

Independent reporter, Mumbai
I am an award-winning, independent, non-binary reporter based in Mumbai, India. My pronouns are they/them. I cover development, public policy, environment and human rights.
I have been a journalist for eleven years. I have worked at the news website Scroll.in and the data-research organisation Land Conflict Watch. I am now a freelance reporter. I also record audio and shoot short videos. My work has appeared in Undark, Evening Standard, Scroll.in, Times of India, Mint, Article 14, Newslaundry and Indiaspend, among others.
My recent work includes analysis of public policies related to climate change for Newslaundry and Article 14; a report on how research of elephant decision-making can reduce human-elephant conflict for Undark; how night schools in Mumbai help girls and women to access education for Evening Standard; and an investigation of how women in Adivasi communities are affected by and fighting against climate change for Scroll.in.
I have won two Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism, one Shriram Sanlam Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism, third place at the PII-ICRC awards and one special mention at the ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism for my work.
This is a selection of articles for which I have won awards. You can see the full list on my Awards page.
You can email me at mridula.chari@gmail.com
My DMs are open on Twitter @mridulasee