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Vidya Krishnan

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Vidya Krishnan is a writer and journalist. Her first book, "Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped our History," will be published by PublicAffairs in February 2022.

A Billionaire, A TV Network, And The Fight for a Free Press in India

A Billionaire, A TV Network, And The Fight for a Free Press in India

The hostile takeover of NDTV — one of India’s last channels willing to report critically on the Modi government — leaves few independent voices during a critical election cycle
July 24, 2023
The History of Tuberculosis Holds Lessons For Modern Day Public Health

The History of Tuberculosis Holds Lessons For Modern Day Public Health

Vidya Krishnan, NF ’21, on writing her debut non-fiction book “Phantom Plague”  Dec. 20, 2016, was one of those winter mornings in New Delhi, India when everything was enveloped in…
March 14, 2022
In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism

In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism

Over the last seven years, newsrooms have found themselves in the trenches, holding the Modi government to account
September 20, 2021