Puja Awasthi
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Independent Journalist |
| Location | India |
| Introduction | Follow my work at the People’s Archive of Rural India, IndiaTogether.org, Grassroots, IANS, Education World, Women’s Feature Services, Scroll, Vidura etc. FELLOWSHIPS: Population reference Bureau, 2017 The Fund for American Studies, 2010 Chevening Programme for Young Indian Print Journalists, 2007 SCHOLARSHIPS: International Seminar on Global Security, Reuters Institute for the study of Journalism (Oxford, UK), 2009 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, 2009, Boston (USA) Reuters Foundation, Bangkok (Thailand), 2008 The Poynter School for Journalists, Florida (USA), 2007 AWARDS: SCARF-PII Media for Mental Health Award, 2015-16. First Prize in the online category Laadli Media Award for Gender Sensitivity, 2012 by Population First, supported by UNFPA Awarded for journalistic excellence by the state’s Association of Accredited Journalists, 2011 |
| Interests | Travel, Yoga, Books and all things Handmade |
| Favorite Movies | The Jacket, Bandini, Khamoshi |
| Favorite Music | Hindustani Classical |
| Favorite Books | Notes to Myself (Hugh Prather), I and Thou (Martin Buber), Tender is the Night (Scott Fitzgerald) |
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