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Nilanjana Bhowmick

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Nilanjana Bhowmick’s Biography

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I am a multi-award winning, independent journalist, with 18 years of of experience writing and reporting for some of the world’s best media publications on development, social justice, human rights, gender and environment, foreign policy and international affairs.

I have written and reported for the National Geographic Magazine, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, AL Jazeera, CS Monitor, The New Internationalist, Reuters, BBC World, VOA News, Panos UK, Radiolab, the Financial Times, El Mun…

Nilanjana Bhowmick’s Journalist Portfolio

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Not Modi's India Anymore

Not Modi's India Anymore

Not Modi's India Anymore A 31-year-old Muslim woman, Bijoli Bano ekes out a living as a domestic worker in th…

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Sadaf Jafar, a woman who would not be silenced

Sadaf Jafar, a woman who would not be silenced

Is it because Jafar's voice had constantly rang out from Lucknow, sometimes reaching thousands through her Fa…

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A numbers game

A numbers game

A numbers game Deepika Singh learnt to sign her name during one of India's frenetic mass literacy campaigns i…

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What's next for Indians living under Modi?

What's next for Indians living under Modi?

What's next for Indians living under Modi? On Thursday, Narendra Modi took the oath for his second term as In…

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How women in India demanded-and are getting-safer streets

How women in India demanded-and are getting-safer streets

This story is part of our November 2019 special issue of National Geographic magazine, "Women: A Century of C…

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India: men and #MeToo

India: men and #MeToo

India: men and #MeToo In October, right after a second wave of #MeToo had hit Indian newsrooms and taken down…

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Articles

The problem isn’t Gen Z’s language. It’s ours.

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Over the last few days, there has been endless debate about Gen Z’s language during the recent student protests over the NEET exam controversy. Many people have been deeply offended that these young protesters used abusive language against the Prime Minister. The argument is that, political differences aside, the office of the Prime Minister must be respected. Thanks for reading She Has Had Enough! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
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The barefoot ‘gadfly’: Vijay Tankha’s new book brings the baffling, maddening Socrates back to life

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| The Indian Express Verified
Socrates: The Barefoot Philosopher by Vijay Tankha, former head of Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen’s, uses the latter approach to great effect. It presents Socrates as how his contemporaries and later biographers saw him.
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When should you really use AI in your writing?

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By Nilanjana Bhowmick Verified
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Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash When I was a reporter at a daily newspaper, fellow journalists would often pull me aside with a quiet request: look over my piece before it goes to the desk. No reporter liked the editing desk - the sub-editors were necessary, even good at their jobs, but handing copy directly to them felt like surrendering. Better to have a fellow reporter catch the rough edges first. It was like cleaning the house before the cleaning lady arrives.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Producer with BBC World Service Radio in London

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope

How is social media changing news?

There's no hiding, no brushing under the carpet. What gets killed or not commissioned can still be posted on social media.

Awards

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS, UK)

2010 - Best Development Journalist

Lorenzo Natalie Prize

2010
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Diageo Women's Empowerment Prize

2014
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