INDIA REPORTING CLASS J 234Spring 2018

INSTRUCTOR: GEETA ANANDOFFICE: Room 134,UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (Lydia Chavez’s office)EMAIL: MsGeetaAnand@gmail.comCELL PHONE: 510-292-9412CLASS HOURS: Wednesdays, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Brewed Awakenings on Euclid Ave? CLASS DESCRIPTION:This class will prepare students to identify, report and write a fresh, interesting and important story on India. To do that, the class will help students absorb lots of information on Indian history and current affairs so they can identify a resonant story. Also, the class will help students improve their skills as journalists so they can find the most compelling way of reporting their stories and telling them.

We will absorb the most information possible about India by reading some of the best books and newspaper articles about the country, watching a few compelling films, daily reading of the national and international media and classroom discussions via Skype with journalists who have lived and worked there about how they identified, reported and wrote their best stories. REQUIREMENTS:

1. Attend class each week and be prepared with the readings and assignments

2.     Spend 20 minutes a day skimming Indian newspapers and international media about India. My suggestions: read The Indian Express, The Hindu, The New York Times, Reuters India. But you may choose other publications. I cannot emphasize enough how vital it is to be abreast on the news to identify good story ideas. The reading gives you the context and it gives you the ideas.3.     Take turns delivering one 5-minute oral report on the India news for the week based on daily reading of local and international media4.     Take turns interviewing the speaker for the week and writing a one-page profile of the person and taking the lead in interviewing that person.5.     Develop one story proposal that is fresh, saleable, doable and approved by me prior to our trip to India. Warning: students cannot travel to India unless they have found a story idea that is approved by me. 6.     Prior to the trip to India, submit a two-page memo detailing the research material that forms the underpinning for the story.

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7.     Prior to the trip to India, file a two-page memo identifying the sources for the story and summarizing your contacts with the people who will be interviewed in India and your plan for reporting the story there.8.     Submit a story to me at the end of the semester that is based on research and reporting in India.

 GRADING50% of the grade is based on the final story submitted at the end of class25%of the grade is based on the memos of preparation for the story25% of the grade is based on classroom attendance and participation PLEASE NOTE

1.     Enrolling in this class is not a guarantee that you will travel to India. To go, you must develop a story idea that is approved by me. Students who don’t travel to India can report and write a story on the South Asian community in the San Fransisco area. If students encounter visa problems, we will together devise alternative plans.2.     We are all journalists who work in a world that changes continuously. For that reason, this syllabus will also change during the course of the semester. Speakers will change, depending on their schedules and on the interest you show in the various topics I introduce in the second class through reading the top newspaper articles of recent years.

 COURSE MATERIAL:BOOKS:Inspite of the Gods by Edward LuceThe Modi Effect by Lance PriceBeyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine BooCurfewed Night: A Memoir of War in Kashmir by Basharat Peer OPTIONAL READINGS:The Idea of India by Sunil KhilnaniIndia After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha

FILMS:Ship of Theseus, an Indian feature film, explores the meaning of identity, justice, beauty and death through three interweaving stories. It was critically acclaimed at the Toronto Film Festival.Lion, a biographical drama film based on the book A Long Way Home about an Australian man’s true story of his journey home to India to find his family, from whom he was separated 25 years earlier as a young child who got lost at a train station. The film got six Oscar nominations.Poorna, a film written, directed and acted in by Rahul Bose, about a 13-year Indian girl from tribal community ascending Mt. Everest, speaks to the challenges of overcoming caste.The Good Road, a film by Gyan Correa about child sexual exploitation that was India’s nomination for the Oscar best foreign film award

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https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/a-conversation-with-filmmaker-gyan-correa/BBC Documentary on Delhi Rape http://watchdocumentaries.com/indias-daughter/ and Ted Talk by the film director Leslee Udwin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2lrzgVZzas NEWSPAPER STORIESLinked below in the weekly reading lists DAILY READING OF INDIAN MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ON INDIA:Note: Without this, you won’t have the context or access to ideas to identify the best stories on IndiaMy suggestions:The Indian Express indianexpress.comThe Hindu thehindu.comThe New York Times nytimes.comReuters India https://in.reuters.com/BUT you are free to choose any alternative you prefer 

