Snigdha Poonam
Snigdha Poonam is a journalist based in Delhi. She has written for the Caravan and Scroll, and for a number of international publications including the New York Times and the Guardian. Her first book, Dreamers: How Young Indians Are Changing The World, was published in the UK by Hurst in January 2018.
Snigdha Poonam on Granta.com
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
The Man Who Lived
Snigdha Poonam
Snigdha Poonam on how WhatsApp is being used to encourage mob violence in India.
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
The Cult of the Hindu Cowboy
Snigdha Poonam
‘The Hindu cowboy accords to the cow the holiest status in his imagination: of mother. It is his duty to protect her honour; it is his privilege to kill for her.’
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
The Fixer
Snigdha Poonam
‘In Indian media and advertising, young people are mainly being projected as vessels of breathless aspiration.’