# Sudhakar Udumula

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- [Google News Initiative Dataleads Training journalism students at St Pious Degree and PG college for Women at Nacharam in Hyderabad](https://sudhakarudumula.com/google-news-initiative-dataleads-training-journalism-students-at-st-pious-degree-and-pg-college-for-women-at-nacharam-in-hyderabad/): Google News Initiative Dataleads Training journalism students at St Pious Degree and PG college for Women at Nacharam in Hyderabad
- [Speaking on “Digital toxicity and Digital Well Being” , a session at Human Capital Development Center in Osmania University attended by professors and students.](https://sudhakarudumula.com/speaking-on-digital-toxicity-and-digital-well-being-a-session-at-human-capital-development-center-in-osmania-university-attended-by-professors-and-students/): Speaking on “Digital toxicity and Digital Well Being” , a session at Human Capital Development Center in Osmania University attended by professors and students.
- [Google news initiative and Dataleads training on Visual content verification for journalism and mass communication students of Little Flower Degree College Uppal](https://sudhakarudumula.com/google-news-initiative-and-dataleads-training-on-visual-content-verification-for-journalism-and-mass-communication-students-of-little-flower-degree-college-uppal/): Google news initiative and Dataleads training on Visual content verification for journalism and mass communication students of Little Flower Degree College Uppal
- [Speaking to staff reporters and rural journalists in Suryapet on “Social Media Trends “ organised by Telangana Media Academy](https://sudhakarudumula.com/speaking-to-staff-reporters-and-rural-journalists-in-suryapet-on-social-media-trends-organised-by-telangana-media-academy/): Speaking to staff reporters and rural journalists in Suryapet on “Social Media Trends “ organised by Telangana Media Academy
- [Delivering a lecture on Role of Media in changing Socio-Political and Technological environment at Dr BR Ambedkar college Hyderabad May 2024](https://sudhakarudumula.com/delivering-a-lecture-on-role-of-media-in-changing-socio-political-and-technological-environment-at-dr-br-ambedkar-college-hyderabad-may-2024/): Delivering a lecture on Role of Media in changing Socio-Political and Technological environment at Dr BR Ambedkar college Hyderabad May 2024
- [Training working journalists at Vizag as part of Google News Initiative and DataLeads workshop](https://sudhakarudumula.com/training-working-journalists-at-vizag-as-part-of-google-news-initiative-and-dataleads-workshop/): Training working journalists at Vizag as part of Google News Initiative and DataLeads workshop
- [Curriculum design workshop for Google News Initiative at Google Headquarters. Prominent journalists are in the group](https://sudhakarudumula.com/curriculum-design-workshop-for-google-news-initiative-at-google-headquarters-prominent-journalists-are-in-the-group/): Curriculum design workshop for Google News Initiative at Google Headquarters. Prominent journalists are in the group
- [Google News Initiative and Dataleads poll check training for journalists at Hyderabad St Mary’s college Yousufguda](https://sudhakarudumula.com/google-news-initiative-and-dataleads-poll-check-training-for-journalists-at-hyderabad-st-marys-college-yousufguda/): Google News Initiative and Dataleads poll check training for journalists at Hyderabad St Mary’s college Yousufguda
- [రెడ్ సాండర్స్ ప్రత్యేకత, అసలు నిజాలేంటి? Sr Journalist, Blood Sanders Author Sudhakar Reddy Udumula](https://sudhakarudumula.com/%e0%b0%b0%e0%b1%86%e0%b0%a1%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%b8%e0%b0%be%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%a1%e0%b0%b0%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%b8%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%aa%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%b0%e0%b0%a4%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%af%e0%b1%87%e0%b0%95%e0%b0%a4/): #JournalistKavitha #RedSanders #PushpaTheRise #BloodSanders #SudhakarReddyUdumula #BloodSandersBook #PushpaMovie #ThisIsKavitha
- [Senior Journalist Sudhakar Reddy Udumula Exclusive Interview | Pushpa | Leo Entertainment](https://sudhakarudumula.com/senior-journalist-sudhakar-reddy-udumula-exclusive-interview-pushpa-leo-entertainment/): Senior Journalist Sudhakar Reddy Udumula Exclusive Interview
- [Japan: Tech tradition & peace](https://sudhakarudumula.com/japan-tech-tradition-peace/): Kiezu no Hi, the eternal flame which has been burning for the past 1,200 years on Miyajima Island, speaks volumes about Japan Tourism. There’s a sense of resilience, a certain discipline, which has no parallel anywhere else on the planet. Japan is a country that has successfully blended tradition and technology. Japan Tourism You’ll see people walking about with the latest gadgets but they’ll still greet you with that overwhelming bow. If you’re from one of those nations topping the annual rudeness list, the gracious Japanese will leave you stunned. Alongside skyscrapers, you find amazing Shinto Shrines, Buddhist temples with pagodas, […]
- [#Puspha సినిమా లో చూపించింది గోరంత - Blood Sanders Author & Sr Journalist Sudhakar Reddy Interview](https://sudhakarudumula.com/puspha-%e0%b0%b8%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%a8%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%ae%e0%b0%be-%e0%b0%b2%e0%b1%8b-%e0%b0%9a%e0%b1%82%e0%b0%aa%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%9a%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%a6%e0%b0%bf-%e0%b0%97%e0%b1%8b%e0%b0%b0/): Here is the exclusive interview with Sr Journalist & Author of Blood Sanders Sudhakar Reddy Udumula on A Candid Conversation with Swapna. #Puspha #BloodSanders #AlluArjun In this interview, Sudhakar Reddy Udumula talks about his book Blood Sanders & his investigation process on Red Sandalwood smugglers, reveals unknown facts about smuggling in AP, the mafia behind it and many more!