CLASS 1 JANUARY 17 IntroductionIntroductions, discussion of class syllabus and assignments, travel logistics, expectations, discussion with students on why they joined this class and where else in the world they’ve been

Showing short film Baphlimali 143 on tribal protest of a proposed mine

Note: topics students are interested in may come in later weeks of this course, and students can meet with me outside of class if they choose stories related to topics discussed later in the semesterAlso Note: Students working in media other than print, let me know right away because I want to connect you with local journalists to guide you as we prepare to travel to IndiaFinal Note: Don’t be frightened by the large number of news articles on the reading list for next week. I’m giving you lots of material to read in the first few classes to help you make your story choice. The readings will ease considerably thereafter to allow time for your own research and reporting and writing. Preparation for next class, January 24:20 minutes daily scanning of Indian and international media on IndiaSelected student prepares a summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a bio of next week’s speaker, Jeffrey Gettleman, South Asia bureau chief of The New York Times, to share January 23, the day before the next class and to deliver orally for 2 minutes at the next class, and to lead the interview of Gettleman at the next class

Readings:Note: All students scan these newspaper articles on India linked below that are aimed at giving you an overview of some of the most compelling topics and stories

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of recent years to help you make your story choices. I know the number of articles is large, but read as many as you can before the next class. We’ll return to these stories in depth in later weeks

1. Ellen Barry’s NYT series on Indian women’s struggle to workhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/world/asia/indian-women-labor-work-force.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/world/asia/bangalore-india-women-factories.html 2. Violence against womenWSJ stories on the Delhi gang rape of 2012 that led to widespread protests, soul searching and new laws  https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/03/11/delhi-rape-the-complete-wsj-coverage/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324669104578209043882363124https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323320404578211693035855564https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323829504578271810720960682https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324616604578302620513689386

 3. Reporting on healthcare and diseaseGeeta Anand’s stories on drug resistant tuberculosis in the WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303444204577460734274201756 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324894104578115232206834770 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444273704577633431646496346 Geeta Anand’s story on diabetes in the NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/health/india-diabetes-junk-food.html Gardiner Harris on the spread of drug resistant bacteria for NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/world/asia/superbugs-kill-indias-babies-and-pose-an-overseas-threat.html 4. Reporting on corruption and lawlessness in IndiaGeeta Anand’s Indiabulls company harassing a stock market analyst for the WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-negative-stock-report-about-indiabulls-led-to-an-analysts-arrest-and-a-2-000-mile-odyssey-1442291340Geeta Anand for the WSJ on fake shootouts by the policehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204443404577054351991039764Geeta Anand for the WSJ on the enrichment of the Gandhi son-in-lawhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-a-real-estate-empire-ties-to-indias-gandhi-dynasty-1397787248Ellen Barry’s NYT story on the cover-up of a murder

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/19/world/asia/murder-small-town-india.html 5. India’s struggle to overcome profound and deeply entrenched inequalityGeeta Anand’s on the struggle to overcome inequality for the WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704083904576337373758647478 6. Caste SystemGeeta Anand’s on the struggle to overcome the caste system for the WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204903804577080700006684514 7. Terror attacks in South AsiaWSJ on the terror attack on hotels, a hospital and a Jewish center that held Mumbai hostage for two dayshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122809281744967855 NYT stories on militant attack on Holey Name Bakery in Bangladesh in which many foreigners were murderedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/asia/bangladesh-hostage-standoff.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/04/world/asia/bangladesh-dhaka-terrorism.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/world/asia/man-survives-terrorist-attack-but-is-arrested-as-a-suspect.html 8. Indian women challenging deeply rooted sexist religious practiceshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/world/asia/india-divorce-muslims-islam-women.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/world/asia/forging-a-path-for-women-deep-into-indias-sacred-shrines.html 

 9. Climate change, air pollution and the environmentGeeta Anand and Vikram Singh’s video story for the NYT on climate change making a village uninhabitablehttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/26/world/middleeast/india-farmers-drought.htmlGeeta Anand’s NYT piece showing India’s surprising move to greener policieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/world/asia/india-coal-green-energy-climate.htmlGeeta Anand’s NYT story on crop burning fueling air pollutionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/world/asia/farmers-unchecked-crop-burning-fuels-indias-air-pollution.htmlGeeta Anand’s Facebook Live report on crop burning fueling air pollutionhttps://www.facebook.com/nytimes/posts/10150943950784999?comment_id=10150944162839999&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D

