Priyadarshini
@PriyadarshiniS_
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Journalist. Writer. Researcher. Words:@thewire_in @the_hindu @Outlookindia @ReligionMag @RNS and more. @usccrcc @RJournalists @EastWestCenter @Pulitzer fellow
New Delhi.Calcutta.Los Angeles
Joined September 2012
Spotlighted by the International Association of Religion Journalists https://t.co/ArAKX03Kjq
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In this interview in our Journalism Spotlight series, religion reporter Priyadarshini Sen of India discusses the importance of religion journalism and the challenges of covering faith and religion in…
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I'm excited to share that the Spiritual Solutions Library — a global storytelling project — is now live. It's a powerful archive of over 60 global stories capturing sacred responses to our world’s most urgent issues. Explore the library: https://t.co/JiKUr1i4Fd
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Nestled in the foothills of the Lesser Himalayas, the Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to a female leadership for the first time in its three-decade history. It marks a radical shift in the landscape of Tibetan Buddhism in exile in India. My story for @RNS
https://t.co/FO42cd82yd
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DHARAMSHALA, India (RNS) — When the nonsectarian Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to female leadership earlier this year, for the first time in its three-decade history, it marked a radical shift in...
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Meeting with the Dalai Lama. Covering Buddhism in the Himalayas
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The 19th century Banke Bihari Temple, with its black stone idol of the Hindu god Krishna, draws tens of thousands of devotees every year to Vrindavan. With the government 's $5 billion redevelopment plan, residents are up in arms. My story in @RNS
https://t.co/AfCpngISCB
religionnews.com
VRINDAVAN, India (RNS) — Women especially say the government project isn’t just a blow to the town’s identity but harms their unique relationship with the Hindu god.
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This morning, at 9:30, my mother called me. I was at the hospital, my hands still smelling of blood, when her voice came through, shaking and hurried: Rice. Oil. Sugar. Three words. So ordinary once. Now they fall like the sound of church bells in an abandoned city, echoing
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For thirty days, we have not seen water. No, worse than that, we have not seen mercy. The pipes are broken, and the army forbids repair. It is not a siege. It is a theology of punishment, delivered in silence and ratified by the world. So now we boil the sea. Salt seeps into our
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I am writing this from the grave. Do not look for me. There is no body, only dust, and the smell of what once was bread. We spoke. Oh, how we spoke. With the tongues of children choking on smoke. With the tongues of old men whose homes turned to ash before their afternoon tea
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Dear Readers of The Wire In a clear violation of the Constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press, the Government of India has blocked access to https://t.co/BCdnZhucBj across India. +
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A glimpse at the incredible audience at the Religion Journalism Conference — can you spot yourself or someone you know? Read more: https://t.co/Ua4AjLg2MD
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On the panel at Aga Khan University in Kenya where we spoke about religion reporting in Africa and globally. Amazing to have collaborated with colleagues from Aga Khan University and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. The International Association of Religion Journalists @RJournalists
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In Sadhan, just 25 miles from Taj Mahal in Agra, tolerance of different faiths has endured for centuries. What is it about this town that has prevented religious fundamentalism from taking root when all around it communal tensions have swept villages? https://t.co/vVrfWI7jRI
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(RNS) — Residents share a belief in a common ancestry that has prevented religious fundamentalism from taking root — even as communal riots have engulfed other parts of India.
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In my years as District Magistrate when India was burning with the Babri Masjid movement, a vicious hate-mongering voice was of Sadhvi Rithambara Today she is picked up for India's third highest civilian honour India is utterly disgraced by the Padma Bhushan for Sadhvi Rithambara
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Hindu governing body shuts out Muslim vendors from world's largest religious festival @PriyadarshiniS_ writes about Kumbh Mela and the marginalization of Muslims #Religion #India @RNS
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DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for marginali...
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Billed the world's largest single gathering of humanity, the Kumbh Mela festival in the north Indian city of Prayagraj has something new in store this year. Hindu monastics have decided to bar the entry of those who are not part of orthodox Hinduism. @RNS
https://t.co/Ay62qBCPqO
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DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for marginali...
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#Pakistan, #India journalists meet; discuss cross border reporting stories (including one about climate change and increased incidents of snake bites!), #PeaceJournalism, and U.S. election. https://t.co/l9BNFJ05Xh
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Beautiful Article on Behraam Shah Tomb Kasur by @PriyadarshiniS_ . This tomb is on Border Line and devotee's were allowed to visit some years ago by forces on both side. https://t.co/a2oQCyutbk
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(RNS) — Thousands of pilgrims arrive weekly to honor the mystic Sufi saint Sheikh Brahm's legacy of peace and harmony.
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Only 25 meters from the border that separates India from Pakistan, a shrine to a Sufi saint draws thousands of devotees every week. Today, the caretakers want to preserve a heritage that crosses the boundaries of organized religion. My story in @RNS
https://t.co/nt2k8IzvRI
religionnews.com
(RNS) — Thousands of pilgrims arrive weekly to honor the mystic Sufi saint Sheikh Brahm's legacy of peace and harmony.
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New documentary by the Al Jazeera investigative unit on Israel's war-crimes is out now:
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As we approach #InternationalPeaceDay, my thoughts & gratitude turn to the #peacemakers like @makingpeaceviz, and dedicated #India-#Pakistan journalists in @EastWestCenter 's Cross Border Reporting pjct. New: https://t.co/l9BNFIZy7J
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In a 2000-year-old Buddhist site in Gujarat's peninsula region where Buddhist monks and nuns created, studied and meditated, pursuing enlightenment in sacred chambers hewn from soft rock, Hindu chauvinists are asserting themselves. @RNS TOP STORY https://t.co/yYtaUsbVRx
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GUJARAT, India (RNS) — In western India, where thousands of monks once worshipped in caves chiseled into the rocky hills, a fight is on to keep Hindu chauvinists from erasing a 2,000-year-old...
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