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I'm an award-winning journalist and writer.

I am a talented writer with experience in a variety of fields. I have been involved in journalism since I was teenager and writing is my passion. I have a huge wealth of experience and have reported on many different subjects in a variety of styles. I continue to write editorial pieces both by-lined and as a ghost writer for organisations. I started my journalism career in local newspapers before transitioning to writing and producing for a global audience during my time at the BBC.

I have authored many creative pieces, worked overseas, and have taken on many beats and specialisms including that of history, science and the social and tech beat. I am now freelance and have written for The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New Humanitarian, World of Topia, New Humanist, Rotary International Magazine, The Lead and more.

Dhruti holding sign saying 'Dhruti not Dorito'

Called the wrong name at work? Awkward...

When a colleague told me my name autocorrected to Dorito and they were seconds away from calling me a tortilla…

PHOTO CREDIT: BBC.COM

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International Women's Day: Illustrating the Covid-19 pandemic

There's barely any country in the world that hasn't been touched by the coronavirus pandemic and its aftershocks.

PHOTO CREDIT: DR RADHIKA PATNALA/SCI ILLUSTRATE/BBC

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The 'brown girls' out to conquer instagram

There's a sisterhood emerging on Instagram and it's one made up of young women from around the globe who proudly identify as "brown girls" - but who are they and what is it that they want?

PHOTO CREDIT: SANJANA NAGESH

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How to become an ‘elastic thinker’ and problem solver

Why your mind should be like a rubber band. Every day at the Alliance Rubber Company’s factory in Hot Springs…

PHOTO CREDIT: KINDEL MEDIA

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What’s it like when your job involves wading through others’ suffering? I was left weeping and hopeless

Psychologists call it ‘vicarious trauma’ – the result of witnessing too much misery, even if you’re not experiencing it first hand. And it can affect anyone, from war correspondents to legal professionals and interpreters

PHOTO CREDIT: DHRUTI SHAH

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The place where dead eagles are given a new life

“The eagle is America’s national bird but when these revered creatures die, who takes care to ensure they end up in the right hands?

PHOTO CREDIT: BBC.COM

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'Somebody answered my dead brother's number'

When a loved one dies, it is often hard to let go and many people try to maintain a connection any way they can. For some, it can be by visiting a grave, posting on a Facebook memorial page or even texting them.

PHOTO CREDIT: DANIELLE DUMMER

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The quest to make the outdoors more diverse and inclusive

Walking in the dark through ancient woodlands with no cellphone service is scary, but by focusing on the ghostly outline of the person in front of me, I find I can keep the pace.

PHOTO CREDIT: ELIZABETH DALZIEL

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Illustration of hamster eating toilet roll paper, a wolf with a mask and a rhino with a mask

Five animals to spot in a post-Covid financial jungle

As the world moves towards a post-Covid era, economic recovery has become the top priority for governments and businesses alike, and what has become clear is financial literacy and education has become a necessity.