Voices of Impacted Communities and Environments
The VOICE Fellowship 2025 brings together 40+ grassroots journalists and storytellers from across India, selected for their commitment to reporting on the health–environment–climate nexus. Hosted by IISER Pune under the CARE Project, the Fellowship strengthens community-centred, research-linked communication through an interactive five-day workshop and storytelling lab.
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Meet our inaugural cohort below.
Meet the fellows
The first cohort of the Voice Fellows comes from across 18 states of India.
Aashish Kumar
videovolunteers.org
Jayant Mishra
News Potli
Pomitha S
News7tamil
Rohit Prashar
Down To Earth, 1o1 Reporters
Sayan Tribedi
The Hindu, LiveScience
Shubham Tigga
The Indian Express (Jharkhand Correspondent)
Syed Ahamed Ali
Metro People
Chandra Pratap Tiwari
Ground Report Digital
Ilhak Ahmad Tantray
Independent
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Aisiri Aithal
Independent
Jyoti
Earth Journalism Network
Pragati Rana
Baramasa.in
Rohit Upadhyay
Rohit Upadhyay (YouTube Channel)
Sayantani Deb
Asom Barta
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tanzil Asif
Main Media
Sameeksha Sharma
Network18
Garvit Bhirani
HT Digital Streams
Ameena Resh
Push 360 LLP
Muzammil Mustafa
Ladakh Times and DIPR Kargil
Prakash Balasaheb Ransing
Society For Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management
Sabnam Gurung
Shades of Rural India
Sharat Chandra
India water portal
Subasree
Independent
Nithya Pandian
The Fedral
Kharibam Yaiphaba Meitei
The Sangai Express
Shagufta Perween
Partnering Hope Into Action (PHIA)
Dheeshma Puzhakkal
NewsMeter
Ngangom Suraj Kumar Singh
The People's Chronicle
Priya Chaudhary
CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Satish Ahirwar (Bhartiya)
Independent
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Sharvan Kumar
Mookanyak
Sumedh Chandanshive
SportVot
Tumlesh Kumar Neti
Independent
Pragya Sharma
Independent
Gopika. V
The New Indian Express
Nongthombam Elizabeth
Impact TV, Keishampat Imphal
Ramji Mishra
101reporters
Saurav Singh
Dainik Bhaskar Group
Shraddha Mohapatra
Sambad Group (Earth Again Movement 2025)
Swastika Tandon
Lung Care Foundation
Amir Ali Bhat
DNN24
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Ankit pachauri
Mooknayak
Meet the mentors
Hridayesh Joshi
Nidhi Jamwal
VOICE Fellowship Timeline
5 September
VOICE Fellowship Call was put out
10 October Deadline to Apply
9 November Announcement of Selected Candidates
16-20 December Inagural Fellowship to be held at Pune