Saket Suman is a writer, journalist and literary chronicler. He is the author of The Psychology of a Patriot, published by Rupa Publications in India.

As a journalist, he has worked at The Statesman, Indo Asian News Service (IANS) and Times Group, besides being published extensively on popular culture, politics and human rights in reputed newspapers, magazines and news portals.

He wrote a weekly column “Beyond Books” in The Statesman between 2013 to 2016; covered student unrest and the demonstrations leading up to the withdrawal of Delhi University’s ambitious Four Year Undergraduate Programme; co-authored a series of front-page investigative reports on illegal narcotic racket in India’s national capital; chronicled the most extensive coverage of the Sahitya Akademi imbroglio when reputed writers returned their prestigious literary honours in protest against what they called intolerance in India; commented vociferously on threats to free speech and the building wave of jingoism; curated microsites and special projects such as “Where Writers Write”, “Shifting Sands of Culture” and “Translating India”, among others.

Saket Suman reinvigorated the literary coverage of IANS, profiling heavyweight writers and building a formidable pool of commentators and critics. He has reported extensively on the arts and culture sectors, covered mega gatherings such as the Kumb Mela, literary, cultural, music and food festivals in India and abroad.

He is credited for exclusive newsbreaks that have rocked the national discourse; passionate first-person reportage that has appeared in front pages of national dailies; insightful scoops that have led to implementation of stricter protocols; and incisive interviews that have created space for wider discussion. He has travelled extensively and reported from