Payal Mohta

Payal Mohta is a freelance journalist based in Mumbai, India.Her work has been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and The Washington Post amongst others. Read her stories on global development, gender justice, public health and more on www.payalmohta.com.

Twitter : @MohtaPayal

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The young creative bringing India's rural folk musicians to the world – via a backpack

8 January 2021

Culture

The young creative bringing India’s rural folk musicians to the world – via a backpack

A 28-year-old social entrepreneur has created an innovative solution to help rural folk artists in India create sustainable livelihoods and [...]Read the full article

Fuelled by social media, in India Muslims are “a convenient scapegoat” for the coronavirus

6 May 2020

Human rights

Fuelled by social media, in India Muslims are “a convenient scapegoat” for the coronavirus

“The term ‘CoronaJihad’ not only blames the Islamic community for the virus but also implies that with it the community is targeting the majority – [...]Read the full article

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