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University of Southern California

Soumya ShankarJournalist Fellow Send a message or interview request to Soumya Shankar through crcc@usc.edu

Soumya Shankar reports on politics, foreign policy, social movements and religion with a regional focus on South Asia. Her work has appeared across various print, radio, and television media platforms around the world. She is based in New York City.

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Parveena Ahanger: A Grieving Mother’s Fight for the Disappeared of Kashmir
Soumya Shankar
Parveena Ahanger, a well-known Kashmiri activist, exuded her characteristic warmth as she sat cross-legged in the kitchen on a freezing January afternoon in Srinagar, the region’s largest city. The warmest corner of …
Topics: Asia, Engaged Spirituality, Muslims and Islam, Spiritual Exemplars, Violence, weforum
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Ruth Messinger: The New York City Politician’s Long Second Act Honors ‘an Obligation to Respond’
Soumya Shankar
This article was originally published by Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. (RNS) — New Yorkers of a certain age remember Ruth Messinger as a city …
Topics: Engaged Spirituality, Gender and Sexuality, Jews and Judaism, Political Attitudes and Values, Spiritual Exemplars
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Swami Agnivesh: One of His Final Interviews in Caravan Magazine
Soumya Shankar
This interview was originally published in The Caravan, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. It has been edited and condensed. *** On 11 September, Agnivesh, a swami in the Arya …
Topics: Asia, Engaged Spirituality, Government and Religion, Hindus and Hinduism, Religious Extremism, Religious Leadership, Spiritual Exemplars
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Swami Agnivesh: How One Hindu Monk’s “Inner Evolution” Fuels Social Justice Work
Soumya Shankar
This article was originally published in The Christian Science Monitor, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. This past November, in a small hamlet in the Indian state of …
Topics: Asia, Engaged Spirituality, Hindus and Hinduism, Spiritual Exemplars