Ramjee Chandran is a journalist and author. Chandran has been the Editor of

Explocity Explocity Pvt Ltd is a media and publishing company headquartered in Bangalore. The company was formed by Ramjee Chandran. Explocity has city based publications across India, New York state and Dubai. Corporate history Prior to the inception ...

a fortnightly magazine since 1998. According to

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, ''Explocity'' is partly owned by

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. He is also the host of the podcast
The Literary City With Ramjee Chandran

Career

Ramjee Chandran launched several magazines devoted to the city of Bangalore, India, notably ''The Bangalore Monthly'' and ''Bangalore Weekly''. Also Chandran wrote several columns for various newspapers and magazines. Prior to the inception of

, Chandran first began a Bangalore-based magazine, "Bangalore This Fortnight", in 1989. This was followed by the launch of the Bangalore Monthly and the Bangaloremag.com. The

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had just begun its journey in the late 1990s in India, when Chandran created Explocity.com in 1999. Some of the initial

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was from

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has content includes events,

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listings, shopping, nightlife and sightseeing in cities like

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, and Indian cities. Chandran is also a jazz guitarist and has performed with other acclaimed musicians on stage. Ramjee Chandran was featured in the New York podcas
Destination On The Left
as a media expert. Chandran was invited by Bangalore International Centre t
moderate a panel comprising leading animal activists
and representatives from the Bangalore city corporation. Ramjee Chandran starte
The Literary City with Ramjee Chandran
under Explocity Podcasts in 2022.

Awards and honors

* Chanakya Award for Innovative Leadership * Best entrepreneurs from Karnataka, India

References

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