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Sayantan Datta

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  • Science Writer, Journalist and Communicator, Freelance
Bangalore
As seen in: Medium, Color Research & Application, The Times of India, Wiley Online Library, Hindustan Times, SAGE Publishing, Scientific American, Firstpost, The Hindu, The Wire (India) and
Covers:  science, gender and sexuality, mental health, caste, climate change
They/them | Award-winning journalist | Assistant Professor @kreauniversity | Contributing Writer @queerbeat_media | Member @labhopping | Opinions my own
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What was your first job as a journalist?

"Tiger reporter" for The Telegraph in Schools.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Once, that too for a brief second. :)

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email!

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter. :)
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