Rohini Mohan (journalist)

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Rohini Mohan is an Indian journalist and writer, currently working independently. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson. [1] Her first book, The Seasons of Trouble (2014) won the Shakti Bhatt Prize in 2015, and the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award. [2] [3]

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Career

Mohan is an independent journalist, who has reported for Indian and international publications, including The Economic Times , the New York Times, Al Jazeera , The Caravan, VICE News , TIME magazine, Harper's, Tehelka , The Hindu , Outlook India, The Wire, and Scroll.in . [4] [5] She reports on health, human rights, and politics in South Asia. [4] Mohan has received several awards for her journalism, including the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson for "exceptional reportage from Assam on the events surrounding the controversy over the citizenship issue." in 2019. [1] [6] [3] She has also won the 2012 International Committee of the Red Cross and the Indian Institute of Journalism Award for reporting on conflicts in Sri Lanka, in The Caravan. [7]

In 2014, Mohan published a non-fiction account of the Sri Lankan conflict, The Seasons of Trouble (Verso Books). [8] The book received generally positive reviews, with Tishani Doshi writing in The Hindu that it was a "remarkable book — epic in scale, utterly compelling in detail." and the Economist carrying a review that described it as a "thoroughly absorbing book." [9] [10] [11] NPR included it on its Guide To 2014's Great Reads. [12] The book won the Shakti Bhatt Prize in India as well as the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award. [2] [3] [13]

Personal life

Mohan was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. [14] Mohan received a Masters in Political Journalism from Columbia University, and a post-graduate diploma from the Asian College of Journalism. [1] [3]

Awards and fellowships

YearAwardReference
2019 Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson [6]
2015Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for the book, The Seasons of Trouble [13]
2014 Shakti Bhatt Prize for the book, The Seasons of Trouble [15]
2014Society of Authors, London Award [4]
2013Charles Wallace India Trust Writing Fellowship [4]
2012 International Committee of the Red Cross and the Indian Institute of Journalism Award [7]

Books

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