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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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April 12, 2024
Congress Party’s Election Manifesto Creates a Buzz
By Kavita Chowdhury

March 27, 2024
Why is Narendra Modi Nervous Ahead of India’s General Elections?
By Kavita Chowdhury

March 14, 2024
PM Modi Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship Law Ahead of Elections
By Kavita Chowdhury

March 06, 2024
Sexual Violence Grows in 10 Years of Modi Rule in India
By Kavita Chowdhury

February 29, 2024
Student Suicides in Kota’s ‘Coaching Factories’ Point to India’s Broken Education System
By Kavita Chowdhury

February 16, 2024
Indian Supreme Court Scraps PM Modi’s Controversial Party Funding Scheme
By Kavita Chowdhury

January 21, 2024
Hindutva Activists Target Tamil Film ‘Annapoorani’
By Kavita Chowdhury

January 11, 2024
India’s Supreme Court Restores Faith in Rule of Law
By Kavita Chowdhury

December 28, 2023
India’s Opposition-free Parliament
By Kavita Chowdhury

December 04, 2023
Modi Juggernaut Wipes Out Congress in India’s ‘Hindi Heartland’
By Kavita Chowdhury

November 23, 2023
Why India’s Electoral Bond Scheme Must Go
By Kavita Chowdhury
