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Scholarship Awards

2021 AWARDEES



Malik Irfan, Waheeja

(Writer and Editor

National Geographic)


Ahmed, Waqas

(Reader Revenue Analytics Fellow

BlueLena)


Manve, Vishal

(Staff Editor

Fletcher Security Review)



Gardizy, Anissa

(Digital Producer and Reporter

Boston Globe Media)



Salam, Erum

(Freelance Writer and Digital Producer

Independent Journalist)


Selvaraj, Sanjana

(Junior Associate Producer

Corazon Oscuro Productions)


Soumya, Monga

(High School Journalism Student

Los Angeles Times)


Dinesh, Shradha

(Editor-in-Chief

The Blaze)


Panjwani, Haya

(Legislative Fellow

NPR's Texas Newsroom)


Devulapalli, Sriharsha

(Data Journalist

Mint)

2020 Awardees




Bokhari, Nadia Batool

(Journalist, Educator, Interpreter

Brooklyn Public Library)



Chatterjee, Mohar

(Newsroom Engineering Intern

The Washington Post)



Elidrissi, Rajaa

(Associate Editorial Producer

Vox)



Ghimire, Sandesh

(Graduate Student Instructor

University of Minnesota)



Karim, Tausif Sanzum

(Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Maine)



Khan, Fazil

(Multimedia Journalist

Freelance)



Tejani, Quratulain

(Journalist, Producer, Media Entrepreneur

Freelance)

2019 Awardees



Bhat, Suhail

(Sector Specialist

Reuters)


Handagama, Sandali

(Editorial Intern

Coin Desk)


Hasham, Nusrat

(Treasurer

South Asian Journalists Association)


Khanal, Samipa

(Outreach Intern

Women's Federation for World Peace USA)


Malpani, Aashna

(Reporter and Visual Journalist

Berkeley Food Network)


Nigam, Sanjana

(Freelance Consultant

Buzzfeed)


Rafiquiddin, Sania

(Writer/Photographer

Independent Journalist)


Chaturvedi, Namrata


Sarhan, Salma

2018 Awardees



Ali, Mohammad

(Reporter

The Hindu)


Arikhara, Anakha

(Script Writer

The Better India)


Hazra, Anika

(Conservations Communcations Coordinator

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)


Joshi, Apoorva

(PhD Candidate

Michigan State University)


Kaur, Ravleen

(Anchor/ Correspondent

Rajya Sabha TV)


Nasir, Salina

(Strategic Business Partner

EOS IT Management Solutions Ltd)


Rathi, Nandini

(Graduate Teaching Assistant

New York University)


Runwal, Priyanka

(Data Journalist

The New York Times)



Sundaresh, Jaya

(Editor in Chief

Them & Us Media)


Vora, Priyanka

(Digital Journalism

Business Insider)

2017 Awardees



Kandala, Satya

(Writer, Journalist, Content Creator

Birdeye)


Khan, Mehrunisa

(Broadcast Journalist

Geo News)


Khan, Raqshan

(Graphic Designer

Break the silence against Domestic Violence)


Madhav, Tara

(Travers INFORUM Fellow

Commonwealth Club of California)


Parthasarthy, Padmini

(Editorial Assistant

University of California Press)


Raisa, Antaki

(Research Assistant

University of Florida)


Shetty, Disha

(Associate Editor

IndiaSpend)

2016 Awardees



Awal, Kazi Elman

(Designer/ Developer

The San Francisco Chronicle)


Baronia, Nitisha

(Payton Fellow

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.)


