Ms. Prachi Pinglay is an independent journalist and works as professor of practice at CHRIST university. She has reported political, social, and cultural stories for publications such as Outlook, BBC News, and The Hindu, from Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat. Agrarian crisis, environmental, socio-political, and cultural issues have been a recurring theme in her writing, apart from covering developing news such as general and state assembly elections, Mumbai floods, the 26/11 terror attacks, the match-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League, and the NEET paper leak. As a trained radio journalist, she has worked in Community Radio and podcasting, and co-edits the department podcast 4C Radio with Dr. Kailash Koushik. She has completed her MA from the University of Westminster, PG Diploma from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai and BA from St. Xaviers college, Mumbai.