At least five alums of MA Convergent #Journalism program (Jamia Journalism Alums (JJA)) of @jamiamillia_ have won a Laadli award for gender sensitivity this year or found a honorable mention. Many congratulations to Akanksha Saxena, Bhumika Saraswati, Shamita Harsh, Ayesha Khan, Shubham Koul

I got a jury appreciation citation from Laadli

VIDEO: Hindus dream of trekking to Gaumukh, where the waters of India's holiest river, the Ganges, emerge from a Himalayan glacier. But the ice at the end of the arduous journey is receding rapidly and portends an increasingly dry future for a country of 1.4 billion people.

Who is the real Adivasi? Are those who have adopted Hinduism, Christianity or Islam still Adivasi? Very interesting story by Rakhi Bose outlookindia.com/national/will-…

VIDEO: More prematurely balding men in India are opting for hair transplants as incomes rise and the emphasis on personal appearance becomes stronger. But in a weakly-regulated sector, some operators are amateurs self-trained on Youtube -- with potentially deadly results.

My latest report on Hair transplant fad in India. For AFP News Agency, published in South China Morning Post

Jeune Indien, Athar Rasheed souffrait d'un début de calvitie. Il a opté pour une greffe capillaire dans l'espoir de gagner en séduction et de se marier, mais cette intervention, en principe sûre, lui a coûté la vie #AFP #AFPTV 🎥 Shubham Koul ⤵️

Ten years ago the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus horrified the world Today many women are still scared to travel at night in India’s capital, a sprawling metropolis of 20 million people

Grateful to all colleagues and team leaders who played the most important part in this Red Ink Award for Sports ( TV) Neha Sharma Shubham Koul you captured it all -the emotions, the sport and Rupa Jha the backbone of the project 🙏🙏

The remote forested area, one of at least five sites used to bury militants far from population centres in #Kashmir, has become a place of pilgrimage for the loved ones of slain militants. news.yahoo.com/hidden-graves-… AFP News Agency

India's headhunter warriors sever the past, fret over future. My latest report from Nagaland for AFP News Agency youtu.be/g0OYFXtERkc

VIDEO: Once, the way to get ahead among India's Konyak warriors was by chopping off an enemy's skull. Today, the last survivors of a past age mourn the changing times and a new generation they see as soft.

Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands. Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Indian Ocean archipelago, but the new president says he has scrapped plans to relocate citizens and instead will reclaim land and build islands higher u.afp.com/5ULN

VIDEO: Toxic air divides Delhi between rich and poor. In India's toxic smog-filled capital, environmental change hits the poorest the hardest. For those working outside like rickshaw driver Rizwan, there is no escape from Delhi's deadly smog

As India prepares to inaugurate the Ram temple at Ayodhya, members of the Ramnami religious movement say they have made an even bolder display of their faith. They have inked Ram's name over and over on their bodies in flowing rhythmic script. #AyodhaRamMandir #PranaPratishtha

My latest video report on Tibetan’s future for AFP News Agency published in BBC News 中文

Phunchok said his people were once "like an army without weapons and salary", acting as unofficial eyes and ears like a military patrol along the #LAC in #Ladakh. "Today, that land is lost to us," he said. yahoo.com/news/herders-c… AFP News Agency Shubham Koul Tauseef MUSTAFA #India #China

For the #Brokpa, the term "Aryan" has been used as a tool to promote both tourism and #India's geopolitical ambitions. sg.news.yahoo.com/divided-land-d… AFP News Agency Tauseef MUSTAFA Shubham Koul