- [రెడ్ సాండర్స్ పుస్తకంపై ప్రముఖ ఆంగ్ల రచయిత కెవివిఎస్ మూర్తి అభిప్రాయం](https://sudhakarudumula.com/leading-english-author-kvvs-murthys-opinion-on-the-book-red-sanders/): రెడ్ సాండర్స్ స్మగ్లింగ్ లో తాజాగా జరుగుతున్న వాస్తవిక సంఘటనలను వివరించిన ఓ గొప్ప పుస్తకమని నేను చెప్పగలను. ఒళ్ళు గగురుపాటుకు లోనయ్యేలా ఓ రేసింగ్ థ్రిల్లర్ లాంటి కథాంశంలా గుర్తుంచుకోదగిన అద్భుతమైన రచనతో  రచయితగా మారిన జర్నలిస్ట్ ఉడుముల సుధాకర్ రెడ్డి . సాహసోపేతమైన పరిశోధనాత్మక కథనంతో అత్యంత విలువైన ఎర్రచందనం అక్రమ రవాణా రాకెట్‌ గుట్టు బయటపెట్టారు. సహజ సంపదను కొల్లగొడుతూ కోట్లాది రూపాయలను దోచేస్తున్న రాజకీయ నాయకులు, సంబంధిత మాఫియా వ్యక్తుల చీకటి కోణాన్ని సమాజానికి పరిచయం చేశాడు. తమ పేర్లు బయటకు రాకుండా సాధారణ కట్టెలు కొట్టే కూలీల బతుకులను పణంగా పెడుతూ మాఫియా అనుభవించే విలాసవంతమైన జీవిత భయానక సత్యాలను బహిర్గతం చేశాడు. శేషాచల కొండల మీదుగా ఎర్రచందనం చెట్లను నరికి అంతర్జాతీయ మార్కెట్‌లో విక్రయించడానికి జరిగే ప్రమాదకరమైన, అత్యంత సాహసోపేతమైన ప్రయతాన్ని కళ్ళకు కట్టినట్లు రాశారు. చైనా, జపాన్ ప్రముఖ కొనుగోలుదారులు . వివిధ […]
- [‘Blood Sanders - The Great Forest Heist’ book launch event.](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-book-launch-event/): Red Sanders is perhaps the only tree after Sandalwood tree to witness the most fiercest of battles resulting in scores of deaths. The tree’s history is draped in blood, sweat and violence. Want to know more… Read the book Blood Red Sanders – the great forest heist. The first comprehensive publication that dwells into the history, science, sociology, crime, economics and politics behind the highly endemic, endangered plant species. From eminent investigative journalist Sudhakar Reddy Udumula.
- [BLOOD SANDERS BOOK OPENING IN BIRLA AUDITORIUM|| Siti Vision Live](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-book-opening-in-birla-auditorium-siti-vision-live/): BLOOD SANDERS BOOK OPENING IN BIRLA AUDITORIUM|| Siti Vision Live
- [Blood Sanders - The Great Forest Heist by Sudhakar Reddy Udumula](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-by-sudhakar-reddy-udumula/): Blood Sanders – The Great Forest Heist, is a maiden book of Sudhakar Reddy Udumula, a senior journalist with over three decades of crime reporting. He donned author’s cap, to expose the nefarious criminal network and operations associated with the Red Sanders smuggling from the dense forests of Seshachalam in South India, which culminates in the cosy homes in China and Japan. The book was released by an eminent panel of M.V. Krishna Rao, IPS, Former DG SSB; P. Raghuveer, IFS, Retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forests; Prof. Madabhusi Sridhar, Dean, School of Law, Mahindra University & Former CIC; launching […]
- [Chief Justice NV Ramana Launched Blood Sanders -The Great Forest Heist Book](https://sudhakarudumula.com/chief-justice-nv-ramana-launched-blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-book/): Chief Justice NV Ramana Launched Blood Sanders -The Great Forest Heist Book | Sakshi TV
- [బ్లడ్ శాండర్స్ బుక్ ఆవిష్కరించిన సీజేఐ ఎన్వీ రమణ|Chief Justice N V Ramana |Blood Sanders Book Launch](https://sudhakarudumula.com/%e0%b0%ac%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%b2%e0%b0%a1%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%b6%e0%b0%be%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%a1%e0%b0%b0%e0%b1%8d%e0%b0%b8%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%ac%e0%b1%81%e0%b0%95%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%86%e0%b0%b5%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%b7/): Blood Sanders – The Great Forest Heist, is a maiden book of Sudhakar Reddy Udumula
- [CJI NV Ramana Live | 'Blood Sanders' book launch by Hon'ble Mr. Chief Justice NV Ramana](https://sudhakarudumula.com/cji-nv-ramana-live-blood-sanders-book-launch-by-honble-mr-chief-justice-nv-ramana/): CJI NV Ramana Live | ‘Blood Sanders’ book launch by Hon’ble Mr. Chief Justice N V Ramana | Blood Sanders | Blood Sanders Book Launch Khairtabad । R24 Telugu
- [‘Blood Sanders - The Great Forest Heist’ by Sudhakar Reddy Udumula, to turn Seshachalam bald!](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-by-sudhakar-reddy-udumula-to-turn-seshachalam-bald/)
- [Blood Sanders' book launch by Hon'ble Mr. Justice N V Ramana](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-book-launch-by-honble-mr-justice-n-v-ramana/): Blood Sanders’ book launch by Hon’ble Mr. Justice N V Ramana LIVE | Tolivelugu TV
- [" Blood Sanders " Book Launch by Hon'ble Mr. Justice N V Ramana, CJI || ABN Live](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-book-launch-by-honble-mr-justice-n-v-ramana-cji-abn-live/): “Blood Sanders” Book Launch by Hon’ble Mr. Justice N V Ramana, CJI || ABN Live
- [Blood Sanders' book launch by Chief Justice N V Ramana | 10TV](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-book-launch-by-chief-justice-n-v-ramana-10tv/): LIVE – Blood Sanders’ book launch by Chief Justice N V Ramana | 10TV
- [‘Blood Sanders - The Great Forest Heist’ by Sudhakar Reddy Udumula, launched by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana](https://sudhakarudumula.com/blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-by-sudhakar-reddy-udumula-launched-by-chief-justice-of-india-nv-ramana/): Red Sanders is perhaps the only tree after Sandalwood tree to witness the most fiercest of battles resulting in scores of deaths. The tree’s history is draped in blood, sweat and violence. Want to know more… Read the book Blood Red Sanders – the great forest heist. The first comprehensive publication that dwells into the history, science, sociology, crime, economics and politics behind the highly endemic, endangered plant species. From eminent investigative journalist Sudhakar Reddy Udumula. Media coverage links: https://thewire.in/environment/concept-of-investigative-journalism-vanishing-from-media-canvas-cji-ramana https://newsmeter.in/top-stories/investigative-journalism-is-unfortunately-vanishing-from-media-cji-nv-ramana-687975 https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/investigative-journalism-is-unfortunately-vanishing-from-media-canvas-cji-nv-ramana-187746 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cji-n-v-ramana-investigative-journalism-india-vanishing-7674675/ https://www.barandbench.com/news/investigative-journalism-vanishing-no-big-exposes-by-media-cji https://telugu.telugupost.com/top-stories/cji-nv-ramana-unveils-blood-sanders-book-written-on-red-sandalwood-smuggling-by-senior-journalist-udumula-sudhakarreddy-1344016 