Sushmita Panda

Super excited to share that I received an Honorary Mention in the #ProjectSirenAwards2025 for my story "FE Mental Health Series | Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide – Can we prevent the next?" Grateful for the recognition!

A request to Nepali journalists: could you please not introduce new women politicians and officials to your readers as the daughter of so-and-so or wife of so-and-so or as unmarried/divorced/single? It’s late in the day to realize that women are people in their own right. 🙏🏼

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Non-readers will never know how one perfect sentence can make you clutch the book, kick your feet, and grin like an idiot.

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Delhi weather right now 🤌🤌🤌🤌

It's one thing to say older devices don't support some new feature or service or operating system. But to make the deliberate choice to brick a device that's working perfectly well, in order to force your customer to buy a new one, is a hostile act of predatory capitalism.

Every cancer case in Telangana must now be reported. In a major public health move, the TG govt has declared cancer a notifiable disease to build a robust state-wide surveillance system and generate accurate data on incidence, prevalence, mortality, screening, early detection, treatment planning and rehabilitation needs. What it means: • All diagnosed cancer cases must now be reported within 1 month • Rule applies to government, private, corporate, AYUSH hospitals, clinics, hospices • Even pathology & radiology labs, insurance companies, NGOs, births & deaths registry are covered • Every facility must maintain a designated cancer register • MNJ Institute of Oncology will act as the Centre of Excellence • Data will be shared with ICMR’s National Cancer Registry • Govt says patient privacy will be protected

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@alltooriah Tell your cat the Artemis II crew said pspsps

@I_am_Vedvrat Man...i am really lucky. My parents get worked up if I am not taking breaks. They keep telling others "WFH hua toh kya hua...boht kaam hai...tea break bhi nhi le paati hai wo". They make sure i get ample rest over the weekend. Showed this post to my mom...she got pissed.

This is one of the many reasons Indians prefer to WFO rather than from home! The minute we decide to WFH, parents will ask: - Aaj koi kaam nahi? - Kya hamesha meeting meeting? Bas baatein karni aati hai tum logon ko. - Bas 8 hours work? Mere time mein lunch break bhi laghbhag 10 minutes ka milta tha aur baki pura time kaam hi kaam hota tha! - Abhi kuch kaam nahi hai toh jara dhaniya le aa / mujhe X jagah drop kar do. It is so bad you start to feel that your manager or work environment feel less toxic! 😆

@MandhaniApoorva @DSFAsiaOrg Congratulations, Apoorva :)

Overwhelmed at this recognition by the Danish Siddiqui Journalism Award by @dsfasiaorg. Danish embodied the unyielding spirit of journalism till his last breath, so to be named in the same sentence as him is a privilege. The jury saw value in my series "All In The Family", which tracked the family lineages of over 700 sitting high court and Supreme Court judges. The series isn't merely about bloodlines or legacies. It is a piece that I think tells several stories all at once: stories of representation, of who shapes the people who shape our justice, and most importantly, of transparency in the appointment process. Which is why it was good to see that soon after this article, for the first time ever, the Supreme Court released the list of judges appointed in recent years, with detailed disclosure on caste, gender and family lineages. This story wouldn't have been born without my editors at @ThePrintIndia, @ShekharGupta and @dksingh73, and without the support of my family. It does take a village and I'm happy to have found mine. Also, do check out the other winning entries because I came back home feeling extremely inspired.

What a win for Substack in India. Every week a handful of prominent writers and commentators are joining the platform- essentially creating the old twitter ecosystem. I think they should not waste this opportunity and expand their India operations.

Books that I read in 2026 so far #booktwt

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Hi @DailyMail your “journalist” Perkin Amalaraj has taken this story from a report in the Kathmandu Post. The language is slightly different as it’s been re-written as a summary, but the details aren’t. You’ve ripped off the investigative work of a modest newspaper in Nepal and turned it into a real eye-grabbing story for you. You have mentioned the original story in one line and not even linked to the original report. How do you want to fix this?

#India: We regret fast passage of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, without adequate stakeholder consultation. The amendments risk setting back hard-won rights of transgender people, replacing self-identification with mandatory medical verification processes. India has been a pioneer for rights of transgender & gender-diverse people. This Bill will have far-reaching impacts on right to privacy & risk marginalisation of transgender people.