Appu Esthose Suresh & Priyanka Kotamraju

As an investigative journalist, Appu Esthose Suresh did extensive work on the changing pattern of communal riots in India, making a significant contribution towards understanding a sensitive and complex topic. Appu was recognized by the Mumbai Press Club’s 2015 RedInk Awards in the ‘Journalist of the Year’ category for his series on the ‘Communal Cauldron in Uttar Pradesh’. He has worked with the Hindustan Times as editor (special assignments), and at the Indian Express and Mint, among other publications. He was part of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists team that investigated offshore accounts in British Virgin Islands and the HSBC Swiss accounts. He is currently Senior Atlantic Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). He is also the founder of Pixstory. He completed his studies from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, and LSE.

 

Priyanka Kotamraju is a Gates Cambridge scholar pursuing a doctorate in sociology at the University of Cambridge, and a Senior Atlantic Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. She was formerly editor of Khabar Lahariya, an award-winning grassroots media organization. She has also worked with the Indian Express and the Hindu Business Line. She is the co-founder of Chitrakoot Collective, a grassroots feminist research collective.

Stories by the author:

The Assassination of a Mahatma, the Princely States and the ‘Hindu’ Nation