Vidya Krishnan

Vidya Krishnan
NationalityIndian
Alma materHarvard University
Oxford University
SOAS, University of London
Occupation(s)Investigative Journalist, author
Known forCOVID-19 reporting
Notable workPhantom Plague (2022 book)

Vidya Krishnan is a health-focused Indian investigative journalist and author, based in Montreal.[1]

Krishnan reported that she was the survivor of sexual harassment at India Today in 2018 and received online abuse and death threats due to her reporting about the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.[2][3]

She comes from a tamil brahmin family[4] and is known for her book about Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped our History.[5]

  1. ^ "Indian journalist Vidya Krishnan on navigating harassment and government obstruction while covering COVID-19". Committee to Protect Journalists. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "#MeToo: India Today's Gaurav Sawant accused of sexual assault; he threatens legal action". National Herald. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ Danner, Chas (2 May 2021). "India Sees 400,000 New Cases in a Day: COVID-Crisis Updates". Intelligencer. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ @VidyaKrishnan (23 February 2022). "I'm come from a Tamil-Brahmin family like this lady's & have privilege blind elder family members who say unacceptable stuff like this w/o being challenged by younger family members. Caste supremacy is an abominable doctrine. Brahmins need to be called out every.single.time" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ PHANTOM PLAGUE | Kirkus Reviews.