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Yashica Dutt

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Yashica Dutt’s Biography

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I grew up in a small town in India, and I hated it. I lived in Delhi for ten years and loved it. I reported from Turkey and marveled at gray Persian cats leisurely perched at lampposts. Now I live in New York and wear a ton of black.

I am a journalist and a copywriter, curious about how culture, identity and commerce mold the world around us. After graduating from Columbia Journalism School, I am busy blending that extensive understanding of art, music, theater, television, race relations and f…

Yashica Dutt’s Journalist Portfolio

A Cultural History of White Girls Wearing Bindis | Broadly

A Cultural History of White Girls Wearing Bindis | Broadly

For many South Asian women, the bindi is a significant cultural symbol. For teens at Coachella, it's a shiny …

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I Married A Pot, Then I Killed Him | Broadly

I Married A Pot, Then I Killed Him | Broadly

My husband was a porous, water-cooling, man-made earthen pot. And no, I didn't do it for love.

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Loathed for Being Born a Girl

Loathed for Being Born a Girl

I am a terrible cook, a life skill I am not proud of missing out on. I routinely shame myself for not posting…

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Arts Culture Beat

Arts Culture Beat

"Have you lost your mind?" "I feel sorry for you," "You are very brave," were few of the cautionary comments…

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A queer ban in India, gay and legal in Nepal

A queer ban in India, gay and legal in Nepal

India doesn't recognize homosexuality, but its tinier, less powerful, newly democratic neighbor does.

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Articles

New York Caste Bill 101: Everything you wanted to know but didn't know where to look

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By Yashica Dutt
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A complete primer on the caste protection legislation in New York State and what you can do to support If you’re reading this, then there is some chance you have heard of the New York State Caste Bill that is currently under consideration in the state legislature. This bill, if passed, will make New York the first state in the country to have caste protection laws and make caste discrimination illegal.
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New York bill confronts caste discrimination residents face at work and in public institutions, advocates say

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By Yashica Dutt
| Prism Verified
Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)-independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. to sustain Prism's mission and the humans behind it. As far as press conferences go, the first rally to support a bill to ban caste discrimination in New York was low-key.
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Zohran Mamdani: Muslim, Hindu, African, South Asian, New Yorker

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By Yashica Dutt
| City & State NY Verified
One year ago, on the night of May 4, 2025, when candidate Zohran Mamdani was barely polling in double digits against then front-runner former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his first major rally at Brooklyn Steel leaned heavily into his South Asian background.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interviewing local celebrities about their Christmas plans.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I am not hipster enough to do it.

How is social media changing news?

It's breaking news and spreading it on its own terms.

Awards

WAN-IFRA Silver Award

2012 - Photojournalism for Features Photography

For a fashion shoot I ideated, curated and organized as the Principal Correspondent and Fashion Writer for Hindustan Times, New Delhi, India

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