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Purnima Sah

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Mumbai
As seen in: The Indian Express, MSN India, The Times of India, India Times, Flipboard, The Hindu, EIN News, The Asian Age, Swarajya, Prokerala, Countercurrents and
Covers:  Gender, Health, Human Rights, Social Justice, Development, Wildlife, Environment, Features.
Doesn't Cover: Promotional items
Covering health and pharma for @IndianExpress 📩purnima.sah@expressindia.com

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Purnima Sah is a multimedia journalist currently based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She works with The Hindu as Principal Correspondent. She reports and writes on health, human rights, development, environment and feature stories.

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Hunger, resentment grips transgender community in rural Bengal

Hunger, resentment grips transgender community in rural Bengal

Kolkata : Social distancing has been proclaimed as an easy and effective barrier against COVID-19. Yet, it do…

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In rural Maharashtra, expectant mothers choose home births as fear of COVID-19 prevails

In rural Maharashtra, expectant mothers choose home births as fear of COVID-19 prevails

TRIGGER WARNing: This story contains first-person accounts of childbirth, stillbirth, infact death and trauma…

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Pandemic strains rural healthcare, exacerbates maternal health in rural Maharashtra

Pandemic strains rural healthcare, exacerbates maternal health in rural Maharashtra

In the absence of timely medical intervention, Yashoda Chandrakanthmisa had to suffer through a complicated h…

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Pandemic Pushes Transgender Community In Rural Bengal To Brink Of Starvation| Countercurrents

Pandemic Pushes Transgender Community In Rural Bengal To Brink Of Starvation| Countercurrents

Kolkata: The 26 transgender people of a Cooch Behar village, West Bengal had their last wholesome meal before…

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Sarita's story: Nearly murdered by in-laws, she awaits relief from court & cops

Sarita's story: Nearly murdered by in-laws, she awaits relief from court & cops

Lack of awareness and understaffed legal aid services have made it harder to deliver justice to rural victims…

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What genetic information about dholes tells us about its understudied population

What genetic information about dholes tells us about its understudied population

In India, dholes, or Asiatic wild dogs, are mostly found in the Western Ghats, Central India and Northeast In…

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Can a lab-grown placenta protect unborn babies? Top scientists have built one to find out

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By Purnima Sah Verified
| The Indian Express Verified
Researchers from IIT Bombay and the ICMR-National Institute for Research on Women's Health have developed a placenta-on-chip that closely mimics the human placenta. (File Photo) For decades, doctors have had to prescribe medicines during pregnancy with surprisingly little evidence about whether many of them reach the developing foetus via the placenta, the temporary organ that connects a mother and her unborn baby. Or whether it is indeed an effective barrier against microbes and toxins.
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‘We’ll vacate tomorrow’: Hours later, Mumbai man lost wife, four children in building collapse

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By Nayonika Bose, Purnima Sah Verified
| The Indian Express Verified
Moinuddin Shah (38) being consoled by his family members and friends. By Sunday evening, Moinuddin Wajid Ali Shah (39) had decided that his family would leave their Mankhurd home the next day. A neighbouring four-storey building had begun showing signs of distress earlier that morning, and he did not want to take any chances. But his family never got that chance.
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‘We’ll vacate tomorrow’: Hours later, Mumbai man lost wife, four children in building collapse

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By Nayonika Bose, Purnima Sah Verified
| Flipboard
Now For four decades, Indian textile house Chanakya International has produced some of the world’s most intricate embroidery for houses including Dior, Prada, and Fendi. Its most visible moment came in 2023, when Chanakya’s artisans brought their craft to Dior’s pre-fall show at Mumbai’s Gateway of …
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Business reporting

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never

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Social media has become an important tool to reach out with news to people. As a journalist we are constantly learning and upgrading our skills

Awards

Laadli Media and Advertising Awards

2021 - Web Investigative

11th Laadli Media & Advertising Awards For Gender Sensitivity, supported by Uniter Nations Population First in the regional awards category. The story titled, "Women Safety: A dysfunctional toll-free women helpline in West Bengal; Assam helpline lacks sufficient funds" reveals how West Bengal's toll-free number is dysfunctional and Assam's helpline number is under-staffed and cash-strapped.

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