P Sainath prefers to call himself 'rural reporter'. He is rural affairs editor for 'The Hindu' newspaper. He spends 270 to 300 days every year in rural interiors. He is the 2007 winner of Ramon Magsaysay award for litreature, journalisma nd creative communication. He is the author of 'Everybody Loves A Good Draught'. Through his work on Indian\'s social problems he has changed the nature of developement debate. His current project is on agrarian crisis nationwide.
This year he was confered with one of the highest Padma award by government of india. He has been consistently refusing any goverment awards for past 20-30 years saying that government should be judging literature and journalism.
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