Vidya Krishnan

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Journalist. Nieman'21. Author of #PhantomPlague ✍️🏾Probably listening to a podcast.

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'White Lilies': Life and death on the mean roads of Delhi

1 week ago | livemint.com | Vidya Krishnan

Lounge Summary Vidya Krishnan's account of grief and on what it means to confront the finality of death in her new book This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In one of my interminable internal monologues, I told myself that it was, statistically, a matter of time for someone I loved to die on these streets. Everyone has a story about the ugliness we encounter on the streets, behind wheels.
HT Syndication: 'White Lilies': Life and death on the mean roads of Delhi

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Vidya Krishnan

Posted On: 2025-05-04 Posted By: Vidya Krishnan Health & Lifestyle Cities MINT New Delhi, May 4 -- In one of my interminable internal monologues, I told myself that it was, statistically, a matter of time for someone I loved to die on these streets. Everyone has a story about the ugliness we encounter on the streets, behind wheels.
Western coverage of Gaza: A textbook case of colonisers journalism

1 month ago | johnmenadue.com | Vidya Krishnan

Israels war on Gaza has exposed the true nature and purpose of Western media. If you have been following Western media to try to make sense of the heartbreaking images and stories coming out of Gaza during Israels invasion, you are bound to be disappointed.
How Bangladesh’s pharma revolution succeeded against the odds

1 month ago | himalmag.com | Vidya Krishnan |Arshu John

This story is part of “Pills, Perils, Profits”, a Himal investigative series on Southasian pharmaceutical manufacturing and exports. Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. IN MAY 1982, a committee of eight experts submitted a report to Bangladesh’s health ministry proposing an overhaul of the country’s drug regulation regime.
How Bangladesh’s pharma revolution succeeded against the odds

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Vidya Krishnan |Arshu John

This story is part of “Pills, Perils, Profits”, a Himal investigative series on Southasian pharmaceutical manufacturing and exports. Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. IN MAY 1982, a committee of eight experts submitted a report to Bangladesh’s health ministry proposing an overhaul of the country’s drug regulation regime.
The massive failures of India’s drug regulatory system

2 months ago | himalmag.com | Vidya Krishnan |Arshu John

This story is part of “Pills, Perils, Profits”, a Himal investigative series on Southasian pharmaceutical manufacturing and exports. Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. IN DECEMBER 2023, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) for the Indian state of Telangana busted a spurious drug racket in Hyderabad following a tip-off by its Vigilance Cell about a firm named Astrica Healthcare.
Vidya Krishnan

2 months ago | himalmag.com | Vidya Krishnan

Vidya KrishnanVidya Krishnan is an investigative journalist based in India, and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Her work has appeared in The Caravan, the New York Times and The Atlantic, among other publications.
How the WHO leaves poor countries exposed to dangerous Indian drugs

2 months ago | himalmag.com | Vidya Krishnan |Arshu John

This story is part of “Pills, Perils, Profits”, a Himal investigative series on Southasian pharmaceutical manufacturing and exports. Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. EBRIMA SAGNIA had the patient look of a man who had spoken to a lot of journalists. At the age of 45, grief had transformed him, Sagnia said, since he inadvertently poisoned his son, Lamin. “Just imagine, you give your child a syrup hoping he will get better,” Sagnia said.
Dear America - Nieman Reports

Nov 26, 2024 | niemanreports.org | Glenda M. Gloria |Gustavo Gorriti |Manasseh Azure Awuni |Vidya Krishnan

International journalists are hearing echoes. From countries around the world that have witnessed the rise of autocratic and populist leaders, they are watching the U.S. and warning of a characteristic of wounded democracies everywhere: an endangered free press. When Donald Trump sued CBS News for $10 billion over its editing of a Kamala Harris interview, some viewed it as just another tantrum.
Put your skills to work through skills-based job crafting

Nov 21, 2024 | ericsson.com | Vidya Krishnan

Like what you’re reading? The growth of our people drives the growth of our company, especially when the people we have become the people we need, again and again. It’s time to leverage skills-based job crafting to design a career journey where your talents, opportunities and passions intersect. With Ericsson constantly on the move, our ethos Imagine Possible is at the heart of continually reimagining ourselves.