Manu Joseph


Manu Joseph is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine.

Life and career

Joseph was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai, and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine. He is a former editor of OPEN magazine, and a columnist for The International New York Times and The Hindustan Times. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar. He currently lives in Delhi. His debut novel Serious Men won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN/Open Book Award. It will be adapted by Sudhir Mishra as a feature film.
His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People, was published in September 2012. The semi-autobiographical novel was described by The Wall Street Journal as a work that "injects dark, rueful laughter into an immensely touching story of loss". He also wrote the screenplay of Love Khichdi.
On January 2014, Joseph resigned as editor of Open magazine.

Awards and honours