SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE 2022

Shone Satheesh (India)

Shone Satheesh is an award-winning Multimedia Journalist with over ten years of experience covering the intersection of caste, human rights, and policy in India. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera, DW.com, The Straits Times, Livemint, Scroll.in, and Firstpost.com.

His reporting seeks to unearth the hidden and apparent structures of caste-based discrimination that impact various aspects of Indian society, such as housing, labor, healthcare, and education.

As an oppressed caste journalist working in the upper-caste dominated Indian newsrooms, he believes that reporting on caste needs to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of victims and survivors without resorting to sensationalism and tokenism while also bringing to light the role of the perpetrators.

He is currently pursuing an MA at Columbia Journalism School in the Politics cohort, focusing on long-form narratives.