania |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/aarushi-author-avirook-sen-addresses-aspiring-writers-at-readomania-1160990.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Books==

* ''Looking for America'' (2012)
* ''Aarushi'' (2015)

== See also ==
* ''[[Trial By Error: The Aarushi Files]]''

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPWQ0avc4nw Avirook Sen at Kolkata Literary Meet 2016]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHyItHQKJBQ Looking For America' by Avirook Sen on NDTV News Channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNerg1XRTWU Hindu Lit for Life Organized by the Hindu Newspaper]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_gM0zrTdUg Avirook Sen Interviewed by NDTV]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzmkCxD-v0 Avirook Sen on ABP News]
* [https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/avirook-sen-s-aarushi-highlights-the-coldness-of-the-judiciary/story-wLTHac4Bg4bLzAi8ujng2L.html Book by Avirook Sen]
* [https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/10-reasons-why-i-believe-aarushis-parents-are-being-framed-779746 NDTV and Avirook Sen]
* [https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/aarushi-and-the-murder-of-justice-115071601435_1.html Aarushi and the murder of justice]
* [https://www.firstpost.com/living/interview-five-questions-that-remain-unanswered-in-avirook-sens-aarushi-2359184.html Questions remained unanswered]

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