Swati Thapa

Swati is an independent journalist based in Uttarakhand, India, and has been working as a reporter since 2021. Her work involves in-depth coverage of critical topics, including health, gender, climate change, environment, and rural life in India. She has earned many fellowships and participated in training programmes with reputed organisations such as Mongabay, Thomson Reuters Foundation, The Open Notebook, and Population First, among others. These transformative experiences deepened their understanding of the pervasive challenges surrounding gender dynamics and human rights, providing them with the lens to understand the intersection of different social identities and issues. Their work has appeared in media organisations including Mongabay, Dialogue Earth, Behanbox, Feminism in India, and more. Through her work, she aims to highlight stories and experiences that, though crucial, are often overlooked or forgotten.