My latest for the BMJ.

Blockbuster auctions of dinosaur skeletons don’t do science any favours, writes Kamala Thiagarajan (Kamala Thiagarajan). From auction houses to the emergence of online retailers, the #fossil trade risks robbing the world of research and educational opportunities. scmp.com/opinion/world-…

Another day, another dinosaur auction! In my latest for the SCMP, I argue that the commercial fossil trade drives illegal fossil poaching and risks robbing the scientific world of research and educational opportunities. Read here. scmp.com/opinion/world-…

"As these private sales grow, and fossils change hands easily, so do the concerns that taking these specimens out of the surroundings in which they were originally found piecemeal can hinder study." Excellent piece by Kamala.

Indian family trades land life for the open sea s.nikkei.com/47sCswW

Just as dawn was breaking, retired Indian Navy captain Gaurav Gautam, his wife Vaidehi Chitnavis and their 12-year-old daughter Kaeya awoke to find themselves adrift in an endless expanse of blue-green water in the Andaman Sea, off Malaysia's coast. s.nikkei.com/4m3atZi

My interview with former Indian naval sea captain Gaurav Gautam and his wife Vaidehi Chitnavis reminded me of how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Peek into their lives as they sail through Asia in a solar powered boat. asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/life…

"There are no borders here," he added. "We've seen people from different countries living together... there are no boundaries. Everyone helps, and everyone shares." The joys of a nomadic life! Great story, Kamala!

Amnesty strongly condemns Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in an air strike on a media tent in occupied Gaza City. Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues have been the eyes and voices of Gaza. Starved and exhausted, they continued to bravely report from the frontlines,

Wow, India bids goodbye to 25 years of diplomacy with one astounding tariff. Esp for the country's textile industry, this is a defining moment.

Don't let a selfie be the end of you - Selfies can be great fun — or horribly dangerous. India, which has recorded many deaths from risky selfie-taking, is urging folks to stay safe when they hold up their phone for a pix. via NPR ift.tt/MibIeQN

In 2017, for NPR, I'd reported a story about rising selfie deaths in India. For NPR's delightful tradition of following up on past stories in August, we explored more. Are risky selfies still a thing? Where does danger lurk and who gets hurt? Do read! npr.org/sections/goats…

Whatever happened to the push to stop risky selfies? : Goats and Soda : NPR - go.shr.lc/4p6tw7c

Selfies could be deadly - an interesting exploration by Kamala, which cites a study by Carnegie Mellon University and Indraprastha Institute of Technology in New Delhi.

Indian textile industry must dig deep to survive US tariff shock. The textile trade is facing yet another watershed moment. The decisions made now will have the power to rewrite the story of this 5,000-year-old industry. Read my latest oped for the SCMP! scmp.com/opinion/asia-o…

Kamala Thiagarajan (Kamala Thiagarajan) writes that #India's textile industry must dig deep to survive a US tariff shock. The US is India’s biggest textile and apparel export market, and the tariffs threaten millions of jobs and tens of thousands of factories. scmp.com/opinion/asia-o…

Can India survive the tariff shock? I hope so! A great opinion piece by Kamala. Kamala Thiagarajan