https://republicnewsindia.com/blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-by-sudhakar-reddy-udumula-spill-the-beans-of-criminal-politician-nexus-to-turn-seshachalam-bald/ https://adarsini.com/udumula-sudhakar-reddy-book-blood-sanders-book-unveiled-by-chief-justice-of-india-nv-ramana/ https://m.timesofindia.com/india/investigative-journalism-vanishing-in-indian-media-says-cji-n-v-ramana/amp_articleshow/88302457.cms https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/investigative-journalism-vanishing-in-indian-media-chief-justice-of-india-nv-ramana-2653072/amp/1#aoh=16395810165818&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s https://www.indialegallive.com/cji-ramana-red-sanders-book-launch-media/ https://digitalindiaweb.com/10680/chief-justice-of-india-nv-raman.html https://www.amarujala.com/amp/india-news/cji-nv-ramana-says-investigation-journalist-vanishing-in-indian-media-at-book-launch-event-of-blood-sanders-written-by-hyderabad-based-journalist-u-sudhakar-reddy https://tv9telugu.com/opinion/sr-investigative-journalist-sudhakar-reddys-blood-sanders-the-great-forest-heist-is-a-worth-read-613451.html https://m.rediff.com/amp/news/report/investigative-journalism-vanishing-in-indian-media-says-cji-ramana/20211215.htm https://www.nyoooz.com/news/hyderabad/1636496/investigative-journalism-vanishing-in-indian-media-says-cji-n-v-ramana/ https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/1848665-investigative-journalism-vanishing-in-indian-media-says-cji-n-v-ramana https://telugu.newsmeter.in/hyderabad/cheif-justice-nv-ramana-launches-red-sanders-book-687978 https://telanganatoday.com/investigative-journalism-vanishing-in-indian-media-says-cji-nv-ramana https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/investigative-reporting-is-vanishing-in-india-cji/article37964022.ece https://www.ntnews.com/andhrapradesh-news/cji-nv-ramana-released-blood-sanders-book-357610 […]
- [Tracking PNB Scam](https://sudhakarudumula.com/tracking-pnb-scam/): One of the biggest financial scams to come out in recent times is the Rs 14,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud involving many big shots including fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, his uncle Mehul Choksi of the Gitanjali Group and PNB employees. On February 19, 2018 the ED raided outlets in upscale locations in Hyderabad selling diamonds and stone studded jewelry. More raids followed and the ED also seized properties of Choksi and Gitanjali Group across the country. The raids continued with even the DRI getting visiting the SEZ office in Hyderabad. He also wrote about how the damming CAG report […]
- [Special on Wages Inside Prisons](https://sudhakarudumula.com/special-on-wages-inside-prisons/): Prisoners Deprived of Compensation In January 2007, Sudhakar wrote an exclusive in The Deccan Chronicle about the exploitation of inmates in prisons. Aided by the complaints filed by the rights activists, Sudhakar exposed how jails such as Cherlapally Jail earn Rs 8 lakhs per year from the sale of products made by the inmates but pays only Rs 10 to Rs 15 per day to them. Several factory units in these prisons make carpets, soaps, and phenyl products. Sudhakar’s article showed how prisoners who were supposed to earn around Rs 6,000 a year from their work were earning less than […]
- [Police Housing in Deplorable State](https://sudhakarudumula.com/police-housing-in-deplorable-state/): Barracks in Old City Infested with Vermin Among the many exclusives written by Sudhakar at Times of India is the one about peacekeepers of the Old City, who are always on a 24-hr vigil to maintain law and order, live in deplorable conditions in their barracks in Moghalpura and other nearby sensitive areas. Ten days after the issues were brought to the notice of the administration through the expose, the officials living in one of the dilapidated barracks were moved to a GHMC sports complex in the area. The officials assured that more officials would be given better accommodation soon. […]
- [Policemen Fail Test](https://sudhakarudumula.com/policemen-fail-test/): When Law Needs to Learn In 2013, Sudhakar was the first to report on a sizeable number of cops scoring badly in their monthly tests about the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and rules in the police manual. His articles showed that 16 to 20 per cent of the state’s police personnel scored below average and 40 to 60 per cent scored average. The article brought to light the steps to be taken by the higher officials for improving policing in the state.
- [Victims of Police Torture](https://sudhakarudumula.com/victims-of-police-torture/): Investigations into Police Brutality A crucial set of important articles Sudhakar wrote were extended interviews with victims of police torture. The investigation was into the ways suspects in the Mecca Masjid blast were interrogated by the police. The victims had approached the court asking compensation for the nightmarish experience they went through. He gave a detailed account of the trauma victims of police interrogation through the interviews.
- [Polluting Pharma Units Fined](https://sudhakarudumula.com/polluting-pharma-units-fined/): Polluting Units Discharge Harmful Effluents Continuing his series of stories on humans affecting the environment negatively, Sudhakar wrote about Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) cracking down on four industries for breaking polluting norms. Sudhakar explained the numerous environmental safety protocols broken and their effects on human health. His reports also notified the pharma companies and captive power plants about the updated norms by the pollution board. Sudhakar reported on the follow-up in August same year when a pharma company and two distilleries in Telangana that violated rules on the installation of online effluent and emission monitoring systems were shut down […]
- [Telugu Lexicon Goes Global](https://sudhakarudumula.com/telugu-lexicon-goes-global/): Local Gets Popular Sudhakar always kept his readers updated with news about regional languages and how they are being received by the world. One such story he wrote was about the word ‘anna’ (elder brother) getting recognition in the Oxford English Dictionary. This was in addition to 70 other words from Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Hindi and Gujarati.
