Skip To Main Content
Sushmita Roy on Muck Rack

Sushmita Roy

  • International News Writer and Social Media Specialist at World Peace Association, Freelance
New York
As seen in: The Times of India, Wiley Online Library, Genome Biology, BioRxiv, The New Indian Express, Odyssey, Global Citizen, amNewYork, University World News, The Financial Express (Bangladesh) and
Covers:  Immigration, Arts, Events, Profiles, Protests, Breaking News, Law, Crime
Comms @cshinfo
Back to Sushmita Roy’s profile

Sushmita Roy’s Journalist Portfolio

View as a grid

Mexico Launches Latin America's First International Feminist Policy - World Peace Association

Mexico Launches Latin America's First International Feminist Policy - World Peace Association

wpausa.org — Feminist policies are not just Nordic concepts anymore. The Mexican government published a roadmap last week to put gender at the forefront of its international engagement. By launching a progressive foreign policy, the country hopes to be recognized as a global champion for gender equality efforts.
Who shared?

Here's How Climate Change Threatens World Peace - World Peace Association

Here's How Climate Change Threatens World Peace - World Peace Association

wpausa.org — Researchers studying migration patterns warned that the warming planet played a significant role in migrants fleeing Middle Eastern conflicts. A Pentagon Report also said forest fires and rising sea levels threaten U.S. security.
Who shared?

China To Ban All Single-Use Plastic by End of 2020 - World Peace Association

China To Ban All Single-Use Plastic by End of 2020 - World Peace Association

wpausa.org — China, the biggest producer of plastic in the world, is all set to ban disposable plastic items starting this year. The government ruled out regulations on Sunday to ban plastic bags and straws in major Chinese cities by the end of 2020 and across the country by 2022.
Who shared?

The Infamous Ayodhya Case: Who Won The Century-Old Religious Battle - World Peace Association

The Infamous Ayodhya Case: Who Won The Century-Old Religious Battle - World Peace Association

wpausa.org — The final Supreme Court verdict on the most disputed land in India was delivered on Saturday. If you are an Indian, have remotely lived in India, or keep up with global affairs, chances are you have heard of the " Babri Masjid/Ram Janmabhomi " case.
Who shared?

Young Climate Activists Are Begging To Be Heard In India But Is Anyone Listening?

Young Climate Activists Are Begging To Be Heard In India But Is Anyone Listening?

wpausa.org — XR activists believe that climate change is undeniable and time is running out. The movement was launched in Britain in July 2018. Members have since staged dramatic protests including chaining themselves to corporate offices, performing"die-ins" in public buildings and disrupting traffic to push th
Who shared?

Here's Why 25,000 Teachers Are Protesting in Chicago - World Peace Association

Here's Why 25,000 Teachers Are Protesting in Chicago - World Peace Association

wpausa.org — "I have a classroom of 33 kids and it's in an extremely small room," Heidi Dolcimascolo, a U.S. History teacher at Prosser Career Academy, told the Chicago Sun Times . She said her toes were frozen from the cold mornings she spends protesting on the streets but she wouldn't give up.
Who shared?

Texas County's First Sikh Deputy Shot - World Peace Association

Texas County's First Sikh Deputy Shot - World Peace Association

wpausa.org — Four years ago, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, a Sikh Texas sheriff's deputy, garnered national attention for gaining permission to wear a turban and grow his beard - a religious practice observed by Sikhs. Last week, Dhaliwal was in the news again, only this time it involved a bullet.
Who shared?

Narendra Modi Launches Global Coalition For Disaster Relief - World Peace Association

Narendra Modi Launches Global Coalition For Disaster Relief - World Peace Association

www.wpausa.org — The proposal was first introduced by PM Modi at the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in 2016. Around a year later in May 2017, India was one of the few countries present at the UN's Global Platform for DRR and held five bilateral meetings with countries across the Asia Pacific Region to work towards building the coalition that aims to facilitate knowledge exchange, provide technical support and help building infrastructure.
Who shared?

Sikhs Around the World Are Planting 1 Million Trees to Fight Climate Change

Sikhs Around the World Are Planting 1 Million Trees to Fight Climate Change

Global Citizen — Climate change has caused devastating effects worldwide. As many places are battling with worsening air quality, habitat loss, droughts, and pollution, groups of activists around the world are uniting to combat climate change in unique ways. One such group, EcoSikh, aspires to plant 1 million trees by uniting Sikhs across the planet.
Who shared?

Slovakia Welcomes Its First Female President - And She's an Environmental Activist

Slovakia Welcomes Its First Female President - And She's an Environmental Activist

Global Citizen — Worldwide, women have been underrepresented in their countries' governments, but that is now slowly changing. Zuzana Caputova's win is a win for women everywhere. Join us by taking action here to empower women and girls around the globe.
Who shared?

