Shalini Singh is an

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. She was principal correspondent for ''

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'' newsweekly in

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. She was part of the Delhi bureau writing on a range of news features and social trends with a focus on gender and women's issues, arts, and culture. On a

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fellowship in 2010, Shalini exposed the illegal mining in

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and the devastation caused from unplanned tourism. Singh is a founding member of the CounterMedia Trust and a regular contributor to the

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. She is a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University for 2017-2018.

Awards

For her work on environmental issues Singh received The

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award in 2013 and the first Cushrow Irani Prize given by ''

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'' in 2011. Her citation for the Prem Bhatia award in 2012 commended her for her "vigilance, humane perspective and tenacity to pursue the issues that matter".

References

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