- [AP Neta in Mining Trouble](https://sudhakarudumula.com/ap-neta-in-mining-trouble/): KVP named in US Probe Sudhakar reported not only on local and national scams but also on crimes committed on international terrain by close-knit political factions that were elected to government. In 2014, Dr KVP Ramachandra, a senior politician and close aide to late AP CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy, was named along with Ukranian industrialist and four others for an $18 million scheme to bribe Indian officials and secure $500 million titanium mining project in AP. Sudhakar wrote about the number of people of different nationalities accused in the scam through the trail of documents that connected all of them. […]
- [Kurnool Drought](https://sudhakarudumula.com/kurnool-drought/): Touring State During Drought Sudhakar visited multiple rural areas in Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh during the state worst drought’s episode in 2018. Out of 676 mandals of 13 districts, 296 mandals in six districts were declared drought-hit during Kharif. Sudhakar reported on the ever-increasing debts and the drought that pushed many agricultural laborers and farmers to tie their meager belongings into bundles and crowd trains which they believed will take them to better opportunities far from their troubles. Sudhakar’s description of the scene at Tuggali railway station in Kurnool told the story of the miserable time forcing people to desert […]
- [Kidney Racket](https://sudhakarudumula.com/kidney-racket/): Medical Establishments/Doctors Cause Harm Sudhakar had reported on many cases where people were cheated by a dubious medical establishment or a medical professional. The same goes for a number of scams hospitals try to pull on their patients each year to make quick cash illegally. Over the years, Sudhakar had reported on multiple incidents of individuals trading in kidneys taken from poor people around the country. These scams have also hampered the process of organ donation by brain-dead patients as stricter norms slowed down the process of organ donation. The gangs would consist of medical professionals in influential positions who […]
- [Ivanka Trip to Hyderabad](https://sudhakarudumula.com/ivanka-trip-to-hyderabad/): Beautification of Hyderabad In November 2017, the then US President’s daughter Ivanka Trump visited Hyderabad for Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) which put the eyes of the world on the city. Sudhakar reported on her trip and the places of significance her visit covered. Sudhakar was part of the media delegation that toured along with the invitees and reported on the highlights at each venue. Falaknuma Palace and the Golconda Fort were important venues of the visit. The city was beautified with many areas getting a better appearance, which included the removal of beggars and hawkers. Sudhakar later followed up the […]
- [Fake Baba Exposed](https://sudhakarudumula.com/fake-baba-exposed/): Godman’s Miracles Revealed Seeing people flock to an individual or a group of people who claim to possess other-worldly powers is a constant sight in many places. Sudhakar had reported on two such men who had been cashing in people’s fears and desires. Sudhakar questioned Swas Baba who vehemently denied lying about having powers that can help women conceive. People in dire poverty flocked to these babas in large numbers in sheer hope of relief from their ailments. Sudhakar drew attention to how the rise of such fake babas is because the health department has failed to treat people and […]
- [Celebrities in Trouble](https://sudhakarudumula.com/celebrities-in-trouble/): Stars Breaking Rules Major film industries around the world have their share of scandals from lawbreakers from time to time. Tollywood, as one of the largest filmmaking industries in the world, is not immune to this. Over the decade, Sudhakar has covered many incidents of drug usage and fake currency, and sex trafficking among the film circles in Hyderabad. The cases Sudhakar reported on involved international drug smuggling rings and intricate modus operandi that were as sensational as movies. One of the major stories Sudhakar covered was in 2018 where a sex trafficking racket involving Telugu and Kannada actors in […]
- [Carbon Sink Disappears with Forests](https://sudhakarudumula.com/carbon-sink-disappears-with-forests/): Adverse Man-made Changes to Ecology Sudhakar has always been at the forefront of reporting on man-made changes to the environment and how it can affect us in return. One such story was an investigation into the disappearance of carbon sink along with the unfettered deforestation in Andhra Pradesh. Breaking down the data by the AP Forest Inventory Report 2010, Sudhakar informed the decrease in the forest cover by 60 million cubic meters which would affect various environmental factors in the region. Deforestation has not only dwindled the amount of forest available as stock but also limited it to regions bordering […]
- [Exposing Banned Drugs On Market](https://sudhakarudumula.com/banned-drugs-flood-market/): Medical Shops Sell Faulty Drugs In 2011, when the Ministry of Health issued a list of banned drugs that cannot be sold over the counter or otherwise, Sudhakar toured the local pharmacies in the city to check the implementation of the rules. His investigation revealed that drugs with harmful side affects such as the ‘cough-cold drug’ phenylpropanalamine, the analgesic anti-inflammatory Nimesulide, Cisaspride and others were still being sold at the medicine shops. And this comes after the State Drug Control Administration claimed that they had recalled Rs 12 crore worth of banned drug formulations from the state. Sudhakar found that […]
- [Cash Crunch](https://sudhakarudumula.com/cash-crunch/): Fear of Legislation Drives Cash Crunch In 2018, post-demonetisation blues extended to ATMs in Hyderabad and they ran dry. People stood for hours in front of ATMs for little cash. Sudhakar was one of the first reporters in the city who began to warn people of the dwindling cash inflows into the city. The condition had turned dire that had brought upon panic among the people and the Centre had to intervene by printing more Rs 500 bills. The Centre’s new Rs 2,000 currency was yet to reach people due to delay in printing. One of the main reasons for […]
- [Death in the Jungle](https://sudhakarudumula.com/death-in-the-jungle/): Hyderabad Shooter Hunts Down Maneater Tigress Avni or T1 were shot down by Hyderabadi sharpshooter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan and his son Asghar Ali Khan in Yavatmal district in Maharasthra. The forest department took the help of the shooter after the maneater was responsible for the death of 13 persons. This real life incident is also the basis for the movie Sherni starring Vidya Balan. The story didn’t stop there. Sudhakar wrote about the developments in the story beginning with the allegations against the father and the son of lapses in the way Avni was killed. The National Tiger Conservation […]
- [Medical Hazard](https://sudhakarudumula.com/medical-hazard/): AP Baby Dies After Vaccine Does in 2008 Sudhakar wrote many articles about the health hazards one can be exposed to during medical treatment. One such story is about a 10-month-old baby in AP dying from a vaccine dose. The vaccine for measles was manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and the rest of its doses were immediately removed after the incident.  
