Santhosh George Kulangara

Santhosh George Kulangara (born Santhosh Kulangara George; 25 December 1971) is an Indian traveller, television producer, director, broadcaster, editor, and publisher. He is the founder and managing director of Safari TV, a channel dedicated to travel and history-based programmes. Kulangara also serves as the head of Labour India Publications, an educational publisher for school children. As of 2021, Kulangara had travelled to more than 130 countries and his journeys are telecast through Sancharam, the first travel documentary in Malayalam. Santhosh was born at Marangattupilly in Kottayam district of Kerala, India on 25 December 1971. After doing his post-graduation in journalism and mass communication from Madurai Kamaraj University. Santhosh started a career in journalism in 1992 by making telefilms and documentaries for various television channels. At age 26, he assumed the leadership of Labour India Publications, a publishing house which provides journals and magazines for students. His telefilms and documentaries include Samayam, Acharya, Maluvinte Lokam and Krishnagatha. In 1997, he decided to start a travelogue by travelling to different countries and the first episode of Sancharam was broadcast in Asianet in 2001.