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Gardiner Harris’s groundbreaking NYT stories on air pollution in Indiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/world/asia/beijings-air-would-be-step-up-for-smoggy-delhi.html 10. Kashmir reporting—the never ending warEllen Barry on eye surgery Kashmir for NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/world/asia/pellet-guns-used-in-kashmir-protests-cause-dead-eyes-epidemic.htmlGeeta Anand on the popularity of the militants in Kashmir for the NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan-militants.html 11. The Indian economy—growing fast and radical experimentsGeeta Anand for NYT on demonetization and its effecthttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/asia/how-india-plans-to-wipe-out-black-money.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/world/asia/in-its-third-month-indias-cash-shortage-begins-to-bite.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/world/asia/india-tax-narendra-modi.htmlPratap Banu Mehta’s column on demonetization a year laterhttp://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/demonetisation-pm-modi-notes-ban-one-year-of-demonetisation-4927169/ 12. Indian politics—the Modi phenomenonGeeta Anand Modi election story on Modi’s winhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-indian-elections-what-narendra-modis-win-means-for-the-country-1400282144Geeta Anand on Modi winning in India’s biggest state, consolidating powerhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/world/asia/narendra-modis-party-wins-big-in-uttar-pradesh-indias-largest-state.htmlNYT on Modi losing some ground in Gujarat state recentlyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/world/asia/bharatiya-janata-party-india.htmlNYT on  India’s economic slowdown hurting Modihttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/world/asia/india-modi-economy.html 

CLASS 2 JANUARY 24 Overview of IndiaWeekly review of news in the Indian media—students rotate each week, doing a 5-minute oral presentation to the class followed by a class discussion. Discussion of what students learned from the selected news articles they read in terms of content and craft.  Based on this discussion, future readings in the class will be amended and speaker list amended to reflect their interest Weekly speaker introduction and bio by selected student of Gettleman; Student will lead interview of Gettleman

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SPEAKER: Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times bureau chief for South Asia, on the big stories he sees on India in the coming yearsFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for next class, January 31:20 minutes daily reading of Indian and international mediaReadingsIn Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India by Edward LuceGeeta Anand’s New York Times stories on India’s overnight currency banhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/asia/how-india-plans-to-wipe-out-black-money.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/world/asia/in-its-third-month-indias-cash-shortage-begins-to-bite.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/world/asia/india-tax-narendra-modi.htmlhttp://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/demonetisation-pm-modi-notes-ban-one-year-of-demonetisation-4927169/Jeffrey Gettleman’s New York Times piece on India’s economy slowinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/world/asia/india-modi-economy.htmlSelected student prepares 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one-page written bio of next week’s speaker, Eric Bellman, to share the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class and to lead the interview of Bellman at the next class  

CLASS 3 JANUARY 31 India as the World’s Fastest Growing Major Economy, Modi Suddenly Banning the Currency

Weekly speaker introduction and bio of Eric BellmanSpeaker Eric Bellman, deputy bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal in India, on what how the India story has changed during his 15 years in IndiaWeekly News Summary--selected student delivers 5 minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and class discusses itDiscussion--Inspite of the Gods and demonetizaton story and economy slowingFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for next class, February 7:20 minutes reading daily of Indian and international mediaReadingsEllen Barry’s series on women trying to enter the workforce in Indiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/world/asia/indian-women-labor-work-force.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/world/asia/bangalore-india-women-factories.htmlEllen Barry’s story on pellet wounds to the eyes in Kashmirhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/world/asia/pellet-guns-used-in-kashmir-protests-cause-dead-eyes-epidemic.html

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Selected student prepares 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one page written bio of next week’s speaker, Ellen Barry, former South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times  CLASS 4 FEBRUARY 7: Indian Women’s Struggle to enter the Workforce and the Kashmir Tragedy (part 1—we will revisit Kashmir later)

Weekly News Summary--Selected student delivers 5 minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and discussion about itWeekly Speaker Bio--Selected student delivers a bio of this week’s speaker, Ellen Barry, and leads the interview of Barry in class