- [Tollywood Drug Racket](https://sudhakarudumula.com/tollywood-drug-racket/): When Stars Get High The arrest of Calvin Mascarenhas, a boy-next-door who rose from a middle-class family to Hyderabad’s infamous drug dealer in 2017, was one of the sensational cases of the year. Sudhakar reported on the involvement of Tollywood celebrities who were brought down from their bungalows to the claustrophobic offices of the special task force on allegations of dealings with Calvin. The case is still hot in 2021 with ED summoning 10 Telugu film personalities in the case. So far, no charge sheet had been filed against any celebrity. Making this case a center to explore the extent […]
- [Unpaid Labour](https://sudhakarudumula.com/unpaid-labour/): Gunmen of Celebrities Face Hurdles Focusing on the support structures that keep celebrities functional in their work, Sudhakar wrote about gunmen unpaid for their security detail. One of the celebrities was Sania Mirza who at the time had failed to pay the personnel of the City Security Wing who had given her protection for nine months. She had owed them Rs 25,000 each per month.
- [Case of The Mining Baron](https://sudhakarudumula.com/case-of-the-mining-baron/): Tracking Gali’s ill-gotten gains Gali Janardhan Reddy, a former minister, was arrested in September 2011, for being the crucial piece of a mining iron ore scam in the Bellary, Karnataka, where he and his aides held unparalleled power. Sudhakar followed the story from the beginning reporting on the details of the charges against the mining baron and the bigshots – as high as ministers and IAS officers – who aided his firm Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) to get mining leases before others. Janardhan Reddy would sell ore illegally transported from other areas in the name of OMC for staggering profits. […]
- [Covering ISIS activities](https://sudhakarudumula.com/reporting-on-isis-activities/): Reporting on ISIS scare In 2016, Sudhakar reported busts on ISIS modules in Hyderabad which had hoarded explosive material and were planning attacks in the city. The first bust had four suspects arrested in January and 5 in July, both becoming a major save for Hyderabad from terrorist attacks. In January 2016, Sudhakar reported about the arrest of suspected NIA recruiters from Tolichowki in Hyderabad. The NIA found large amounts of unaccounted cash from the suspects that pointed to the extent of the operation. One of the key revelations of the arrest in January is that the suspects, who were […]
- [Mining in the Name of Tribal Societies](https://sudhakarudumula.com/gst-shocker-for-tribal-co-op-society/): Tribal society told to pay Rs 3 crore in GST A tax evasion notice was dropped by the GST Intelligence on an unsuspecting head of tribal cooperative society with the claim that she owed them Rs 3 crore in tax for mining Rs 24.5 crore worth of sand. The society may not have raked up the tax bill since they had sub-contracted the work to companies in cities in return for a sum which can be as low as Rs 1 lakh depending on the project. The law stated that any sand mining contact and related activity must be exclusively […]
- [Dilsukhnagar Blasts Coverage](https://sudhakarudumula.com/dilsukhnagar-blasts-coverage/): IM involvement in Dilsukhnagar blasts On February 21, 2013 two IEDs were detonated within 100 metres of each other in Disukhnagar area in Hyderabad killing 18 people and injuring 119 others. Sudhakar, working for Deccan Chronicle at the time, was one of the first on the site and provided extensive on-ground coverage of the destruction of life and property. Sudhakar wrote regular updates about the investigation by the NIA, the primary wing for investigation into terror outfits in India. The investigations revealed the involvement of Indian Mujahideen (IM) in the planning and execution of the bombings. Yasin Bhatkal and five […]
- [Kurnool Floods](https://sudhakarudumula.com/kurnool-floods/): Sudhakar Reddy on a tour of flood-hit areas in Kurnool in 2009.
- [Cryptocurrency Fever](https://sudhakarudumula.com/cryptocurrency-fever/): Informing on Cryptocurrency Rage, Risks Early Bitcoin rage in Hyderabad, like other metros in the country, gained considerable traction around 2017. Sudhakar informed the readers of the risks and liabilities invovled in trading e-coins and online exchanges that mushroomed from the popularity of Bitcoin. Sudhakar correctly reported on the volatility of Bitcoin and its subsequent fall in value. The government of India offers no protection to traders from this volatility and doesn’t recognize crypto tender as legal.
- [Rural Life in Danger](https://sudhakarudumula.com/farm-troubles/): Rise in Suicides among Farmers Sudhakar reported on a story that epitomized the insurmountable troubles facing farmers today. A farmer, burdened by debt, killed himself. His son too took his own life after multiple visits to the tahsildhar’s office, pleading for compensation, yielded no result. This event occured even after the state put in place a life insurance scheme for the farmers in 2018-19. Sudhakar reported in detail the limitations of the scheme that kept tenant farmers from its benefits. The saga of farmer suicides is as long as it is distressing. Sudhakar quoted farmer organizations such as Rythu Swarajya […]
- [Human Smuggling](https://sudhakarudumula.com/migrants-woes/): Risking lives abroad for family Sudhakar wrote about an intricate web of illegal companies and agents sending the vulnerable to Iraq in the guise of providing jobs. His article detailed the life of families from Nizamabad, Adilabad and Karimnagar affected by human trafficking. Members of many families went through harrowing experiences in their travel to war-stricken countries to provide a meal. When Sudhakar spoke to some of the residents from Telangana who were taken to Erbil in Iraq, he was told about how they were duped by their agents and given jobs as labourers when they were previously promised jobs […]
- [Hair Smuggling into China](https://sudhakarudumula.com/hair-smuggling-into-china/): From Hyderabad to China One of the notable stories written by Sudhakar was about a smuggling racket involving human hair being transported to China from Hyderabad through Myanmar. He wrote about Chinese importers under-invoicing hair to evade 28% Chinese import duty and also under-report foreign exchange to escape FEMA compliance. They had made Hyderabad their center of operation. The ED launched an investigation into the illegal hair route after the publication of the story. The importers would pay the under-valued amount through hawala, mainly in gold. The artificial decrease in value will be as high as $56 per kg; from […]
- [Climate Change](https://sudhakarudumula.com/climate-change-post/): As a farmer’s son growing up in rural India, Sudhakar Reddy has witnessed first-hand the impact of climate change and erratic weather patterns. Besides, he is a science and law graduate by education. Through his investigative stories, he has been continuously fought for environmental protection in a career spanning more than two decades. He covered climate change issues significantly during these two decades by writing on the environment, forest, biodiversity, water crisis, and carbon emissions. He was a panelist in Chevening Conversations on Climate Change ahead of COP26 organized by UK High Commission in Hyderabad. He received ‘Pen for Mother […]
- [Farmer Suicides](https://sudhakarudumula.com/farmer-suicides/): Farmer suicides in India account for 11.2% of all suicides and close to 6000 poor and marginal farmers chose the forbidden path of suicide in 2019 alone, indicating the seriousness of the agrarian crisis in the country. Being the son of a farmer, Sudhakar Reddy documented the stories of deceased farmers to give a voice to these less-known and less-heard peasants by giving extensive media coverage to the families of the deceased. He traveled to the drought-stricken villages of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and  Rayalaseema to report facts and assess the real situations on the ground. As part of his investigation, […]
- [Covid-19 vaccine is not the end of the corona story, says CCMB director](https://sudhakarudumula.com/covid-19-vaccine-is-not-the-end-of-the-corona-story-says-ccmb-director/): CCMB director Rakesh Mishra said that Covid-19 vaccine is not the end of the corona story. Health startups get a boost in the year of Pandemic. CCMB leads the front.
