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Vandita Agrawal

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Vandita Agrawal is an experienced journalist, published in The Times of India, Times Internet, Zenger News, and Dkoding Media. She holds Bachelor of Arts (Honors) and Master of Arts degrees in Political Science, a Master of...

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May 27, 2021 Date joined · 43 stories

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Health Nov 19, 2021

Fixing limbs for decades amidst Afghan conflict and chaos

To leave when Afghanistan needs more help than ever would have been a real betrayal. If I had...

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Crime & Corruption Nov 9, 2021

Indian journalist overcomes domestic abuse to join all-women news outlet

My husband, 10 years my senior, shouted at me for no reason. He would often beat me with...

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One of India’s human scavengers describes deplorable conditions

I see human waste floating like dead fish around me. A skin-crawling mix of insects, drain flies, and...

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Indian javelin thrower makes history at Tokyo Olympics

Standing on top of the podium with the gold medal around my neck and the national flag of...

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Travel & Adventure Oct 9, 2021

Former soldier becomes India’s first blade runner

When the bomb exploded, I went numb and lost consciousness. Grievously injured, I suffered heavy blood loss and...

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Crime & Corruption Oct 8, 2021

Indian student called terrorist, jailed for peaceful dissent

The guards mentally and physically tortured me. They called me a terrorist, rioter, traitor, jihadi. I wasn’t allowed...

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Conflict Oct 7, 2021

Women’s rights activist tells of beating at hands of Taliban

Batons, sticks, electrical cables, and whips pummeled my thighs, back, shoulder, and face. The blows broke my right...

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Conflict Sep 29, 2021

Taliban takeover devastates Afghan woman’s present and future

I ask, “Why am I alive,” when I cannot study, work, or even move about. For 20 years,...

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Conflict Sep 28, 2021

Former US Marine reflects on service in Afghanistan’s ‘Valley of Death’

If Afghan citizens cooperated with us, the enemy killed or intimidated them. During the day, to our faces,...

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Travel & Adventure Sep 21, 2021

Pakistani mountaineer becomes youngest ever to scale K2

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