Articles

How an Indian farmer can make good news 
The Economic Times, Jan 2016

How some 5000 farmers have taken to organic farming and insisting on the right prices in Kerala

Flying too close to the sun
The Economic Times, December 2015
Is the government's approach to solar, in the wake of its promise at the Paris climate talks, sustainable?  

Indian migrants in Saudi Arabia
The Economic Times, November 2015
As Indian migrants slave in the Gulf countries, the Indian government is stuck choosing between workers' rights and remittances 

India's climate change promises dissonant with policies
The Economic Times, October 2015
India has pledged to cut 33-35% of its carbon intensity by 2030, but domestic strategy is continue high-emission growth.  

War on the Environment
Al Jazeera America, April 2015
Since just a year of coming to power, the Indian prime minister has rapidly diluted ecological protections in the name of economic development

 Sri Lanka's Violent Buddhists
The New York Times, Jan 2015
An op-ed on increasing Buddhist chauvinism in Sri Lanka and its effect on the historic presidential election

The Caravan, Feb 2012
Two Tamils pick up the pieces after the last war in Sri Lanka. This piece won the 2013 ICRC Award for best article on conflict

Coastal wars: A storm foretold
​Tehelka, Nov 2011
On the impending crisis by the sea: how energy corridors, SEZs and tourism plunder our coasts. This article, the first in a 3-part series, won the 2012 Mumbai Press Club Award for reporting on Health and Environment, and was a finalist in the 2012 Osborn Awards, London

Sweet drought
The Economic Times, June 2015
About 4% of farmed land in Maharashtra is under sugarcane, but it consumes 71.5% of irrigated water, including wells. Here's how sugarcane production has worsened drought in Maharashtra

Yahoo! Originals, July 2014
Chennai's traffic came to a standstill to allow a donor heart to reach a dying young woman for an urgent transplant. From hospital to hospital, a 45-min ride done in 13. As families, doctors and cops waited with bated breath, this is what happened.

The good doctor goes to the market
The Economic Times, September 2015
What it means for healthcare when Dr. Devi Shetty, founder of India's largest low-cost hospital chain, goes for a public issue 



The Discontent of Hardik Patel
The Economic Times, August 2015
How is this 22-year-old leading the biggest reservation drama in India today? Also, a revealing  interview





 K Klutch Klan
Tehelka, Mar 2011
Friendship. Feuds. Betrayal. Mammoth corruption. Tamil Nadu chief minister Karunanidhi started out as the Dravidian idealist with the silver tongue. This is the breathless story of how his family led him astray. And turned Tamil Nadu into a family estate.


Government Vs NGOs
The Economic Times, July 2015
How the law to prevent misuse of foreign funds is restricting human rights work in India

Modi's Seized Earth Campaign
Foreign Policy, May 2015
The Narendra Modi government is poised to add another chapter to the ugly saga of land acquisition in India


Soft-boiled Science
The Economic Times, June 2015
Madhya Pradesh bans eggs at school meals, once again pitting nutrition politics against science

The Imposters
The Economic Times, July 2015
At the center of the vortex of corruption around medical entrance exams, are bright medical students who write tests for others, risking everything. Why do they do it?

Crop insurance during a hailstorm
The Economic Times, April 2015
As unseasonal rain causes crop failure in 14 states in India, a look at why crop insurance is not keeping up

Why Do they Protest When It's for their Own Good?
Yahoo Originals, Feb 2015
Across India, millions are dissenting against the Indian government’s push to remove checks and balances for acquiring land. Are the protestors ignorant?  

Fishing for shrimp but netting jail time
Al Jazeera America, Sept 2014
A depleted marine population in Indian waters forces fishermen from the southern state of Tamil Nadu to illegally ply their trade in Sri Lanka, risking arrest and worse

The Imposters
The Economic Times, July 2015
At the center of the vortex of corruption around medical entrance exams, are bright medical students who write tests for others, risking everything. Why do they do it?

Government Vs NGOs
The Economic Times, July 2015
How the law to prevent misuse of foreign funds is restricting human rights work in India

Modi's Seized Earth Campaign
Foreign Policy, May 2015
The Narendra Modi government is poised to add another chapter to the ugly saga of land acquisition in India


Troubled waters
Al Jazeera America, Dec 2014
Floods and poverty fuel rising teen marriages in the northeastern state of Assam, India

The roots of the Assam border dispute  
​Al Jazeera America, Aug 2014
Rivalry between two Indian states, Assam and Nagaland, flares as armed tribal groups clash.

The hungry voter
Tehelka, May 2009
A report on starvation deaths in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Manipur
Shooting the messenger
New York Times India, Jun 2013
Interview with a hounded Mangalore journalist, Naveen Soorinje. 

​Tehelka, Dec 2010
After a promising start in social enterprise, the microfinance industry in Andhra Pradesh turned political and profit-oriented, swallowing the poor women borrowers it once served

The lives of others
Tehelka, Oct 2008
Surrogacy is now India’s most lucrative fertility procedure, but is also a moral and legal minefield

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