V. Raman Narayanan is a South Asian native of Malaysia. He is Editor of Atlanta and the World, a newly-launched weekly section published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Prior to the AJC, Raman was an Editor/Senior Writer for CNN International before the then AJC Editor-in-Chief brought him aboard with an offer "that hit my pulse points", Raman said.

Raman's first stop in Atlanta was in 1988 as a copy editor with the AJC. He was promoted to opinion-page editor in 1993. During this time, the AJC won several national awards as the "Best Opinion Page" in the country.

He left Atlanta and returned to Malaysia working for a think tank promoting democratic reform. His close alliance with the then Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, brought national recognition to the cause.

Raman's return to Atlanta in 1998 was also his reentry into Journalism. In January 2002, he joined the AJC with a lucrative offer to leave his journalistic mark with a weekly section that was first in the nation.

Raman is married to Christine Phang. They have two children, Sheila, 12, and Surian, 8. They live in Decatur.