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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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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

May 06, 2022
Modi Government’s Plan to Make Hindi India’s National Language Stirs Conflict
By Kavita Chowdhury

April 29, 2022
India’s School Education Is in Grave Crisis
By Kavita Chowdhury

March 27, 2022
BJP Government Uses a Movie to Incite Anti-Muslim Violence
By Kavita Chowdhury

March 11, 2022
India’s Ruling BJP Sweeps State Elections
By Kavita Chowdhury

February 24, 2022
The BJP Has the Edge in the Electoral Race in Uttar Pradesh
By Kavita Chowdhury

February 10, 2022
Hijab-Wearing Muslim Students Are Being Shut out of Schools in India
By Kavita Chowdhury

January 28, 2022
India’s Descent Into a Spiral of Genocidal Hate
By Kavita Chowdhury
