Anant Goenka is a Dean's Scholar at the Annenberg School for Communications, University of Southern California pursuing a Master's degree in Print Journalism. He is an international student from Mumbai with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in Brand Management from the USC Marshall School of Business.

Goenka has lived in Los Angeles since 2004 and spends 4 months of the year in Mumbai. He eagerly awaits returning to Mumbai to work in the business side of The Indian Express Group. He has interned briefly at Indian news channel NDTV 24x7, Business India Magazine and at The Indian Express newspapers in Mumbai.

Blog Entries by Anant Goenka

Indian Elections: The Gift of Stability -- to the People, by the People

Posted May 18, 2009 | 01:50 PM (EST)


The people of India have spoken loud and clear and they have given themselves the gift of stability, and the victory of development over communalism and petty regional dogma.

Three hours after counting commenced, the Indian National Congress (INC) clearly began to emerge as the single-largest party and the...

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This Time, Mumbai Stands United

Posted December 3, 2008 | 05:08 AM (EST)


Today I visited a memorial service and candlelight vigil held at the University of Southern California for the events that transpired in Mumbai. It was an event hosted by both the Association of Indian Students and the Pakistani Student Association and I began to wonder: am I dreaming, or could...

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The Rich Are No Longer Isolated From Realities of India

Posted November 27, 2008 | 10:54 AM (EST)


There isn't a place that I frequent when I go back home that hasn't been hit by the 10 attacks that began late Wednesday at India's commercial capital that targeted premier landmark establishments of the city I grew up in and the city I long to go back to.

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