Reporter. Producer. Broadcaster.
Gaggan Sabherwal is an award winning investigative journalist currently working as BBC's South Asia Diaspora Reporter.
Radio Broadcast
Gandhi in London
As India marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the BBC’s Gaggan Sabherwhal takes us to the places where he lived and stayed on two visits to London, first as a law student and later as a political leader. (This was aired on BBC's Fifth Floor programme).
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csynt1
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Lockdown, as seen from Miama, Kampala and Chennai
As more and more of the world has entered lockdown this week, we hear from Miami, Chennai and Kampala about what that’s been like for our language service journalists. Luis Fajardo of BBC Monitoring in Miami says there's been an exodus of New Yorkers to Florida, Catherine Byaruhanga of BBC Africa in Uganda talks us through the country’s rapid shutdown, and South Asia reporter Gaggan Sabherwal finds herself locked down during a family visit to Chennai.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszjgs
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Lockdown Ramadan, music and guns
Indian life without food delivery apps The Covid-19 lockdown has deprived many middle-class Indians of a key pleasure in life - restaurant food delivered to your door. The BBC's South Asia diaspora reporter Gaggan Sabherwal describes the impact on her own family in Chennai. (Please listen from 27'15)
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Nirav Modi's extradition judgement hearing chat with BBC World Service's Newsday programme.
I spoke to BBC World Service's Newsday radio programme about the fugitive Indian businessman #NiravModi who is currently locked up in a UK prison and is wanted back in India.(Please listen back from 13'50).
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The rise and fall of India's fugitive diamond merchant
How did one of the world’s leading fashion jewellers become India’s most wanted man? The story of diamond merchant Nirav Modi from fairytale rise to riches to fugitive accused of fraud, with the BBC’s South Asia Diaspora reporter Gaggan Sabherwal. (Please listen back from 23'44).
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cszjjj
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HRH Prince Philip: the world remembers.
The death last Friday of Prince Philip was extensively covered on the BBC's language services. We hear from Peter Okwoche of BBC Africa, Janina Litvinova of BBC Russian and South Asia Diaspora reporter Gaggan Sabherwal about the challenges of the day, and tailoring their coverage for their audiences.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct20dr
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Mango madness in India
South Asia diaspora reporter Gaggan Sabherwal shares the story of the Indian couple who’ve employed security guards after discovering they had planted an extremely rare mango tree by mistake – at $50 a mango they aren't taking any chances! (Listen back from 27'15).
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