Pragya Sharma

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Pragya Sharma is a researcher, subaltern sociologist, and freelance journalist working on gender, marginalisation, and social justice. She is UGC-NET qualified in Sociology and currently a Maitri Research Fellow at Vikas Samvad. Her research paper on transgender rights and challenges in Madhya Pradesh is published in Shodh Drishti, and she has also contributed to a research report on transgender rights in the state. Her journalistic work appears in The Mooknayak and TNA India.


Areas of expertise

Gender and LGBTQIA+ rights, subaltern and marginalised communities, qualitative Research and field documentation, social justice reporting and narrative journalism, climate, environment, and development studies


Articles by Pragya Sharma


artisans making idols of hindu gods in a workshop, with idols in the background in various stages of completion--pollution

November 26, 2025
Who bears the brunt of Bhopal’s devotion?
Banned plaster of paris idols continue to flood Bhopal’s markets and its lakes. Weak enforcement and consumer demand leave artisans with few alternatives.
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