Dinsa Sachan

PC Ray was not only a rockstar chemist but also a socio-cultural revolutionary. For this Chemistry World piece, I got to dive into the details of his illustrious life.

For Knowable, I dug into the dark world of domestic abusers -- why they abuse, and most importantly, can they change? Turns out VR can help them empathize with their victims, and perhaps, change.

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It's time to decriminalize prostitution everywhere, I argue for Playboy.com. The piece combines on-the-ground reporting from Cape Town (South Africa) and the Indian cities of Jaipur and New Delhi. It's a relic -- one of my favorites nonetheless -- from my culture reporting days. Here, I'm uploading the version accessed from Archive.org since Playboy restructured its website a couple of years ago, removing most of its old content.

Snakebite continues to be a silent public health problem across Asia and Africa. In this piece for Chemical and Engineering News, I combine on-the-ground reportage from Kochi, India, and in-depth exploration of novel antivenoms that could potentially be a "gamechanger" for many countries plagued with the disease.

This short and sweet piece reports on a study on gratitude. For Psychology Today.

Borne out of a national conference, this piece for The BMJ chronicles the birth of India's unofficial medical watchdog -- ADEH.

In this Chemistry World news feature, I report on a recent study that linked India to a major superbug's birth. The piece also provides a lot of context on India's antibiotic resistance problem.

Solutions journalism is close to my heart. In this Pacific Standard (non defunct) story, I explore India's heart disease epidemic through the lens of a low-cost intervention.

Sharon Hillier is on a mission to save women from HIV. Read her amazing story in Science Friday, an NPR entity.

I profile three innovators who are using emerging tech to fight COVID-19 for Smithsonian.

This 2019 Chemistry World piece reports a news story spanning across the US, Europe and India.

In this piece for Forge, Medium's personal growth magazine, I've condensed research on conflict resolution to help couples fight better.

This feature for Real Simple dives into the science of emotions and explores a very simple technique for becoming more emotionally aware.

In a turbulent media environment, freelance journalists struggle to survive. But they can learn to spin multiple stories out of a single topic. Result: more bylines, more $$$. Story on spin-offs in Writer's Digest.