Avantika Mehta
Avantika Mehta is an independent journalist based out of New Delhi. She covers issues related to law, gender and crime. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop and also writes fiction.
The crackdown on comedy
In India, it’s not clear who has the last laugh.
May 10, 2021
On the periphery
India’s sex workers were vulnerable even before the pandemic.
Dec 09, 2020
Latest Articles
Mallikas of yesteryear
The forgotten histories of Pakistan’s music queens.
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Southasiasphere episode 08: Updates and analysis from around the region.
Unpacking the Maldives’ Transitional Justice Act
New legislation must provide meaningful redress for survivors of past abuses.
