Rahulkumar

Rahul is a Delhi-based journalist and a photographer. He has worked for various newspapers and magazines in various capacities including as a Reporter and also as an Editor. He has the experience of working in the international development sector.

Rahul’s areas of interest are urban set-ups & cities, travel and tourism, water & environment, NGOs and the development sector.

He has received a number of international awards which include the Chevening scholarship by the British Council to study at the University of Westminster; a training programme by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Reporting on HIV/AIDS; and an international course by Radio Netherlands on Internet.

He is currently working on two books and hopes to see them in print soon (hopefully). He also has held solo photo-exhibitions on one of his favourite themes ‘The Greens of Delhi’, including one at Alliance Francaise at New Delhi on the World Environment Day in June 2011.

Website: http://www.flickr.com/rahulkumarindia
Twitter: twitter.com/rahulkumarindia
Facebook: facebook.com/rahulkumarindia
Country: IND

Latest posts

Delhi Gives Hope but not Work

“People need hope, people need loving People need trust from a fellow man People need love to make a good living People need faith in a helping hand…” So sang [...]

Thursday, 20 December 2012. No comments

“Nature has enough for our need but not for our greed”

If tens of thousands of people, many of them women, are walking hundreds of miles from Gwalior in central India, to Delhi, the seat of government power, there must be [...]

Thursday, 1 November 2012. 2 comments

Indian democracy ailing and under the weather

One of the most-touted phrases across the globe – India, the biggest democracy in the world – is also one that is fast losing its shimmer. Though all Indians enjoy [...]

Wednesday, 26 September 2012. No comments

Good Sport Bad Sport

It is inevitable. Comparisons will be drawn between the now concluded London Olympics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) hosted in Delhi, India. Besides the commonalities—international sporting events, extravagant ceremonies [...]

Saturday, 18 August 2012. No comments

India: Of Poodles and Doodles

‘Manmohan Singh – Saviour or Sonia’s Poodle’ was the headline (changed later) in a British newspaper that commented on the Indian Prime Minister’s tenure that is increasingly seen as riddled [...]

Tuesday, 31 July 2012. No comments

Delhi: A Green View

An ancient city, Delhi is one of the largest metropolises in the world. It’s home to over 15 million people, a refuge for people from Tibet and Myanmar, an economic opportunity [...]

Sunday, 24 June 2012. No comments

Bhutan: Democracy advances but old fears still persist

It’s not everyday that you can listen to a dialogue that flits from geopolitics and tourism to dynasties and culture; from refugees and handicrafts to a World Bank-funded road that leaves you [...]

Tuesday, 29 May 2012. No comments

Yearning for the homeland

An Afghan girl, living in Indian capital Delhi, waits for her traditional dance performance in commemoration of the World Refugee Day in 2011. Every year, June 20 is celebrated as [...]

Monday, 19 March 2012. No comments

Personal grief or collective pain, women at forefront of struggles

Life is tough as it is. But often it is doubly tough. On the International Women’s Day, we pay a tribute to the spirit of women as they go about [...]

Thursday, 8 March 2012. No comments

Earth Matters: Can India Find a Middle Path?

This year will be a significant year for the earth and also for India. February 2nd has the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2012 (DSDS) hosted in the Indian capital while the Rio+20 [...]

Monday, 13 February 2012. 2 comments