Currently: Journalist/producer at Reuters. Formerly: Radio reporter at the UN's News Centre. Contact: priyanka.shankar16@gmail.com. Blog: https://priyankashankar16.wordpress.com
With the WHO reinstating snakebites as a neglected tropical disease this year and 50,000 deaths anually atributed to snakebites in India, this is clearly one of the key frontiers of Human-Wildlife conflict across the world. Indian conservationist Gerard
Conservation Conversation / October 2018
In Zaveri Bazaar, one of India's biggest gold markets, there's gold everywhere. Even in the drains. You just have to scour the streets for it and that's exactly what a tribe of men called 'ghamelawallahs' do for a living. They clean the streets collecting
Reuters / February 2018
Life is everywhere in the cremation grounds of Varanasi. But death is the big attraction and many like 'Doms', who are the main keepers of the fire for a funeral pyre, make a living among the dead.
Reuters / October 2017
Radio Report: According to the FAO about 1.3 billion tons of food is being wasted globally, per year. Many small scale initiatives have begun around the world to reduce food waste and cut emissions. Priyanka Shankar reports from Wales
UN News / October 2016
Radio Report: A new project to empower women in the refugee camps of Turkey has been launched by the UN’s Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Having fled conflict from countries like Syria and Iraq, they are being offered training in textile pro
UN News / January 2017
Imagine what it would be like to live as an aid worker or civilian in a country like Iraq, controlled by the terrorist group ISIL. That’s the premise of a new animated film, produced by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP).
UN News / January 2017
Radio Report: The celebrated music icon, Stevie Wonder delivered a powerful message to people with disabilities at the UN on Friday, through the lyrics of his song: “Fear Can’t Put Dreams Asleep”.
UN News / December 2016
Radio Report: A “forgotten population” of refugees from across Africa is living in limbo in Egypt according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). People who have fled turmoil and conflict in countries like Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan, and who are hoping to re
UN News / November 2016
Radio Report: The persecution of Baha'is in Iran is a "very deep-seated" issue according to Ahmed Shaheed, the UN's special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Dr Shaheed expressed concern that the faith has so far not been recognized as a relig
UN News / January 2017
Radio Report: UN Women's Bangladesh representative Christine Hunter stated that gender is still understood as physically determined, leading to the discrimination of the transgender community in Bangladesh who are also called the “Hijras”.
UN News / January 2017
Radio Report: Syrian refugees in Lebanon are at their most vulnerable and need the most assistance during the winter months, according to a representative from the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the region. Many of them have settled in Lebanon’s Bekaa Va
UN News / December 2016
Radio Report: Organised crime, ethnic and armed conflicts and a rise in demand for information from the public about corruption has resulted in more acts of violence against journalists. That’s according to Frank La Rue, from the UN cultural agency UNESC
UN News / November 2016
Radio Report: Ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq, like the so-called Yazidis, face an “uncertain future” with the ongoing liberation of Mosul, a women’s rights activist has warned. Ameena Saeed Hassan, a Yazidi from Sinjar in Northern Iraq, spoke at
UN News / October 2016
Whilst we know New Orleans’ Mardi Gras as a festival full of outrageous costumes, impressive food, and eccentric music, it is certainly more than what meets the eye.
INKLINE / February 2017
This vast mountain range is the emerald jewel of India, but where to head first? And what to do when you're there? Local hiking enthusiast Priyanka Shankar shares her tips
Wanderlust Travel Magazine / April 2016
Once considered liberal and tolerant, the city once known as Bangalore is acquiring a reputation of narrow mindedness, say activists who accuse city authorities of “moral policing,” even over something as universally human as a kiss.
Reuters / February 2015
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