Speaker: Ellen Barry, former New York Times South Asia bureau chief, on how she developed and reported her series on women in the workforce; also on how she identified, developed and executed her story on pellet injuries in KashmirFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for next class, February 14:Assignment--Prepare a half page story proposal on your best, most exciting idea that you will submit on bCourses by 10 p.m. on February 12 and deliver in a 2 minute presentation to the class next week20 minutes reading daily of Indian and international mediaReadings:Lane Price book The Modi EffectGeeta Anand’s WSJ story on Modi’s electionhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-indian-elections-what-narendra-modis-win-means-for-the-country-1400282144Niharika Mandana’s recent stories on Modihttps://www.wsj.com/articles/bjp-victory-boosts-indias-modi-1489336445NYT story on Modi’s landslide recent election victory in UPhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/prime-minister-narendra-modi-leads-party-to-big-win-in-indian-state-election-1489240650Review BBC Country Timeline on India—with focus on history and governance structuresSelected student prepares a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one page written bio of next week’s speaker, Rajdeep Sardesai, well known television news reporter and anchor and author; and/or Niharika Mandana, WSJ political reporter in India, to share the day in written form the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class; selected student will also lead the interview of Sardesai and/or Mandana at the next class CLASS 5 FEBRUARY 14: Indian Politics and the Modi EffectStory proposal presentations, 2 minutes each, followed by a peer workshop of your hard copy (you will submit a revised version by 10 p.m. on February 15. I’ll give you feedback)

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Weekly News Summary--Selected student presents 5 minute oral summary of the week’s news on India based on these readings and students discuss most interesting stories of the weekWeekly bio--Selected student presents bio of this week’s speaker, Rajdeep Sardesai, OR Niharika Mandana, and leads the interview of Sardesai/Mandana in classDiscussion of book The Modi EffectSpeaker: Rajdeep Sardesai, author and television news reporter and editorand/orSpeaker: Niharika Mandana, WSJ political reporter New DelhiFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for Feb. 21 class:20 minutes reading daily of Indian and international mediaAssignment--Revise story proposals and submit to meReading and ViewingWSJ articles on the Delhi rapeWatching India’s Daughter, BBC documentary on the Delhi rape by Leslee Udwin http://watchdocumentaries.com/indias-daughter/ Watching Ted Talk delivered by the director of the BBC documentary, Leslee Udwin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2lrzgVZzas Jesse Pesta’s WSJ story on phenomenon of women getting burned in their homeshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/in-indian-families-the-dangerous-meeting-of-women-and-fire-1437606446 Selected student prepares a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one-page written bio of next week’s speaker, Jesse Pesta, NYT deputy climate change editor and former WSJ reporter in India, to share the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class and to lead the interview of Pesta at the next class 

CLASS 6 FEBRUARY 21: Violence Against WomenStudents present their revised story proposals and class discusses themDiscussion of BBC documentary on Delhi rapeWeekly News Summary--Selected student delivers 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and we discuss the week’s big news storiesWeekly bio--Selected student presents a bio of this week’s speaker, Jesse Pesta, and leads interview of himSpeaker: Jesse Pesta, New York Times deputy climate editor and former Wall Street Journal reporter in India, on how he reported the story on the woman burned by her relatives. In particular, how he dealt with ambiguity.Final 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for Feb. 28 class:20 minutes reading daily of Indian and international media on India

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Assignment: Prepare two-page memo of background information and research that will form the underpinning of your story and submit on bCourses by 10 p.m. on Feb. 26.

ReadingsWSJ on the terror attack on hotels, a hospital and a Jewish center that held Mumbai hostage for two dayshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122809281744967855 NYT stories on militant attack on Holey Name Bakery in Bangladeshhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/asia/bangladesh-hostage-standoff.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/04/world/asia/bangladesh-dhaka-terrorism.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/world/asia/man-survives-terrorist-attack-but-is-arrested-as-a-suspect.html Selected student prepares a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one page written bio of next week’s speaker, Geeta Anand, and/or Zulfikar Ali Manik, freelancer for the NYT in  Bangladesh, to share the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class and to lead the interview of Geeta and/or Manik at the next class 