- [Tracking Man eating Tiger](https://sudhakarudumula.com/tracking-man-eating-tiger/): Video on Khagaznagar tiger corridor of Komaram Bheem, Asifabad district that connects to Kawal tiger reserve in Maharashtra forest is now the hotbed of man-animal conflict The Times of India
- [When IPS officers flunk graduation](https://sudhakarudumula.com/when-ips-officers-flunk-graduation/): More than 130 officers see worst grades In one of the investigations that caught national attention, Sudhakar wrote how 97% of IPS trainees of the 2017 batch failed in one or more subjects, including the ones with IPC and CrPC. This happened for the first time at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA). The exclusive story on IPS probationers mass failure went viral and was followed up by several English, Hindi and vernacular language newspapers across the country. Top politicians including Shahsi Tharoor tweeted the story and the issue was raised by the Opposition during Question Hour in the […]
- [Pharma companies caught dumping toxins](https://sudhakarudumula.com/pharma-companies-caught-dumping-poison/): Pharma Pollution causes massive Fish Kill As a former panel member of the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board and a graduate in Microbiology, Sudhakar has written extensively on the implications of environmental pollution and depletion of natural resources. In 2007, he launched an investigation on lakes turning into mass fish graves in the outskirts of Hyderabad. He filed multiple stories including, “Massive Fish Kill from Pharma Toxic Burst” and “Pharma Pollutants Kill 23 Lakh Fish” which reveal the dark side of the pharma boom in the city. The reports threw light on how the city’s top pharmaceutical companies have violated environmental […]
- [Financial Manipulation by Chit Funds](https://sudhakarudumula.com/financial-manipulation-by-chit-funds/): Chit Funds playing with investors’ money Among the many articles written on financial fraud, the manipulation of chit fund companies was laid bare. Sudhakar wrote about how chit funds in parts of the state were inflating the value of land and properties while mortgaging them to the government as collateral worth crores. Land worth Rs 8.5 lakh was being shown as worth Rs. 1 crore and the same deed was used to get other securities too. After the publication, the Telangana Registration and Stamps Commission ordered a probe into the violations. Officials ordered the verification of each and every case […]
- [Panama Papers fallout in India](https://sudhakarudumula.com/panama-papers-fallout-in-india/): Industrialist with political ties stepped down Industrialist with political ties stepped down A widely read investigative piece by Sudhakar is the reporting of Motaparti Sivarama Prasad’s name being mentioned thrice in The Panama Papers that contained information of individuals hoarding unaccounted wealth in off-shore accounts. Sivarama Prasad has been linked with entities called MP Holdings Associates Limited, Ballyward Limited and Bitchemy Ventures Limited. Several companies wherein he is a beneficiary are registered or have jurisdiction in the British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Ecuador, Ghana and Panama. He was said to be on the board of then Andhra Pradesh Chief […]
- [Shell firms exposed](https://sudhakarudumula.com/shell-firms-exposed/): Rise of shell firms Post-demonetisation, many shell firms came into existence to profit by taking loans from banks and evading taxes by falsifying financial records. The companies exist only on paper and are mostly used as a front for illegal activities, such as ponzi schemes, money laundering, multi-level marketing and deceitful chit fund operations. The biggest expose blew the lid off 114 shell companies found working from one small room in Jubilee Hills, an affluent part of Hyderabad. Sudhakar reported about the shell firms operating in Hyderabad, most of them from a single location. As many as 21 companies were […]
- [Sujana Companies scam](https://sudhakarudumula.com/sujana-companies-scam/): Rs 5,700 crore loan, money laundering fraud The sensational Sujana companies case vs Enforcement Directorate (ED) was extensively reported by Sudhakar. The case was about how thousands of crores of public money was siphoned off by Sujana goup by creating a maze of shell companies and subsidiaries. ED named TDP’s Sujana Chowdary, who was a director of the companies before he became MP, in the case pertaining to the deliberate misappropriation of Rs 5,700 crore. Sudhakar reported on the case built against the group through the findings in cases filed by the CBI and the DRI, whistleblowers’ reports and other […]
- [Palnadu Mining coverup](https://sudhakarudumula.com/palnadu-mining-coverup/): Illegal limestone excavations in Palnadu Putting satellite imagery and data from government and private sources together, Sudhakar found that limestone was being mined illegally in Palnadu region of Guntur. The article showed that this was happening for 20 years. While the Mines department said 31 metric tonnes worth Rs 130 crore was excavated, a CBI investigation said the numbers could be twice as much. The scam was comparable to Obulapuram iron ore mining scam involving Gali Janardhan Reddy. Links: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/in-20-yrs-70l-mts-of-limestone-mined-illegally-in-palnadu/articleshow/81320769.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/targeted-by-mining-mafia-whistleblowers/articleshow/81318383.cms
- [Uranium pollution in rural Andhra Pradesh](https://sudhakarudumula.com/uranium-companies-affect-small-towns/): Uranium pollution in rural Andhra Pradesh In August 2019, Sudhakar filed reports on the hazardous effects of Uranium mining on seven villages in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. He went around villages affected by tailing ponds like Mabbuchintalapalli, KK Kotala and Kanumalavaripalli, where sodium salt and uranium contamination of groundwater is dangerously high. In his reports, Sudhakar mentioned that the UCIL was putting the locals’ lives at risk by not regulating the dumping of toxic effluents into the tailing ponds or rehabilitating people to safer places. He even pointed out that a failure to address this issue can cause permanent […]