Kamathipura's warrior | Inspiring Women to Lead In The Workforce

Kamathipura's warrior | Inspiring Women to Lead In The Workforce

www.leaninindia.com — Hazra Mohommad Ali Shah, 50, lived in Kamathipura, in a ramshackle one bedroom where curtains replaced the main door. The hoarding outside, "Family Room No. 19" was on the verge of collapse and had been carefully placed over a stack of empty water buckets.
Who shared?

Living sculptures aid migratory birds in city parks

Living sculptures aid migratory birds in city parks

amNewYork — Central Park and Prospect Park are globally recognized as havens for a variety of migratory birds. But just like every other New Yorker who stops for coffee ahead of their long, morning commute, birds also need stopovers for nourishment before continuing on their exhausting journeys.
Who shared?

Meet the Brooklyn artist behind Knicks game posters

Meet the Brooklyn artist behind Knicks game posters

amNewYork — Mike Perry's work, which includes the animated titles of Comedy Central's "Broad City," books, murals and brand collaborations, has been exhibited around the world. His latest project, however, hits home in a new way. The New York Knicks have collaborated with Perry and Squarespace for five, free limited-edition poster giveaways at home games this season.
Who shared?

Old West comes to Queens with 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' exhibit

Old West comes to Queens with 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' exhibit

amNewYork — The Coen Brothers head back to the Old West with their latest film "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," the costumes of which are now on display at the Museum of the Moving Image.
Who shared?

NYBG's Holiday Train Show returns to botanical garden

NYBG's Holiday Train Show returns to botanical garden

amNewYork — Follow the light up to the Bronx. After the sun sets in the city, the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory glows from inside. "It's also beautiful during the day, but during the night, everything is lit and everything glows so you get a different perspective," the New York Botanical Garden's Joanna Groarke told amNewYork, as the institution readies for the Saturday opening of its annual Holiday Train Show.
Who shared?

Take a bite out of Harlem at this chocolate shop

Take a bite out of Harlem at this chocolate shop

amNewYork — At this shop, the history of Harlem is told through chocolate. The artisan chocolate shop Harlem Chocolate Factory sells sweets with names such as Bodega Dreams and Mangoes del Barrio that pay homage to the neighborhood. Jessica Spaulding founded the company in 2014. She helped get it off the ground by winning the NYPL's StartUP!
Who shared?

Where to catch the best fall foliage in the city

Where to catch the best fall foliage in the city

amNewYork — Not far from the city's rising noise levels and illuminated skyline, the water moves slowly across the Bronx River and reflects the crimson, orange and ocher of surrounding canopies. Birds often stop by to greet human visitors and hikes often lead to new discoveries of life.
Who shared?

Shirley Chisholm deserves congressional gold medal: Pols

Shirley Chisholm deserves congressional gold medal: Pols

amNewYork — Peering from behind her gold-rimmed spectacles stood a woman whose words still echo not just in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Baptist Church where she addressed a cheering crowd of about 500 in 1972, but in the present-day retelling of a history that paved the way for candidates like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Who shared?

Pratt professor tells her immigration story through art

Pratt professor tells her immigration story through art

amNewYork — The car's last halt before pulling over at the San Diego Sector of the United States Border Patrol was in Tijuana, at the children's aunt's place. It was 1999, when the fencing on Friendship Park - the only federally sanctioned meeting point between Mexico and the United States - was a single layer.
Who shared?

Packing clothes, and deferred dreams

Packing clothes, and deferred dreams

sushmita-roy.com — You can fit a Bible or an extra pair of jeans. You might have to choose between photographs and letters. And do you take the sturdy boots or the formal black shoes? You think of him stranded on a desert trail, in the scorching heat. But there's no room for a hat.
Who shared?

A quiet, lethal art

A quiet, lethal art

The Spirit — Legs move in rhythmic motions. Punches are thrown and released. But there are no loud thuds - noise is kept to a bare minimum at this Upper West Side dojo. A woman pushes the door open and storms towards the desk, "Hi! I would like to find out about ..."
Who shared?

Interviewing for doggy day care

Interviewing for doggy day care

The Spirit — In a crowded, bustling city, often the only friendly interaction you might have is with a four-legged animal that many New Yorkers adore. A dog to most people is a companion that pulls them out of loneliness. But can such a companion ever be judged not amiable or social enough in certain situations?
Who shared?

Airing it out

Airing it out

The Spirit — BY SUSHMITA ROY Open cockpits dominated the skies during the 1920s and '30s. And that freedom to roam the heavens was, for a time, a metaphor for an epoch when everything seemed limitless. On the ground, too, optimism spread like fog on a summer morning.
Who shared?

Scissors and razors, brushes and chairs

Scissors and razors, brushes and chairs

The Spirit — A routine grooming visit, for men at least, amounts to little more than a shave and a swift cut. But at Arthur Rubinoff's Barber Museum on Columbus Avenue, a cut with a pair of diamond-studded gold scissors isn't the only thing that screams extravagant.
Who shared?
Show More