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Laasya Shekhar is an independent journalist based in Chennai, India and has previously appeared in Mongabay, Newslaundry, Citizen Matters and the Deccan Chronicle. Laasya holds a Masters degree in Journalism from Bharathiar University and has written extensively on environmental issues, women and child rights, and other critical social and civic issues.

Stories (6)

Mar 29, 20255 min
இந்திய பெண்கள் சூரியனின் ஆற்றலைக் கொண்டு தமது கைகளால் மீனை உலர வைக்கின்றனர்.
தெற்காசியாவை உள்ளிட்ட பல பகுதிகளில் மீனை உலர வைக்கும் உழைப்பாளர்களில் பெண்கள் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்துகின்றனர்.

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Feb 5, 20256 min
Indian Women Dry Fish With the Power of the Sun, in the Palms of Their Hands
As fish-drying process is becoming automated, Indian women are finally reclaiming lost hours for leisure and bonding with their children.

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Jan 27, 20255 min
గజరాజులతో పోరాటంలో పేదరికంలోకి దక్షిణాది రైతు
గత దశాబ్ద కాలంగా ఏనుగులు మనుషుల జీవన్మరణ పోరాటంలో జిల్లాలో 6,900కు పైగా ఏనుగుల దాడులు మానవులపై జరిగాయి.

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Jan 15, 20256 min
मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष रोखण्यासाठी भारताने बिबट्यांची नसबंदी करण्याचा प्रस्ताव दिला आहे
“मला खात्री आहे की नसबंदी हा एकमेव उपाय असू शकत नाही.”

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Nov 22, 20246 min
Human-Elephant Conflicts Drive South Indian Farmers Into Poverty
In the last decade, elephants have killed humans, cattle, and damaged almost 6,000 acres of cropfields in conflict attacks in South India.

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