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Haritha John

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Thiruvananthapuram
As seen in: The News Minute, Flipboard, Eco-Business, Dialogue Earth, Newslaundry, Inkl, FacenFacts, Top Indian News, Mongabay India
Covers:  Religion, Politics, Caste, Environment
Doesn't Cover: Entertainment, sports
Journalist at The News Minute

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Haritha John is the chief of Kerala bureau for The News Minute. She extensively reports on religion, politics, caste, environment and human rights. Her stories focus on the social, political and economic experiences of India’s diverse communities with a particular focus on religious and caste minorities. Her ground reports from Manipur were widely read for the unique perspective it offered into the ground reality in multiple villages in the hills of Manipur. In 2023 she won the ‘Young Changemak…

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Manipur: A divided state pits one force against the other

Manipur: A divided state pits one force against the other

The Assam Rifles has been targeted by the Manipur state police and the Meitei community for protecting the Ku…

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Manipur ground report: Meitei groups bar entry to 10 Kuki villages that were burnt down

Manipur ground report: Meitei groups bar entry to 10 Kuki villages that were burnt down

The restrictions imposed by Meitei vigilante groups have made it next to impossible for mediapersons to inves…

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Manipur ground report: The role of vigilante groups on both sides of the conflict

Manipur ground report: The role of vigilante groups on both sides of the conflict

On the way to Churachandpur from Imphal in Manipur, near Bishnupur, on Wednesday, August 9, a large group of …

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Let my son learn 'A for AK-47': When I visited my Manipuri batchmate in his village

Let my son learn 'A for AK-47': When I visited my Manipuri batchmate in his village

"Do you really want to come to my village? I can come and meet you where you're staying," Naoba* kept repeati…

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Beyond ideology: Kerala media, CPI(M) and the fight for narrative control

Beyond ideology: Kerala media, CPI(M) and the fight for narrative control

Explore the complex relationship between Kerala media, CPI(M), and the battle for narrative control in this c…

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‘This is a Sangh village’: Inside Kerala’s new Hindutva strongholds

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By Haritha John 
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Money (India) 4 hours ago My husband and I spent years waiting for green cards. We left the US and built the life we wanted in India. Business Insider - Punita Malhotra • 4h This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Astha Chaturvedi, 38, the founder of Mouri Living. Her words have been edited for length and clarity. After a decade in Big Tech and at McKinsey, I was working at Ripple in San Francisco when I decided to build my own startup. I traveled to India …
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‘This is a Sangh village’: Inside Kerala’s new Hindutva strongholds

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By Haritha John , Haritha Manav, Lakshmi Priya
| The News Minute
“This family adheres to Hindu traditions and beliefs.” The notice pasted outside Sreekala’s house in Keraladithyapuram, on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, is hard to miss. Fixed just below the nameplate carrying the names of Sreekala and her husband Satheesh, a retired Air Force officer, the board is one of the many visible assertions of Hindu identity that have begun appearing in everyday spaces across parts of Kerala.
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Govt revises fuel export levies for fortnight beginning June 1, domestic rates unchanged

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By Haritha John 
| The News Minute
The Central government has revised export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the fortnight beginning June 1. The duty has been set at Rs 1.5 per litre on petrol exports, Rs 13.5 per litre on diesel exports and Rs 9.5 per litre on ATF exports, as per an official notification. However, the Centre has left excise duty rates on petrol and diesel sold in the domestic market unchanged.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Dhanya Rajendran, P Sainath, Ravish Kumar

Awards

UNICEF- Kerala Media Awards

2017 - Child Rights

Young Changemaker award

2023 - Migration and Forced Displacement
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