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Kamala Thiagarajan


Kamala Thiagarajan is a freelance journalist based in Madurai, South India where she reports on environmental issues, global health, and science. Her work has been published in The New York Times, NPR,  BBC, The Guardian, Hakai Magazine, Ensia, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, and many others. You can see more of Thiagarajan’s work on her website.
 
 
 
 

Kamala Thiagarajan's Latest Articles

nurdles and plastics on beach in India after a shipwreck
No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills

A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun.

The Sharavati River flows through the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Photograph by Dhritiman Mukherjee
Seeing the River for the Fish

Scientists and local communities are working to save an iconic but little-known species of fish in India—but first, they have to find it.