Surinder Sud is a veteran journalist who has been reporting and analysing developments in the agriculture sector since 1972. An alumnus of the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, he has worked as the agriculture correspondent of the Financial Express and the Times of India for many years; he has been associated with Business Standard since 1993, first as the agriculture editor and subsequently as associate editor. He has won several awards, including the Ch. Charan Singh Award for Excellence in Journalism in Agricultural Research and Development.