Anando Bhakto, Special Correspondent, reports on Kashmir and politics in the Hindi heartland. He has a special interest in covering human rights issues in Kashmir. In a career spanning nine years he has authored well-researched stories on custodial killings, arbitrary detentions under the Public Safety Act and juvenile detainees for Al Jazeera,
Dawn
, Asia Times
and The Wire
, besides Frontline
. Prior to joining Frontline
, he worked with The Hindu
, the IANS and The Sunday Guardian
. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, U.K.