Dutt, Aruna

(Associate Producer

CBC)


Kaushik, Sudanshu

(Executive Director

North American Association of Indian Students)


Malhotra, Aditi

(Independent Journalist

Freelance)



Mayer, Aditi

(Community Lead & Council Member

Intersectional Environmentalist)


Rashid, Jasmine

(Director of Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships

Candide Group)


Root, Pathik

(Journalist

Self-employed)


Shastri, Devi

(Statewide Higher Education Reporter

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)


Walker, Nani Sarah

(Writer/ Director

Los Angeles Times)

Varghese, Elizabeth

2015 Awardees



Ali, Hasan

(Journalist

The Nation)


Datar, Sourabh Shree

(Data Journalist

The Nation)


Iqbal, Naveed

(Journalist

The Indian Express)



Jeyathilagar, Prashanth Perumal

(Editorial Page Writer

The Hindu)


Khan, Aysha

(Journalist

Religion News Services)


Khan, Zainab

(Audience Strategy Editor

The New York Times)


Kudva, Sonali

(Assistant Professor

University of Tampa)


Mehrotra, Karishma

(Reporter

The Indian Express)


Nagendran, Sushma Udipi

(Brand Marketing

Freshworks)



Naqvi, Raza

(Producer

Zero Point Zero Production Inc)


Paliwal, Ankur

(Contributing Editor

Business Standard)


Patil, Anushka

(Social Strategy Editor

The New York Times)


Prasad, Aryanna

(Staff Writer

Sports Illustrated)



Rao, Sonia

(Journalist

The Washington Post)


Salhotra, Pooja

(Editorial Assitant

The Buzz Magazine)



Sarah, Lakshmi

(Digital Producer

KQED)


Singh, Angad

(Video producer and Journalist

VICE News)

Islam, Mahmud Johra

2014 Awardees



Auer, Soraya

(Documentary Filmmaker

BBC News)


Chowdhury, Radhiya

(Journalist/Producer

St. Joseph Communications, Media Group)


Dhir, Rajeev

(Writer/Editor

Self-Employed)


Fernando, Jeyanidhi

(Event Runner

Women In Automotive, LLC)


Gupta, Tara

(Founder CEO

Map-Collective)


Jain, Tanya

(Independent Writer and Researcher

Self-employed)



Khan, Zainab

(Audience Strategy Editor

The New York Times


Khan, Habib

(Reporter

The Wall Street Journal)


Oberoi, Reshmi Kauer

(Journalist

Columbia Journalism)


Setalvad, Ariha

(Content Strategy

Starcity)


Waraich, Sonia

(Staff Writer

The Times Standard)


Waseem, Fatima

(Reporter

The Baltimore Sun Media Group)


Zaveri, Payal

(Senior Tech Reporter

Business Insider)

Ramani, Neha

Nguyen, Dustin

2013 Awardees




Agarwal, Astha

(Intern

Vedic Era)


Amir, Fareeha

(Journalist

Self-employed)


Fernando, S.Noreyana

(External Affairs Associate

World Bank Group)


Ghaus, Sabrina

(Writer

Self-employed)


Jatoi, Sana

(Strategic Writing Executive

Unicef UK)


Jeelani, Mehboob

(Senior Editor

TRT World)


Khuwaja, Sarah

(Product Marketing Manager

Twitter)

Mahmood, Sarah


Rasul, Muzhgan Mia

(Writer/Producer

Freelance)

Tahir, Shanze


Tilve, Priyanka

(Audio Producer

Al Jazeera Media Network)


Verma, Divya Jeswani

(Digital Video Producer

CNBC)


Zaveri, Mihir

(Reporter

The New York Times)


Zunonpari, Angela

(Writer / Community Engagement

Fresh Produce LLC)

2012 Awardees


Afredi, Sania

Atre, Sagar


Bose, Pranay

(Senior Manager

Signify Health)


Fernando, S.Noreyana

(External Affairs Associate

World Bank Group)


Joshi, Apoorva

(PhD Candidate

Michigan State University)


Khare, Nilesh

(Channel Head

Saam TV)


Karnik, Madhura

(Chief Growth Officer

Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions)

Kuchroo, Juhi, Razdan


Luthra, Shefali

(Correspondent

Kaiser Health News)


Rashid, Tania

(Global Correspondent

NBC News)


Salhotra, Pooja

(Journalist

The Buzz Magazine)



Shastri, Kamna

(Features Reporter

Real Change News)


Waheed, Amina

(Producer

Fault lines)


Tilve, Priyanka

(Audio Producer

Al Jazeera Media Network)

2011 Awardees




Arif, Sarosh

(Writer/Editor

Tessera Editoria)

Aryal, Rukmaget



Bandyopadhyay, Survo

(Field Producer

CBS News)



Banerjee, Devin

(Senior Financial Services Editor

LinkedIn News)



Galhotra, Sumit

(Senior Communications Associate

Women Deliver)



Gunarathna, Shanika

(Senior Program Coordinator

New York University Langone Health)



Hussain, Anum

(Founder CEO

Acciyo)



Kholi, Sonali

(Reporter

Los Angeles Times)



Ramanathan, Rajeswari

(Editor in Chief

The MIT Quill)


Roychowdhury, Joshua



Seshagiri, Ashwin

(Deputy Editor

The New York Times)



Shah, Ritika

(Segment Producer

CNBC)



Zaffar, Nadia

(News Producer

Global News)



Zaidi, Noor

(Director of Events

Host Committee)

2010 Awardees




Bhatnagar, Pearl

(Cultural Strategist

Freedom Cities)



Grewal, Harpreet Kaur

(Head of Brand Solutions

Voxxy)



Kalra, Ashika

(Founder & Executive Director

The Vidya Project)

Malik, Swati



Mojica, Stephanie

(Writer/ Editor

Self-employed)



Mowjood, Sharaf

(Producer

The CBS Evening News)



Nayak, Malathi

(Reporter

Bloomberg News)



Paravastu, Sharon

(Brand Marketing Manager

Facebook)



Zahid, Ayesha

(Visiting Lecturer

Bahria University)

2009 Awardees




Bhandari, Bibek

(News Editor

Sixth Tone)



Jamil, Rehan

(Documentary Photographer

Freelance)



Jagatheesan, Ramya

(North Harrow Community Library

Managing Trustee)



Kuruvilla , Carol

(Religion Reporter

The Huffington Post)



Purthi, Priyanka

(Senior Producer / Global Content Strategy

UNICEF)



Vaidhyanathan, Siddhartha

(Writer/ Editor

Sidvee Editorial)



Yousuf, Hani

(Writer/ Journalist

Self-employed)

2008 Awardees




Aleem, Zeeshan

(Writer/Editor

Freelance)



Ali, Ambreen

(Writer/Editor

Freelance)



Ganguli, Ishani

(Recruiting coordinator

SoFi)



Moghe, Sonia

(Producer

CNN)



Sultan, Aysha

(Syndicated Columnist

St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

2007 Awardees




Herath, Anuradha

(Lecturer

City University of New York & Pace University)



Kaphle, Anup

(Executive Editor

Rest of World)



Narang, Sonia

(Multimedia Journalist

PRI's The World and NPR stations)



Qureshi, Bilal

(Multimedia Journalist

NPR)

Sharedalal, Parija

2006 Awardees




Dayal, Sumit

(Multimedia Journalist

Freelance)



Madan, Rubina

(Director of Audience

The New York Times)



Moghe, Sonia

(Producer

CNN)

Priyadarshan, Manisha

2005 Awardees




Anand, Shefali

(Writer/ Editor

The Wall Street Journal)


Latifi, Sadia

(Head of Content Strategy

Airbnb)



Pulipaka, Balakoteswara

Nabil, Amar

2004 Awardees



Bhattarai, Abha

(National Retail Reporter

The Washington Post)



Gandhi, Unnati

(Product Counsel

Google Nest)



Mehta, Jigar

(Deputy Managing Director

Doha Debates)



Tukaram, Sarita

(Lead Educational Specialist

Educational Initiatives)

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