On 31 May 1941, Mehta was born in Rawalpindi, in Punjab, British India. His family became refugees in 1945. He grew up as an army boy in Lucknow, an experience that … See more

Leaving home with a third-class BA degree, Mehta experimented with a string of jobs, including that of a factory-hand in suburban Britain, … See more

In her column in The Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, who worked under Mehta for many years, said
As an editor Vinod Mehta never pulled rank, giving correspondents a free hand if he felt they had a valid story to tell, no matter the … See more

• A review of Lucknow Boy Archived 22 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• A review of Editor Unplugged See more

In 2012 the Indian Express attempted to sue Mehta for defamation after he had hinted that a story it had run was planted. See more

• Bombay: A Private View (1971)
• Meena Kumari (1972) [Re-launched in May 2013], ISBN 978-9350296257
• Mr … See more