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Kavita Chowdhury
Kavita Chowdhury is an independent journalist and writes on development, politics, gender, culture.
Kavita Chowdhury is an independent journalist and an Adjunct Faculty at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. With two decades of experience in the industry, Kavita writes on a diverse range of issues, including politics, current affairs, gender, and developmental challenges facing the economy. Kavita is an equally passionate writer on travel, heritage, art and culture. She enjoys chronicling stories of courage and resilience of ordinary people. She has been a correspondent for some of the leading national news publications such as Business Standard, The Indian Express and Mail Today of the India Today group. She has written for Indian and foreign publications, including San Francisco Chronicle, The Hindu Business Line, The Hindu, Live History India, and the Economic and Political Weekly.
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September 23, 2022
Critic and Key Challenger Softens Stance Against Indian PM Modi
By Kavita Chowdhury

September 12, 2022
Can Rahul Gandhi’s Long March Revive the Fortunes of the Congress Party?
By Kavita Chowdhury

August 23, 2022
Seven Decades After It Was Abolished, ‘Untouchability’ Continues to be Practiced in India
By Kavita Chowdhury

August 10, 2022
Enforced Vegetarianism in India
By Kavita Chowdhury

July 27, 2022
School Social Science Textbook Revisions in India Kick Up Controversy
By Kavita Chowdhury

July 14, 2022
Abortion Is Legal in India, But Social Stigma Hampers Access
By Kavita Chowdhury

June 27, 2022
New Military Recruitment Scheme Roils India
By Kavita Chowdhury

June 21, 2022
Flip-Flop on Wheat Exports Angers Indian Farmers
By Kavita Chowdhury

June 13, 2022
India’s Supreme Court Recognizes Sex Work as a Profession
By Kavita Chowdhury

May 31, 2022
Contrary to Hindutva Claims, India’s Muslim Fertility Rate is Declining Sharply
By Kavita Chowdhury

May 23, 2022
Bulldozers Emerge as an Important Weapon in BJP’s Anti-Muslim Arsenal
By Kavita Chowdhury
