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Nilanjana Bhowmick
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Journalist and Editor, Freelance
New Delhi
Beats
Biography
I am a multi-award winning, independent journalist, with 18 years of of experience writing and reporting for some of the world’s best media publications on development, social justice, human rights, gender and environment, foreign policy and international affairs. I have written and reported for the National Geographic Magazine, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, AL Jazeera, CS Monitor, The New Internationalist, Reuters, BBC World, VOA News, Panos UK, Radiolab, the Financial Times, El Mundo etc etc. I began my career in radio journalism as a producer/editor with the BBC Asian Network radio in Leicester, UK. I moved onto the role of a producer/editor for BBC World Service’s flagship current affairs program The World Today. I worked as a freelance correspondent and researcher for TIME Magazine between 2008 and 2011 and as a staff correspondent between 2011-2015. I was awarded for being the best development journalist by the UK-based Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in 2010. Won the Lorenzo Natalie Prize (European Commission) in 2010 for development journalism (Watch the interview HERE) Won Diageo Women’s Empowerment award for the best online story in Asia-Pacific in 2013.
Politics , Travel, Environment, gendernews & current affairs, Politics
Tourism Entertainment
Content
By Nilanjana Bhowmick Verified| New Internationalist Verified India is experiencing a lot of – with over 65 per cent of the population under the age of 35, there’s thought to be great potential for economic growth as the working-age population balloons. But are we overlooking another equally important but untapped demographic? Women. By 2036 the female population of India is expected to reach 743 million. But their contribution to the GDP has remained below the global average at 18 per cent. And there’s a good reason for this.
By Nilanjana Bhowmick Verified| New Internationalist Verified Recently, I wanted an image generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to illustrate a LinkedIn post on leadership. I entered a prompt into popular AI platform ChatGPT and it generated a few images of male leaders. I tried a few different versions but every prompt on leadership frustratingly returned images of men until I specifically asked for it to generate one of a woman. But there was a catch here, too.
By Nilanjana Bhowmick Verified| New Internationalist Verified A couple of years ago Noor Jehan was working at a construction site as a mason’s helper when she got a phone call. Her husband – a rickshaw puller – had fainted while ferrying a man in his vehicle, succumbing to the sweltering sun and an empty stomach. This was not a one off. ‘Throughout summer, he keeps fainting,’ she says. ‘Someone calls from his phone then we go and get him.’India – home to 1.4 billion people – has been getting hotter every year and the poor have been bearing the brunt.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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