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Deepa Padmanaban

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As seen in: BBC, Bloomberg CityLab, Nature, The Guardian, National Geographic, New Scientist, New York Magazine, Nikkei Asia, Quartz, Scientific American and
Covers:  science, health, environment, climate change, culture, social issues.
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A Bangalore (India) based freelance journalist and writer, I write about environment, climate change, health, science, culture , social issues and the occasional travelogue .

My articles have been published in The Guardian, Discover magazine, Mongabay, Scientific American , IndiaSpend, Mint and others.

Previously, I worked as a Biologist at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; and Harvard University .

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Homes Flooded Twice Monthly & Lives Disrupted In Kerala, As Rising Seas Provide A Foretaste Of Wh...

Homes Flooded Twice Monthly & Lives Disrupted In Kerala, As Rising Seas Provide A Foretaste Of Wh...

The people of Puthenvelikara panchayat in Kerala's sylvan backwaters live 13 km from the sea, which infrequen…

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The Hidden Ecosystem Inside our Homes

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By Deepa Padmanaban Verified, Bharath Murthy, Kanav Gupta
| Frontline India Verified
I wake up not to an alarm but to the performance by a small percussionist. From the corner of the bedroom wall comes the dry, rhythmic chuck-chuck-chuck of a house gecko. A pale comma pressed against the plaster, it watches me from its hideout. Its translucent throat pulses like a second clock. In the kitchen, a procession is already under way. Ants advance with the solemn urgency of pilgrims, each bearing crumbs lifted from my pantry.
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India’s Health Crisis 2025: Care Gaps, Food Risks Exposed Original

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By Aamir Mustafa, Aabin Manoj, Vitasta Kaul, Deepa Padmanaban Verified
| Frontline India Verified
In 2025, India’s health system had a busy year—like a doctor with too many patients. We learned that many older people were not getting the care they needed, and some helpful health programmes did not reach everyone. Sometimes, the doctors and nurses faced problems while trying to help. We even discovered scary truths about the food we eat and how it can secretly make us sick. At Frontline, we picked our best health stories of the year to explain what’s going on.
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Identifying hazardous chemicals is key to combating plastic pollution - Deepa Padmanaban And Swathi Seshadri

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By Deepa Padmanaban Verified, Swathi Seshadri
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