Usha Rai

Usha Rai is a veteran journalist and media professional. She has written for the Hindu Businessline, The Asian Age, the Hindu, The Sunday Guardian and The Tribune, and has previously worked with Times of India, Indian Express and Hindustan Times. Over the course of her career which spans several decades, she has been a pioneer in reporting on women’s issues, health, environment and development. She has won the FAO Science Writers award for her reporting on forest-dwelling communities, the Chameli Devi award for outstanding women journalists and the Street Shakti Award for lifetime work in journalism. She has documented the work of Aga Khan Foundation and several other nonprofit organisations, and previously served as the deputy director of Press Institute of India.