
Sukanya Shaji (she/her)
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Associate Editor @thenewsminute |Corps member @report4theworld |UN Laadli Awardee | Former Associate Editor @feminisminindia | Views personal
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A diabetes pill that doesn't dissolve. IV fluids that fail sterility tests. These are among 305 drugs that failed quality tests in Karnataka this year, and there’s no law to make sure they are recalled. Subscribe to read this paywall story by Anisha Sheth thenewsminute.com/karnataka/is-y…


We’re at the Keeladi excavation site in Madurai! This week on #LetMeExplain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the story of #Keeladi — its politics, its history, & the gaps in how it’s being told. Episode comes out this Saturday. Stay tuned — you won’t want to miss this one.



'Too dark, too thin': The women who died because of spousal body shaming. Where Sukanya Shaji (she/her) speaks to families of women who died because they were shamed for their looks, in addition to other harassment thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar… #

While dowry harassment is criminalised in India, body shaming by in-laws remains a quiet epidemic. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in Kerala who died by suicide, triggered by spousal body shaming. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…


Over 6,000 dowry deaths were reported in India in 2023. But many weren’t just about dowry. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of Kerala women who died by suicide, triggered by spousal body shaming that begins at their own homes and extends to marital homes thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

Over 6,000 dowry deaths were reported in India in 2023. But behind the numbers lies a quieter, undocumented tragedy—severe body shaming that drives young brides to death. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in Kerala who died. Read her full report. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

Over 6,000 dowry deaths were reported in India in 2023. But many weren’t just about dowry. They were about how a woman looked. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in Kerala who died by suicide, triggered by spousal body shaming. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

While dowry harassment is criminalised in India, body shaming by in-laws remains a quiet epidemic. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in Kerala who died by suicide, triggered by spousal body shaming. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

Over 6,000 dowry deaths were reported in India in 2023. But many weren’t just about #Dowry. They were about how a woman looked. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in #Kerala who died by suicide, triggered by spousal body shaming. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

How many of us recognise body shaming as an act of violence that can drive a person to death? Sukanya Shaji (she/her) sits down with senior lawyer Sandhya Raju and anti caste writer Aleena for a conversation on how body shaming is violence but remains normalised youtu.be/lxpOabDYL3c

Body shaming is not just words, for many women in India, it’s the start of a long road to trauma — and sometimes, death. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in Kerala who died recently, triggered by spousal body shaming. Read her deep dive here. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

How many of us recognise body shaming as an act of violence that can drive a person to death? Sukanya Shaji (she/her) sits down with senior lawyer Sandhya Raju & anti caste writer Aleena for this insightful conversation youtube.com/watch?v=lxpOab… Read her story: thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

‘Natal families normalise body shaming so much that women don’t think of it as a red flag when their spouse does it’, says senior lawyer Sandhya Raju. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) sits down with Sandhya & anti-caste writer Aleena for a conversation on the impact of body shaming on women.


While dowry harassment is criminalised in India, body shaming by in-laws remains a quiet epidemic. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) spoke to families of women in Kerala who died by suicide, triggered by spousal body shaming. thenewsminute.com/kerala/too-dar…

‘Natal families normalise body shaming so much that women don’t think of it as a red flag when their spouse does it’, says senior lawyer Sandhya Raju. Sukanya Shaji (she/her) sits down with Sandhya & anti-caste writer Aleena for a conversation on the impact of body shaming on women.