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Palagummi Sainath

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Indian journalist

IndiaJournalistsBorn 1957 · age 69
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Palagummi Sainath is an Indian columnist and author of the acclaimed book Everybody Loves a Good Drought. He has extensively written on rural India, his notable interests are poverty, structural inequities, caste discrimination and farmers protests.

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PARI receiving the Praful Bidwai Memorial AwardPARI receiving the Praful Bidwai Memorial Award

Awards 2

2021Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
2007Ramon Magsaysay Award

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Country
India
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69
Written about in
12 languages

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