Sarthak Choudhury
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Sarthak Choudhury
Sarthak Choudhury is an editorial deskhand when it strikes noon, but enjoys writing stories before and after that. He writes on and around people, doing ground reporting and adding perspective to the story. He has covered general and civic elections, agriculture, and the plight of different frontline workers, among other subjects. Choudhury is the recipient of the Seema Nazareth Special Mention award in 2023, and the Seema Nazareth Award in 2024 for his stories.
Sarthak Choudhury is an editorial deskhand when it strikes noon, but enjoys writing stories before and after that. He writes on and around people, doing ground reporting and adding perspective to the story. He has covered general and civic elections, agriculture, and the plight of different frontline workers, among other subjects. Choudhury is the recipient of the Seema Nazareth Special Mention award in 2023, and the Seema Nazareth Award in 2024 for his stories.
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Punjab to Odisha, single-use plastic ban has little effect in towns
Small businesses say they were not consulted about the restriction and they can't refuse customers
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Home truths about door-to-door vaccinations for persons with disabilities
Denial of doses to persons without IDs, absence of segregated data and low awareness pose question mark on campaign
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Waste to resource: Companies look to tackle garbage dumping problem
The crux of the problem is the lack of a waste management system, and this has spurred some companies to step in with innovative ideas to tackle the issue
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Explained: How pandemic took a toll on non-Covid patients in India
Covid managed to edge out nearly every disease in the priority race - from basics such as dental problems or eye disorders to the potentially fatal such as cancer
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Eateries that opened in Covid-19 time add innovation to the mix
At a time when restaurants were shutting down across the country, opening one was far from easy
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Forgotten hero
Book review of Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi
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