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Atul Kulkarni was born on July 7, 1968 in Latur district of Maharashtra and also a Indian journalist at Lokmat.

Atul Kulkarni’s entry into Journalism at Latur (Maharashtra-INDIA) dates back to 1988. Since then he has worked at many places including Aurangabad, Ahmadnagar, Solapur, Pandharpur, Kolhapur & Mumbai. While reporting his focus has always been on social issues and has always ruthlessly brought out & criticized maladies of the system. The Mumbai and Aurangabad High Court has converted Nine reports written by him on different subjects, into Public Interest Litigations. This is a solitary example in case of a Reporter. In another feat he has been honored Twice with the ‘P.V. Gadgil Award for Investigative Journalism’; ‘Lokmat Award for Best Report’ & ‘Sitabai Bhagwat Award for Critics’. His article in the column ‘Jata Jata’ in Marathi focusing on elevation of social status of women won him the ‘Ladli Media Gender Sensitivity Award’.

News serial written by him on chaos in the Department Irrigation & Transport (Regional Transport Offices) of Govt. of Maharashtra; Politics of & in the illicit Matka business (Gambling) & crime harbored by it; Politics in the housing projects of Mhada have received galore of accolade. He was picked up for the team of Journalists that accompanied the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpai to the SARC Meet held in Pakistan. His dispatches from the venue of the Conference looked beyond the news & had an adoring human touch to it.

His translation work of the Hindi Book written by Dr Sharatchandra Chattopadhya in Marathi titled as ‘LUKA’ has also been published. Political satire regularly being written by him in ‘Lokmat Daily’ (All editions including Hindi) in the column ‘Adhun Madhun’ is also very widely read. At present he is working as Sr. Asst. Editor in ‘Lokmat’ Mumbai.

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