- [Chemical Dumping](https://sudhakarudumula.com/chemical-dumping/): Chemical Dumping unearthed Sudhakar unearthed an environmental crime that was missed by the state apparatus. He was the first to report on 90 drums of hazardous waste being dumped near Kacharam and Aleru in Yadadri police station limits. A follow-up with the experts revealed a possible nexus among pharma and chemical factories and transporters who were polluting land and water bodies with solvents such as methylene chloride and isopropyl alcohol. The articles also led to the seizure of tanks whose harmful contents could have polluted Muttangi lake. Following the publication, police arrested 12 persons and booked employees of five pharmaceutical […]
- [Speaking on use of Geospatial technologies in Smart utilities](https://sudhakarudumula.com/speaking-on-use-of-geospatial-technologies-in-smart-utilities/): Moderating a panel discussion of experts from Telangana, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh governments as also Bentley on geosmart water. Speaking on the use of geospatial technologies in smart utilities at Hyderabad International Convention Center
- [Hosting Meet the press with Cheif Electoral Officer](https://sudhakarudumula.com/meet-the-press-of-ceo/): Anchored Meet the Press programme with IITian and Harvard-alumnus Telangana Cheif Electoral Officer Dr Rajat Kumar, the umpire of the polls, at Hyderabad Press Club
- [Hosting Meet the press with Director General of Police](https://sudhakarudumula.com/meet-the-press-with-dgp/): Crime Reporters Committee Meet the Press with Director General of Police B Prasada Rao at Press Club Hyderabad
- [Telangana Press Academy training](https://sudhakarudumula.com/telangana-press-academy-training/): Delivering a lecture during Nizamabad and Kamareddy journalists’ training camp by Telangana Press Academy  
- [Press club training](https://sudhakarudumula.com/press-club-training/): During an interactive session on ‘Research, investigative and data mining techniques for journalists’ as GIJN IJASIA 2018 Fellow GIJN – Global Investigative Journalism Network at Press Club, Hyderabad  
- [Journalism in digital age lecture](https://sudhakarudumula.com/journalism-in-digital-age-lecture/): Speaking to budding journalists on ‘Journalism in digital age’ at St Joseph’s Degree and PG College, Basheerbagh
- [Lecture at ASCI on Crisis Communication](https://sudhakarudumula.com/lecture-at-asci-on-crisis-communication/): Delivering a talk on crisis communication and social media for healthcare providers at Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad
- [Training journalists at Press Club on social audit](https://sudhakarudumula.com/training-working-journalists-at-press-club-on-social-audit/): Training journalists at Hyderabad Press Club on Social Audit (monitoring of social media) as part of Google News Initiative India Training Network
- [Chevening alumni & UK high commission organized workshop](https://sudhakarudumula.com/chevening-alumni-uk-high-commission-organized-workshop/): Organised a workshop as Chevening alumnus along with British Deputy High Commission on media’s social responsibility and gate keeping. The half-day seminar at Press Club Hyderabad was like a quick refresher course for scribes
- [Google Poll check training](https://sudhakarudumula.com/google-poll-check-training/): Training 150 journalists for elections “Google poll check” as part of Google News Initiative at Radisson Blu in Hyderabad
- [Key note address on role of media during COVID 19](https://sudhakarudumula.com/key-note-address-on-role-of-media-during-covid-19/): Delivering key note address on Covid-19 pandemic and role of media during “Mediasphere” a virtual conference of St Francis College. Paid tribute to journalists who had fallen on the line of duty
- [Lecture on digital journalism at St Francis College](https://sudhakarudumula.com/lecture-on-digital-journalism-at-st-francis/): Delivered a lecture on digital journalism trends to students of Mass Communication at St Francis UG and PG college in Begumpet. It was interactive and students responded well
- [Training girl students at St Pious College](https://sudhakarudumula.com/training-girl-students-at-st-pious/): Speaking to students of mass communication and journalism at St Pious Degree and PG College in Nacharam
- [Debate on Doordarshan on terror attacks in Hyderabad](https://sudhakarudumula.com/debate-on-doordarshan-on-terror-attacks-in-hyderabad/): Speaking on terror attacks in Hyderabad with senior journalist Ramakant
- [NTV debate on Army buddy system](https://sudhakarudumula.com/ntv-debate-on-army-buddy-system/): Speaking on NTV about ‘army buddy’ system and how the army needs reforms
- [Sakshi TV Law Point debate on rapes in India](https://sudhakarudumula.com/sakshi-tv-law-point-debate-on-rapes-in-india/): Debated along with experts on the issue of rapes and low conviction rate on Sakshi TV
- [Ground report on agrarian crisis for TOI](https://sudhakarudumula.com/ground-report-on-agrarian-crisis-for-toi/): Visited villages of Vikarabad to speak to widows of farmers who ended their lives due to debts
- [CCMB director video interview on COVID-19](https://sudhakarudumula.com/ccmb-director-video-interview-on-covid-19/): Speaking to Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology director Rakesh Mishra on Covid-19 after the first wave. He had warned of further infections if masks are not used
- [NTV debate on the plight of army jawans](https://sudhakarudumula.com/ntv-debate-on-the-plight-of-army-jawans/): Participating in a debate on the plight of jawans in Indian Army on NTV. Eminent panelists from army were part of the discussion
- [Satellite journalism at World Geo Spatial forum](https://sudhakarudumula.com/satellite-journalism-at-world-geo-spatial-forum/): Sudhakar received training in satellite imaginary based journalism from World Geo Spatial Forum in 2019 https://geospatialworldforum.org/speakers-bio.asp?id=gwf2020AA042
- [Global Investigative Journalism Network](https://sudhakarudumula.com/global-investigative-journalism-network/): Participating in investigative journalism conference as Global Investigative Journalism Network fellow at Seoul in 2018
- [Struggles of Safai Karmacharis](https://sudhakarudumula.com/stories-of-marginalized/): Struggles of Sanitation Workers Among the many impactful stories by Sudhakar is one about the struggles of safai karmacharis. He wrote about how the families of sanitation workers who had died in sewer lines and septic tanks formed a group to promote a mechanized system of cleaning sewers and end manual scavenging. Their fight was against the state’s apathy, lack of compensation and neglect that had made their situation worse. Following his interviews with the group’s members, the Telangana Legal Services Authority ensured that GHMC and HMWSSB paid a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the victims. […]
