Journalist & Author | ЁЯУЪ: Homebound, Gangster on the Run, The Front Page Murders | ЁЯПЖ : @icfj @gijn @asjahq @RedInk_Awards @Laadli_PF | Rep'd by @DGALitAgents |

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Thank you, @Laadli_PF. Deeply grateful for this incredible honour and all it represents.
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#2025LaadliAwardee, Puja Changoiwala, is honoured for her powerful and necessary portrayal of a woman journalistтАЩs fight against caste and gender discrimination, and her urgent call for greater inclusivity in the media. Her work reminds us that the newsroom itself must be a space of equity if it is to report truthfully on the world. By exposing the systemic barriers faced by marginalized voices within the industry, her writing ensures that the conversation on Media Representation and Structural Reform remains constant and loudтАФa clear act of Media for Change. We proudly celebrate Puja ChangoiwalaтАЩs unwavering resolve to use her platform as a tool for social impact and for demanding a more diverse and just media landscape, which is precisely the kind of advocacy we honour at the Laadli Media Awards. #LaadliAwards #EqualityInAction #MediaForChange
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Many many congratulations @cpuja ЁЯСПЁЯП╛ЁЯСПЁЯП╛ЁЯСПЁЯП╛ Miles to go тШШя╕П
Alongside tremendous voices that challenge bias and inspire change, pleased to have received my second Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity last night. This one's for a longform feature about the incomparable @KotwalMeena, published by @NiemanReports.
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Alongside tremendous voices that challenge bias and inspire change, pleased to have received my second Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity last night. This one's for a longform feature about the incomparable @KotwalMeena, published by @NiemanReports.
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My editors, especially @LauraColarusso: thank you for your vision, warmth, and guidance through the six months we spent on this story together. It would've been impossible without you. And of course, many, many thanks, @Laadli_PF & @UNFPAIndia. The story: niemanreports.org/the-lonelyтАж
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India's air policy still targets dust while PM2.5 from SOтВВ, NOтВУ & ammonia goes ignored. Air pollution is an environmental justice issueтАФrural communities like Chandrapur suffer most with least voice. Thank you @cpuja & @cenmag for highlighting this. cen.acs.org/environment/pollтАж
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To give a voice to IndiaтАЩs marginalized, @KotwalMeena launched @The_Mooknayak. Now, after four years of threats & abuse, she's afraid for her daughter - & the future of her news platform. Five months in the making, read my feature for @NiemanReports here: niemanreports.org/the-lonelyтАж
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Thank you for making such a terrific home for this story, @NiemanReports. It's an absolute pleasure working with you!
тАЬWeтАЩre not aiming for viewership, but impact.тАЭ For @NiemanReports, @cpuja profiled @KotwalMeena and her outlet @TheMooknayakEng. The publication covers the Dalit minority group тАФ a community that is often ignored by mainstream Indian media.
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It's been a pleasure to report your story, @KotwalMeena. Your contribution to Indian journalism deserves all the support, celebration, and more.
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Your work deserves all the credit, @ankit_Mooknayak. It's been a pleasure to cover your story.
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Puja Changoiwala retweeted
Although India is known as the worldтАЩs fastest-growing economy, the boom has failed to generate the jobs needed, especially for university graduates, @cpuja writes. foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/18тАж
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In my latest for Foreign Policy, I explore why some Indians are seeking jobs in war zones.
Despite IndiaтАЩs booming economy, economically marginalized Indians still seek opportunities overseas, regardless of how dangerous the region may be, @cpuja writes. foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/18тАж
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If you're in Nancy, France this Sunday, join us as we discuss the impact of climate change on human rights at March├й du Monde Solidaire 2024. @Departement54 @Ariel_ul_ instagram.com/reel/DCRzj16i6тАж
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Puja Changoiwala retweeted
So honoured and proud to have a short story in this fabulous anthology edited by @shinieantony with some of the most formidable writers in this space. Do check it out.
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Earlier this week, I started my writers' residency with the University of Lorraine in this charming, charming French city of Nancy. A bit nervous, a bit resolute, & immensely grateful for this gift of time. Thank you, @Ariel_ul_. Cannot wait to see what these four months unfold!
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We still have a few spots left! Join me and @grahammort as we explore the connections between fictional and non-fictional writing through readings, workshops, and writing practice. Residential writing week at @arvonfoundation, starting October 21. arvon.org/writing-courses/coтАж

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New Work: For @NatGeo, I reported on how climate change is fuelling the rise of Naegleria fowleri - a pathogen known as the 'brain-eating amoeba' as it causes an acute, life-threatening brain infection: nationalgeographic.com/envirтАж
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the majority of global case exposures т╕║ 85% т╕║have been reported during warm, hot, or summer seasons. Several studies also observe that changes in temperature & climate may further drive a global increase in PAM cases.
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Read the report to understand where this amoeba is found, who is vulnerable to the disease, what you can do to avoid infections - and why, despite the difficulties in diagnosing and treating this fatal disease, there is an array of hope.
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