CLASS 7 FEBRUARY 28: Militancy in South AsiaWorkshop on story background memos submitted; based on this, students will revise their background memos and submit them the next day, March 1Weekly News Summary--Selected student delivers a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and we discuss the top newsWeekly Bio--Selected student delivers an oral bio of this week’s speaker, Geeta and/or Manik, and leads the interview of Geeta and/or ManikSpeaker: Geeta Anand, former NYT and WSJ reporter, on the Mumbai terror attack, how she reported it and developed feature ideas going forwardAnd/orSpeaker: Julfikar Ali Manik, freelancer for the NYT in Bangladesh, on how he reported on the Holey Name Bakery attackFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for March 7 class:Assignment--Revise background memo and submit it day after class, March 1Selected student prepares a 5 minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one page written bio of next week’s speaker, Dr. Zarir Udwadia, and/or Rahul Verma, and/or Dr. Chittaranjan Yajnik, to share the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class and to lead the interview of these speakers at the next classRead Geeta Anand’s stories on totally drug resistant TB

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303444204577460734274201756 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324894104578115232206834770 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444273704577633431646496346 Read Geeta Anand’s story on diabetes in the NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/health/india-diabetes-junk-food.html 

CLASS 8 MARCH 7: India’s Double Burden in Healthcare: Infectious Diseases and Non Communicable DiseasesStudents present revised background memos in classWeekly News Summary--Selected student delivers a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and the class discusses the top storiesWeekly Bio--Selected student delivers oral bios of this week’s speakers Zarir Udwadia and/or Rahul Verma and/or Dr. Chittaranjan YajnikSPEAKERS: Dr. Zarir Udwadia, the leading TB doctor, on his fight to bring drug resistant TB to global attention and/or Rahul Verma, the dad who filed the lawsuit seeking to ban junk food in India’s schools and/or Dr. Chittaranjan Yajnik on his research into why South Asians are so susceptible to diabetesSPEAKER: Geeta Anand on how she did conceptualized and reported the stories on drug resistant TB and the diabetes epidemic in India.Final 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for March 14 class:Assignment: Identify people to interview in India, reach out to them and arrange interviews with them; identify translators/fixes who can assist in your reporting. Submit a 2-page memo on bCourses detailing your plan by 10 pm on March 12.20 minutes daily reading national and international news on IndiaSelected student prepares a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one page written bio of next week’s speaker, Vikram Singh, video journalist who freelances for The New York Times, Al Jazeera and others, and/or Gardiner Harris, NYT reporter who used to cover South Asia, to share the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class and to lead the interview of Vikram and/or Gardiner at the next classReadings and ViewingsGeeta Anand and Vikram Singh’s video story for the NYT on climate change making a village uninhabitablehttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/26/world/middleeast/india-farmers-drought.htmlGeeta Anand’s NYT piece showing India’s surprising move to greener policieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/world/asia/india-coal-green-energy-climate.htmlGeeta Anand’s NYT story on crop burning fueling air pollutionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/world/asia/farmers-unchecked-crop-burning-fuels-indias-air-pollution.htmlGeeta Anand’s Facebook Live report on crop burning fueling air pollution

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https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/posts/10150943950784999?comment_id=10150944162839999&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7DGardiner Harris’s groundbreaking NYT stories on air pollution in Indiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/world/asia/beijings-air-would-be-step-up-for-smoggy-delhi.html   CLASS 9 MARCH 7: Air Pollution and Climate ChangeWeekly News Summary--Selected student delivers a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and we discuss itWeekly Bio--Selected student delivers 5 minute oral bios of this week’s speakers, Vikram Singh, the video journalist who freelances for The New York Times, Al Jazeera and others, and Gardiner Harris, the former NYT South Asia correspondentWorkshop on students’ reporting plans. Students will revised these memos and submit them on bCourses by 10 p.m. on March 12.SPEAKER: Vikram Singh, freelance video journalist for the NYT and Al Jazeera, on the challenges of filming and producing the drought storyand/orSPEAKER: Gardiner Harris, former NYT South Asia correspondent, discusses how he researched and wrote his stories on air pollution in DelhiFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for March 14 classRevise story reporting memo and submit it to me by March 12Readings:Curfewed Night: A Memoir of War in Kashmir by Basharat PeerArundati Roy’s long article on the Maoists https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/walking-with-the-comrades/264738Atul Loke’s photographs https://www.google.com/search?q=atul+loke%27s+photos+in+kashmir&rlz=1C5CHFA_enIN762IN762&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjs4u_FktvYAhUpw1QKHd-JCAIQsAQIKA&biw=1050&bih=616Samir Yasir’s story on the Kashmiri tied by the army to the front of the car https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/world/asia/kashmir-and-jammu-india-army-jeep-farooq-ahmad-dar.html 20 minutes daily reading of national and international news on IndiaSelected student prepares a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on IndiaSelected student prepares a one page written bio of next week’s speaker, Samir Yasir, freelance reporter in Kashmir for the NYT, and Atul Loke, freelance photographer for the NYT, to share the day before the next class and to deliver orally at the next class and to lead the interview of Yasir and/or Loke at the next class  