- [Trained by Google News Initiative India Training Network](https://sudhakarudumula.com/google-trained/): Among many certifications, Sudhakar completed a course on trauma literacy in 2020 by Google News Initiative India Training Network
- [Balika Bandu Award](https://sudhakarudumula.com/balika-bandu-award/): Sudhakar awarded Balika Bandu International Girl’s Advocacy Award 2016 by Terre Des Homes Norway and Taruni Foundation for his reporting on girl child and maternal health
- [Covid Reporting](https://sudhakarudumula.com/covid-reporting/): Documenting administration response to pandemic No pocket of life in India was left unharmed by Covid-19 with the least privileged facing the worst. Sudhakar wrote about the sweeping changes social and financial aspects of life went through in Hyderabad due to the pandemic and the government’s response in fighting the virus and its spread. Like many of his colleagues risking their lives, Sudhakar went to hospitals to record the state and numbers of medical equipment for frontline healthcare workers. He filed a report on PPE gear being shipped to Serbia while shortage at home has led to doctors wearing raincoats […]
- [Human Trafficking](https://sudhakarudumula.com/human-trafficking/): As an investigative journalist, Sudhakar Reddy played a key role in busting the human smuggling/ human trafficking racket in 2017, when scores of construction workers and labourers were lured on the pretext of jobs and illegally migrated to China and gulf countries. He filed many stories on how Indians were duped by fake travel agents and got trapped in these countries without basic amenities or even passports. In 2018, Sudhakar launched an investigation on the curious case of Andhra and Telangana agricultural laborers who preferred doing menial jobs in Gulf and Iraq over living an underprivileged life in their native […]
- [Interacting with the journalists of tomorrow](https://sudhakarudumula.com/st-francis/): Sudhakar delivers a lecture on digital journalism trends to the students of Mass Communication at St Francis UG and PG college in Begumpet, Hyderabad in 2019.
- [Inspiring youth](https://sudhakarudumula.com/chief-guest/): Sudhakar attending the investiture ceremony at St Theresa School as the chief guest.
- [Disasters - Natural and Man-made](https://sudhakarudumula.com/disasters-natural-and-man-made/): Valigonda Train Accident In 2005, a train to Secunderabad fell into a rivulet after flash floods washed away the bridge. It was recorded as one of the worst train disasters in Andhra Pradesh. Being first on the scene, Sudhakar was able to provide first-hand witness account of the tragedy. Around 100 people died in the incident and the survivors recalled the trauma they went through trying to stay above the rainwater and climb to the top of the sinking bogies to stay safe. He highlighted the negligence of railway officials that led to the mishap. Railway officials were prosecuted.
- [Red Sanders Smuggling](https://sudhakarudumula.com/red-sanders/): Looting the Forests The smuggling of red sanders, a priced wood endemic to the forests of Rayalaseema, is rampant in Andhra Pradesh, where organised gangs having transnational links are involved. Sudhakar toured these areas in Chittoor, Nellore, Kurnool and Kadapa and reported from the ground about how the smuggling takes place. Sudhakar’s articles were about the modus operandi of the smugglers including their nexus with politicians, smuggling routes and codenames for the contraband. It was Sudhakar who exposed the role of outsourced employees of the forest department in aiding the smugglers. The series of articles written by Sudhakar for Deccan […]
- [Vast Teaching Experience](https://sudhakarudumula.com/teaching-summary/): After decades of work in the field of journalism, it was only natural for Sudhakar to pass on the knowledge he has gained from his experience. As an AI trainer, he has conducted many workshops where he trained journalists and students on AI tools. In March 2019, ahead of the elections, he trained around 150 journalists from across the state on ‘Google poll check’ to ensure that poll reporting was fair and unbiased. Sudhakar has also served as a guest faculty member at several colleges, including Osmania University, St. Francis College, St. Joseph’s College, and the University of Hyderabad where […]
- [PEN for Mother Earth](https://sudhakarudumula.com/pen-for-mother-earth/): For a series of stories on emerging environmental concerns, Sudhakar was awarded the PEN for Mother Earth award by the Council of Green Revolution – 2017.
- [Chevening South Asia Journalism Program - 2017](https://sudhakarudumula.com/chevening-south-asia-journalism-program-2017/): Sudhakar was awarded the fellowship from UK’s Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme in 2017. He did his fellowship from University of Westminster. He did a comparative study of anti-bribery laws of India and UK at Transparency International UK. University of Westminster Vice-Chancellor Professor Geoff Petts giving away the Chevening Fellow certificate. Later a group photo of Chevening Fellows 2017 with Prof Jean Seaton, Prof Rosie Thomas, Adrijay Dey and Daisy Hasan from the faculty (sitting). Fellows Pinaki Chakraborty, Jatin Gandhi, Neha Lalchandani, Muhammad Irtaza, Dawood Khan, Kamran Butt, Adil Ali (first row), Thulasi Muttulingam, Nida Tahseen, Hina Ali , Rifat […]
- [Untold Stories](https://sudhakarudumula.com/untold-stories/): Gold from Dust in Proddatur In Proddatur in Andhara Pradesh, dubbed ‘Town of Gold’ for its large-scale gold businesses, Sudhakar Reddy uncovered a trade that involved sieving dust on the roads for a living. The business, masi kattu, is a family trade for many Dalit families in this town. Masi kattu workers go through waste in drains where gold dust from the clothes of goldsmiths gets collected. He highlighted the adverse effects that mercury, which is used in the purification process, can have on the workers in this trade. This story brought the town into focus for many readers. Link:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/mackennas-gold-of-ap-dalits-hunt-for-yellow-metal-loses-sheen/articleshow/72013660.cms

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