Shalini Singh

Shalini Singh is an Indian journalist. She is a Principal Correspondent for The Week newsweekly in Delhi. She's part of the Delhi bureau writing on a range of news-features, 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 the Indian state of Goa [2] and the devastation caused from unplanned tourism.

Shalini Singh is a founding member of the CounterMedia Trust and a regular contributor to the People's Archive of Rural India.[3]

Awards

For her work on environmental issues Shalini Singh received The Indian Express’ Ramnath Goenka award in 2013[4] and the first Cushrow Irani Prize given by The Statesman in 2011.[5] Her citation for the prestigious Prem Bhatia award in 2012 commended her for her “vigilance, humane perspective and tenacity to pursue the issues that matter”.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theweek.in/authors.html?author=Shalini-Singh
  2. ↑ https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles/is-indias-sunshine-state-gouging-itself-out/
  3. ↑ https://ruralindiaonline.org/authors/shalini-singh/
  4. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/hindustan-times-journalists-win-ramnath-goenka-award/story-K2s50OE1CyRnLPYMfOACWO.html
  5. ↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ie-correspondent-wins-first-prize-for-rural-reporting/847894/
  6. ↑ http://www.htmedia.in/ManagementFramedfe5.html?PID=94e2d348-aba0-4412-b498-c54146e29cbf&ML=900&Page=Page-HTMedia-Awards
  7. ↑ http://prembhatiatrust.com/awards/
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