Fellows & Editors
Mandakini Gahlot
- Trip:
- Fellows 2015
- Affiliation:
- Freelance
- Country:
- South Africa
- Year:
- 2015
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Mandakini Gahlot is a New Delhi-based journalist who reports across platforms in print and television. She is the India Correspondent of France 24 – an international television channel broadcasted in English, French and Arabic. She covers news and features from across India and neighbouring South Asian countries, particularly on issues related to health, development, gender and politics. She is also a member of the international nonprofit journalism organization Associated Reporters Abroad, which covers news from the ground across the globe. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, GlobalPost, USA Today, Religion News Service, Indian Express, Caravan magazine, Arte TV, and France Televisions. She has also co-authored a documentary film on honour killings in India, which was broadcasted on France Televisions. In 2014, she was awarded the World Press Institute fellowship and spent 10 weeks in the United States exploring government surveillance, and health emergencies.
Stories
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Why South Africa’s Health Minister Is So Worried About India Caving in to Big Pharma
The South African health minister Aaron Motsoaledi, in an exclusive interview to Scroll, said that he was extremely "scared and worried" about the possibility of pro-industry changes in India’s...
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South Africa Gives School Children Access to Condoms, While India Still Debates Sex Education
In a drastic measure to combat sexually transmitted infections, the South African government in July launched a programme giving primary school children as young as 10 years old access to condoms. Gazetted...
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