Shalini Singh is an Indian journalist. She was principal correspondent for The Week newsweekly in Delhi. 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.[1] On a Centre for Science and Environment fellowship in 2010, Shalini exposed the illegal mining in Goa[2] and the devastation caused from unplanned tourism.
Singh is a founding member of the CounterMedia Trust and a regular contributor to the People's Archive of Rural India.[3]
She is a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University for 2017-2018.[4]
Awards[edit | edit source]
For her work on environmental issues Singh received The Indian Express’ Ramnath Goenka award in 2013[5] and the first Cushrow Irani Prize given by The Statesman in 2011.[6] Her citation for the Prem Bhatia award in 2012 commended her for her "vigilance, humane perspective and tenacity to pursue the issues that matter".[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Author: Shalani Singh". The Week.
- ↑ Singh, Shalini (10 June 2014). "Is India's Sunshine State Gouging Itself Out?". People's Archive of Rural India.
- ↑ "All stories by Shalini Singh". People's Archive of Rural India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "Current Fellows: Class of 2018". Nieman Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑ "Hindustan Times journalists win Ramnath Goenka award". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "IE correspondent wins first prize for rural reporting". The Indian Express. 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Awards". HT Media.
- ↑ "Outstanding Environmental Reporting of The Year". Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust.