Fighting for clean beaches in Mumbai DW

by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio

India has a coastline of more than 7,000 kilometers, but sadly, it’s not all pristine beaches and stunning cliffs. In fact, for Mumbai’s citizens, the shore is more like a landfill. The beaches are covered with trash — colourful plastic bags, bottles...

Can cities in India be quieter? BBC CrowdScience

by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio

Festival fireworks and honking street traffic – what are the solutions to noise pollution? Testing fireworks’ decibel levels and noise mapping is hoped to help alleviate noise in Mumbai, India. Chhavi Sachdev hears from the Maharashtra Pollution Control...

At Age 101, She’s A World Champ Runner NPR Goats and Soda

by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Essays & Commentaries, Portfolio

Man Kaur is 101, but her routine could tire most 20-somethings. Every day she wakes up at 4 a.m., bathes, washes clothes, makes tea, recites prayers until about 7 a.m. Sometimes she goes to the Gurdwara, the place of worship for Sikhs, other times she prays at home....

Domestic violence burns survivors get a fighting chance at a hospital in Indore BBC World Service

by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio

In India there have been many well-documented cases of women who were deliberately burned by their husbands as part of dowry demands. The law has been changed to give women more protection during the first seven years of marriage. But women are still being burned. Now...

Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?—BBC CrowdScience

by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio

Chhavi Sachdev guest hosted an episode of CrowdScience to answer “How does technology affect how we fall in love?” Crowdscience traveled to India to answer listener Erin’s questions about the impact of the internet on our search for soulmates. We meet...