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CLASS 10 MARCH 14: Kashmir and Independence Movements in IndiaSelected student delivers a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and we discuss itSelected student delivers a 5 minute oral bio of this week’s speaker, Samir Yasir, a native of Kashmir who studied at Bard College and now covers Kashmir as a freelance journalist for The New York Times, and Atul Loke, freelance photosphere who works for the NYTStudents present their revised story reporting memos for our upcoming tripSPEAKER: Samir Yasir, freelance journalist in Kashmir for The New York TimesAnd/orAtul Loke, freelance photographer for The New York Times and othersFinal 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind Preparation for March 21 classAssignment: Revise story proposal based on revised background memo and revised story reporting memo and submit on bCourses by 10 pm, March 19Finish setting up interviews in IndiaReadingsIndia’s struggle to overcome profound and deeply entrenched inequalityGeeta Anand’s on the struggle to overcome inequality for the WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704083904576337373758647478 Caste SystemGeeta Anand’s on the struggle to overcome the caste system for the WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204903804577080700006684514 

CLASS 11 MARCH 21: Overcoming Caste and Inequality in IndiaWeekly News Summary--Selected student delivers a 5-minute oral summary of the week’s news on India and we discuss itWeekly Bio--Selected student delivers an oral bio of this week’s speakers, Rahul Bose, director, producer and actor of the movie Poorna, and Praveen Kumar, the government official whom Bose portrays in the filmPeer workshop of story reporting plans—bring hard copy of plan to work on in class.View film Poorna about the 13-year-old Indian girl from one of the oppressed tribal communities who climbed EverestSpeaker Rahul Bose, director, producer and actor in the filmand/orSpeaker R.S. Praveen Kumar, the Telengana state official who Bose plays in the film; Kumar revamped the state’s boarding school system for lower caste students and inspired Poorna to climb Everest.Final 15 minutes: Students write down five story ideas that come to mind  TRIP TO INDIA—SPRING BREAK

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ReadingBeyond the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo 

Preparation for April 4 classAssignment: Write first draft of India story and submit on bCourses by 10 pm April 220 minutes daily reading of national and international news on India CLASS 12 APRIL 4 TBADuring this period after our India trip, students will meet with me in individual sessions to work on their story drafts. We may also meet for regular class, depending on how we are progressing. Preparation for April 11 classAssignment: Write second draft of India story, based on feedback, and submit on bCourses by 10 pm, April 920 minutes daily reading of national and international news on India  CLASS 13 APRIL 11 TBADuring this period after our India trip, students will meet with me in individual sessions to work on their story drafts. We may also meet for regular class, depending on how we are progressing. 

Preparation for April 17 classAssignment: Write third draft of India story and submit on bCourses by 10 pm, April 1520 minutes daily reading of national and international news on India 

CLASS 14 APRIL 17 TBADuring this period after our India trip, students will meet with me in individual sessions to work on their story drafts. We may also meet for regular class, depending on how we are progressing. Preparation for April 25 classAssignment: Submit final story to Geeta by April 23; and prepare a 2-minute elevator pitch of the story to deliver in next class20 minutes daily reading of national and international news on India 

CLASS 15 APRIL 25 Elevator Pitches and Celebratory DinnerAssignment: Students each give a 2-minute elevator pitch of their storyStudents spend 15 minutes writing anonymous feedback on the class—what worked, what didn’t, suggestions to improve itCelebratory dinner pot luck

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