Vaishali Dinakaran (born 11 October 1987) is an Indian motor sport journalist[1] and writer. She graduated from a sub-editor to a motor sports editor in an Indian automotive publication, Overdrive. Now based in Berlin, Germany she continues to write on motor sports but uses a new medium. She is currently doing video news for Deutsche Welle. She is one of the few motor sports journalists who drove a Formula 1 car.[2]
Vaishali Dinakaran was born on 11 October 1987 in Bangalore to Thinakaran and Poornima Thinakaran. She's spent her early childhood in Bengaluru along with her sister Shoruba. After finishing her schooling in Sishu Griha, she studied communicative English at Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru. She finished her Bachelor of Arts in Media and Mass Communication in 2008. Before that in 2006, she did a couple of months internship with Overdrive magazine.[3] She joined as a Copy Editor at Autocar India in June 2008.
Motorsports journalismedit
After working for a year and five months at Autocar in Mumbai, Dinakaran moved to Business Standard Motoring as Principal Correspondent. In 2011, when Formula 1 came to India she became one of the few Indian Journalists who managed a one-on-one interview with Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.[4][5] She covered many rallies alongside veteran motorsports photographer and journalist George Francis.[6]
From April 2013 to July 2020, she took care of the motor sports news in Overdrive as Motorsports Editor. Though she moved to Germany in 2015, she continued to edit the motor sports section of the reputed magazine run by Network18 Group. In 2020, she joined Deutsche Welle and has been exploring the digital media through video news features.
Awardsedit
Vaishali Dinakaran won the prestigious ‘ProDrive Motorsports Award’ for the years 2018 and 2019[7] presented by The Guild of Motoring Writers for her motorsports writing.[8] One of the articles that was cited for the award was an Opinion piece, ‘Pacenotes’, the column in Overdrive which she started writing from August 2014.[9]
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January 01, 1970
vaishali, dinakaran, born, october, 1987, indian, motor, sport, journalist, writer, graduated, from, editor, motor, sports, editor, indian, automotive, publication, overdrive, based, berlin, germany, continues, write, motor, sports, uses, medium, currently, do. Vaishali Dinakaran born 11 October 1987 is an Indian motor sport journalist 1 and writer She graduated from a sub editor to a motor sports editor in an Indian automotive publication Overdrive Now based in Berlin Germany she continues to write on motor sports but uses a new medium She is currently doing video news for Deutsche Welle She is one of the few motor sports journalists who drove a Formula 1 car 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Motorsports journalism 3 Awards 4 ReferencesEarly life editVaishali Dinakaran was born on 11 October 1987 in Bangalore to Thinakaran and Poornima Thinakaran She s spent her early childhood in Bengaluru along with her sister Shoruba After finishing her schooling in Sishu Griha she studied communicative English at Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru She finished her Bachelor of Arts in Media and Mass Communication in 2008 Before that in 2006 she did a couple of months internship with Overdrive magazine 3 She joined as a Copy Editor at Autocar India in June 2008 Motorsports journalism editAfter working for a year and five months at Autocar in Mumbai Dinakaran moved to Business Standard Motoring as Principal Correspondent In 2011 when Formula 1 came to India she became one of the few Indian Journalists who managed a one on one interview with Formula One legend Michael Schumacher 4 5 She covered many rallies alongside veteran motorsports photographer and journalist George Francis 6 From April 2013 to July 2020 she took care of the motor sports news in Overdrive as Motorsports Editor Though she moved to Germany in 2015 she continued to edit the motor sports section of the reputed magazine run by Network18 Group In 2020 she joined Deutsche Welle and has been exploring the digital media through video news features Awards editVaishali Dinakaran won the prestigious ProDrive Motorsports Award for the years 2018 and 2019 7 presented by The Guild of Motoring Writers for her motorsports writing 8 One of the articles that was cited for the award was an Opinion piece Pacenotes the column in Overdrive which she started writing from August 2014 9 References edit Author Vaishali Dinakaran Overdrive Retrieved 2023 05 10 Interview with Vaishali Dinakaran Muck Rack muckrack com Retrieved 2023 05 10 says Mallika K P 2023 03 13 My Life With Books Vaishali Dinakaran BooksFirst Retrieved 2023 05 10 A Schumacher Story Overdrive Retrieved 2023 05 10 BSMtalksMichaelSchumacher Schuperhero Business Standard Motoring Retrieved 2023 05 10 Remembering George Francis Overdrive Retrieved 2023 12 29 Our motorsport editor Vaishali Dinakaran wins second consecutive Peugeot Motorsport Cup awarded by the Guild of Motoring Writers www overdrive in Retrieved 2023 05 10 Prodrive Motorsport Award The Guild of Motoring Writers Retrieved 2023 05 10 On the joys and hardships of motorsport writing Overdrive Retrieved 2023 05 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaishali Dinakaran amp oldid 1192432309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
