M. Gautham Machaiah

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Dr M. Gautham Machaiah is a well known journalist, who has successfully straddled across print, internet and television media. He began his career with The Indian Express, before moving to The Times of India and then to the Zee Group. He presently holds a senior corporate position with the Zee Group.

Contents 1 Education 2 Foray into Journalism 3 The Indian Express 4 The Times of India 5 The Zee Group 6 References

Education

Gautham completed his early education at the St Joseph's College, Madikeri, Coorg. He was at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, from Class VIII to Class X. Gautham returned to Coorg for his pre-university course at the Government PU College, Madikeri. Thereafter, he joined the Maharaja’s College, Mysore, where he completed his bachelor’s degree with Journalism, Economics and Political Science as optional subjects. He also holds a post-graduate degree in Journalism and Communication. Gautham was awarded a PhD degree by the Mysore University for his thesis, “Media Habits of Legislators: A Case Study of Karnataka MLAs and MLCs.”

Gautham has been a topper all through. He was awarded a Merit Certificate by the Government of Karnataka for meritorious performance in the Pre-University Course. He won the Siddavanahalli Krishna Sharma award for academic excellence in Journalism. He completed his post graduation with flying colours, and was awarded three gold medals by the Mysore University.

Foray into Journalism

Gautham’s formal induction into Journalism was in his ninth standard, when The Indian Express published his article on the drinking water scarcity in his hometown, Madikeri. In his early days, the annual school magazine provided the platform to blossom as a journalist. By the time Gautham completed his post graduation, hundreds of his articles were published in reputed newspapers, the notable among them being the one on forest brigand Veerappan.

As part of the academic course, he underwent an internship of two months at The Indian Express, New Delhi, where he had the opportunity of working with stalwarts like Arun Shourie. Gautham’s first job was with The Indian Express, Bangalore, under the editorship of H.S. Balram.

The Indian Express

Gautham established himself as a fiery journalist right from day one. Within months of joining The Indian Express, he had carved a name for himself by his incisive articles. He gave a new dimension to education reporting, with his weekly column ‘On the Campus’ being looked forward to by students, academicians and administrators.

He played a crucial role in exposing the mis-management and corruption in Bangalore University. One of his reports on how over a hundred medical students who had failed the examination were promoted by illegally awarding grace marks, hit the national headlines, leading to a judicial inquiry.

As a journalist there is no beat that Gautham has not covered, be it politics, government, environment, civic issues or crime. However, his passion remained with investigative reporting. Even as a Trainee Journalist he had the powers-that-be on their knees when he carried a crusade against the corruption in the government.

Gautham parted ways with The Indian Express after a highly successful four year stint.

The Times of India

Gautham then joined The Times of India, Bangalore, where he made a name for his insightful and investigative reporting. Besides reporting on the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, he covered senior leaders like A.B. Vajpayee, Sonia Gandhi, L.K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Pramod Mahajan and H.D. Deve Gowda. He specialised in reporting on politics and government affairs.

The Zee Group

After The Times of India, Gautham shifted to the Zee Group as the Editor of Zeenext.com. Here, he made a transition from journalism to the corporate world. He is at present posted at Mumbai.

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References

1. ^ www.gauthammachaiah.blogspot.com
2. ^ Gautham Machaiah

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